Be With the BEEKers

Home Depot and Lowe’s still haven’t committed to stop selling the pesticides that

are killing the bees

 -- and now it’s time to up the pressure.

A new report by our allies at Friends of the Earth reveals that

more than half of the “bee-friendly” home garden plants sold at stores like Home

Depot and Lowe’s actually contain bee-killing pesticides called neonics -- with no

warning to consumers!

Nearly 125,000 of us have asked Home Depot and Lowe’s to stop selling pre-poisoned

plants and bee-killing pesticides. But so far, neither company has responded. Now,

we need to up the buzz to protect the bees.

Can you take a moment to spread this message on

Home Depot's Facebook page

 and

Lowe’s Facebook page

?

Home Depot/Lowe’s: Stop selling bee-killing pesticides and pre-poisoned bee-friendly

plants! sumofus.org/neonics

Home Depot and Lowe’s don’t even warn consumers that their “bee-friendly” plants

are plastered in the pesticides implicated in the global bee die-off -- meaning that

these killers may be lurking in our own backyards. Top retailers in Europe stopped

selling these poisons even ahead of a continent-wide ban -- now it’s time for North

American companies to stop selling these products, full stop.

Make sure Home Depot and Lowe's get our message:

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Click here to write on Home Depot's Facebook wall.

 Copy and paste the message below, or write your own:

Home Depot: Stop selling bee-killing pesticides and pre-poisoned bee-friendly plants!

sumofus.org/neonics

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Then, click here to write on Lowe's Facebook wall.

 Copy and paste the message below, or write your own:

Lowe's: Stop selling bee-killing pesticides and pre-poisoned bee-friendly plants!

sumofus.org/neonics

Thank you,

Angus, Paul, and the team at SumOfUs.org

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More information:

New Report: Gardeners Beware: Bee-Toxic Pesticides Found in "Bee-Friendly" Plants Sold at Garden Centers Nationwide

, Friends of the Earth, August 2013.

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Personal Note.

I didn't know this, glad I plant only heirloom seeds specific to my part of the country.

On new med., I'm always Tired, don't seem to sleep well. By late afternoon I'm ready to crash!  Thinking about switching it to a morning dose.