Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re well aware of the crisis involving bees dying off in alarming numbers across the planet. Even those of us who want to do the right thing for the bees are being tricked into contributing to their demise.
Lowe’s and Home Depot and other huge garden center chains are selling plants that are marked as “Bee Friendly” when in fact they are riddled with neonicotinoids, the very toxic pesticide that has been killing off bees in the first place. I’m not sure how they get away with this. It’s like selling cigarettes to children and saying it will give you strong lungs. It’s maddeningly unacceptable. I knew Lowe’s was bad news. But, I hoped that Home Depot was a better option.
If you want to buy plants for your garden and want them to be organic and bee friendly without the blatant lies in their advertising, visit your local organic garden center instead. It might cost a bit more, but truly, how much will it cost when the bees are all gone and our food supply is dried up? Most of us want to do the right thing. It’s important that what we’re buying actually does what it claims. False advertising should not be tolerated. Especially when it’s as important a topic as this.
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