Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream

Have you ever put ice cream and honey bee in the same sentence?  Haagen-Dazs has because they understand the importance of bees.  I'm talking about all the fruit and nuts that go into it, they even have a honey flavored ice cream.  Bee pollination is essential for for the fruit and nuts that go into over 50% of their products. 

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Here are some of their 'bee-built flavors':  Macadamia Nut, Pear, Coconut, Cherries, Strawberries, Peanuts, Mango, and even Peppermint.  And in honor of the honey bee, they have created a new flavor called Vanilla Honey Bee.  This one combines their signature vanilla from Madagascar and rich honey from the clover fields of North and South Dakota.  What could be better?

Haagen-Dazs has put together a group of leading bee keepers and  entimologists (those who study bees) to provide them with insights into the honey bee's plight.  In the last three years, the United States had lost one-third of our domesticated honey bees and no one knows why.

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You can help too.  Visit their special website to find more facts about the bees and their disappearance.  They also provide information on planting a honey bee garden in your own backyard so you can provide them with resources for food and pollen.
Check out the videos of dancers dressed in bee costumes promoting the cause, and be sure to download the bee screen saver.

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www.helpthehoneybees.com

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Hooray for Haagen-Dazs for being a responsible  and proactive corporate citizen !

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