Kansas City's urban beekeepers say pollinators 'empower' community with food security

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel “People think food security is just about a big box grocery store plunking itself next door, but it’s not,” Pierson said. “If you don’t know every link in the food chain, it really affects our food security. When people know that we need pollinators to have one in every three bites of food, they start recognizing that even urban dwellers can be a positive effect in food security.”

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Most people these days don't realize how important bees are to our food chain. My son had eight hives at one time. He's down to two now due to colony collapse disorder.

Two of my friends in Iowa have hives. GMU near us in Northern VA does bee keeping. We plant for pollinators and don't use pesticides