Häagen-Dazs. can't survive without the BEES (Vanilla Honey Bee)

[lovuian]

http://www.dabydeen.com/labels/Environment.html
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The problem is so serious, that financial and public awareness help is coming from an unlikely corner: Häagen-Dazs. Yes, if honeybees disappear, you can forget about ice cream. Häagen-Dazs ice cream is made only from natural ingredients, and without honeybees, there would be none. The company is launching a campaign, as well as a new flavour, Vanilla Honey Bee. Each container of ice cream that benefits from the work of honeybees will bear the new mark, HDLovesHB, and the company is donating $250,000 to fund sustainable pollination and research into CCD.

The new flavour and branding will be hitting the grocer freezer shortly, and if you've ever needed a feel good excuse to enjoy some ice cream, you just got it.

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[aquart]

1. And I'm fond of Haagen Daaz.

Now, if they'll add some pecans to that vanilla... (I always feel less guilty if the ice cream has nuts.)

[fortyfeetunder]

2. Yes, this is necessary and serious

Last year there were several posts of massive honeybee die-off.
We depend on the bees to do much of our gardening work.