If William Shakespeare - a hobbyist beekeeper most of his life - were born today, one of his most famous quotes might have turned out a little differently: ‘To Bee or not to Bee?’ That’s a pretty good question… particularly if you think the survival of the human race is a good thing.
Here’s another Shakespeare zinger: “I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety." If William did that today, he’d save an awful lot of Bees through Sparkke’s new partnership with Save The Bees Australia. And we’re hoping you might want to ‘Bee Like Bill’ and help us save even more.
Support the Bees here - http://bit.ly/sparkkesavethebees
As you already know, our future - all our futures - are inextricably linked to Bees. About one third of Australia’s crop production is reliant on Bees for pollination - these industrious little critters literally help feed the world, and in the process they contribute about $14 billion annually to the Australian economy. The best part? They do it all for free.
You’d think that much free labour would be worth protecting, right? Wrong. Despite their generosity, climate change, political cowardice and corporate greed are wiping out the world’s pollinators. Indigenous Bee populations in Australia – like the rest of the world – are in rapid decline, and combined with the growing threat of climate change, we’ve got just over 7 years to ‘Bee Smart’ and get our act together. So we’re asking you to join us by putting our money, and yours, where it’s needed most.
Find out more - http://bit.ly/sparkkesavethebees
Earlier this year, as unprecedented bushfire emergencies wiped out tens of thousands of commercial and native Bee hives in Australia, Sparkke released a Black IPA called ‘To Bee Or Not To Bee’ to raise awareness about the importance of Bees and their increasing vulnerability. Information is power, but then so is action, so now we’re partnering with Sparkke to get more of the support that we need. Here’s how it works.
You invest by purchasing 100% natural, Australian made, award winning beers and other Bee friendly brews from Sparkke (Yup! No preservatives, no sulphur & damn bloody delicious), a female-founded and led craft brewery that makes drinks for everyone. P.S - Sparkke’s Ginger Beer uses organic local Orange Blossom honey from Aldinga, SA. All Sparkke products are the real deal,100% natural, authentic and locally sourced. And in many cases award-winning.
Sparkke then gives 65 percent of the profits to Save The Bees Australia - we head out to relocate swarms and hives before they’re destroyed. But that’s not all we’ll be getting up to together this summer. Sparkke will also be working with us on some really important actions that include:
help Bee lovers to connect to ethical, local honey producers
call out dangerous honey frauds
call on florists and companies to use Australian flowers instead of imported flowers that are a biosecurity risk (did you know that some Australian native flowers are grown overseas and imported for sale because they are cheaper?)
Support the Bees here - www.sparkke.com/pages/save-the-Bees
Every $10 spent through the Sparkke store helps save 300 Bees. The bigger math is pretty simple too – spend $100 through Sparkke, and you’re helping us save 3000 Bees. Spend $1000, and you’re helping save an entire Bee hive (on average, more than 30,000 Bees). And each donated dollar brings additional support from Sparkke to eliminate honey fraudsters.
With your help, we’re hoping to save over 600,000 Bees this week. And all up, we’re aiming to raise enough money to rescue and relocate 6 million Bees before the end of the summer, while also tackling some of the ethical honey industry’s biggest challenges. So watch this space.
You can read more about Sparkke’s support of the ‘Bee The Cure’ campaign here http://bit.ly/sparkkesavethebees which aims to help us all learn a few lessons from the humble Bee. Or as Shakespeare himself put it: “For so work the honey-Bees, Creatures that by a rule in nature teach the act of order to a peopled kingdom.”
Find out more - http://bit.ly/sparkkesavethebees