Thursday, June 12, 2008

GIVEAWAY: Bee-autiful Burt's Bees




Just when the gettin' got good ... it's getting even better.

Thanks to Burt's Bees, readers of For the Love of Beauty now have a second giveaway opportunity right now, AND for a wonderful cause.


June 22-28 is National Pollinator Week and Burt's Bees wants to give these little busy bees (sorry, couldn't help myself) their moment in the spotlight for all the work they do in providing us with healthy products.


We're hoping to increase awareness about just how important these little bees are to the world and to common products we probably take for granted - like food for instance (lol).



Would you like to learn something about pollination and have a chance to win a Burt's Bees Radiance Kit for your efforts? Well here's your chance.

The Details:


Radiance Exfoliating Body Bar - Burt's BeesRadiance Exfoliating Body Wash - Burt's BeesRadiance Body Lotion - Burt's BeesRadiance Day Creme - Face Cream - Burt's BeesRadiance Night Creme - Night Cream - Burt's BeesRadiance Lip Shimmer - Burt's Bees

(mini versions + eye cream packette as shown in headliner image at top)
FIVE (5) BURT'S BEES RADIANCE KITS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY


TO ENTER:


1) Bring back a BEE fact from one of the pollinator friendly resources below and post it in the COMMENTS section of this feature.
2) Send me an email with BEE GIVEAWAY referenced in the subject line and these details:

Your email Address
Your Name
Your Mailing Address


NOTE: In entering this contest you are giving us permission to forward your email, name and mailing address to representatives for Burt's Bees for fulfillment and mailing of contest prize(s). Failure to include the above information will disqualify your entry. Five (5) winners chosen at random will receive a Burt's Bees Radiance Kit. Duplicate entries will not improve your chances of winning. Giveaway sponsored by Burt's Bees. Some restrictions may apply. Entries will be accepted through 11:59 pm on Sat., 06/28/08.

48 comments:

  1. I hinestly think that this an amazing blog post. I visited the Haagen Dazs page and was there forever. I couldn't stop reading all about this crisis. It's so sad =(

    Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Here is my bee fact: One out of every three bites of food an average American eats is directlt attributed to honey bee pollination.

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  2. Honestly, I first became aware of how important bees are when my son fell in love with the Bee Movie. Now he has a great appreciation for bees as well. My fact - Honey bees are responsible for pollinating 1/3 of all of the foods we eat

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  3. My fact: the honey bee is responsible for $15 billion in U.S. agricultural crops each year.

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  4. It may be surprising to know that current regulation for "organic" labeling requires that only 70% of the product must be organic – and the remainder can be anything.

    --Wow, that is scary!! Thank for being these articles to light.

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  5. Burts bees has great products and also gives back, this fact is taken from their website:

    Soften Your Lips and Save the Honeybees
    Starting this month, 5% of the proceeds from sales of our special edition Beeswax Lip Balm will support Colony Collapse Disorder research to help save the honeybees.

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  6. Purchasing their products helps the environment by saving honey bees!

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  7. Honey bees numbersin North America have been declining over the past 10 years due to parasitic tracheal and Varroa mites; so making space for native bees guards against dependence on a single species. Most native bees are immune from mite attack.

    Shannon
    completelyme at gmaildotcom

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  8. Many of the foods we eat depend on the honeybee for pollination.

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  9. The Haagen Dazs cite was full of information. I always knew that honeybees were important to our agriculture but I had no idea that 80% of cherries rely on honeybees for pollination. GO BEES!!!

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  10. YAY a giveaway!

    Fact: Did you know that many plants, agriculture require pollination in order to survive?!

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  11. My bee fact: Honey bees face numerous challenges, from nutritional stress to dedicated parasites and
    pathogens. A long-term goal of bee research is to develop and maintain honey bee lines
    that are resistant to disease, and that thrive with a minimum of chemical treatment of
    disease agents. I wish the researchers well. I honeybees are in real trouble. Please enter me in the contest.

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  12. Starting this month, 5% of the proceeds from sales of our special edition Beeswax Lip Balm will support Colony Collapse Disorder research to help save the honeybees.Never heard of CCD.

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  13. Pollinators are essential to life.
    Nearly 80% of our world's crop plants require pollination. Birds, bees, butterflies, but also beetles, mosquitoes, and even bats transfer pollen between seed plants. This function is vital for plant reproduction.

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  14. My bee fact: About 200,000 honey bee colonies in Texas produce honey and other products and services valued at $9 million to $11 million each year.

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  15. Without pollinators, humans and ecosystems cannot survive.

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  16. Honey Bees are responsible for pollinating 1/3 of all the food we eat. Bees are very important in our life. Please enter me in this great contest

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  17. Wow, I never knew that bees are so important to our life!!!!! The fact that surprised me the most to learn is that: We are losing bees at an ALARMING rate!!I never knew that!!

    tangie
    chefdaddy79@yahoo.com

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  18. Honeybees pollinate one third of the fruit and vegetables we eat! I found this on the "Burts Bees" site.Glad I came across your contest,because I learned a few great things about bees today!

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  19. WOW, it never occurred to me what an important part bees & other pollinators play in our survival.. Without them humans & ecosystems can't survive, we're losing them at a terrifying rate due to pesticides,land development,etc. Wake up people!!

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  20. I didn't know that the honey bees or any bees for that matter were in danger and that the impact 1/3 of the foods that we eat.

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  21. current regs state that in order for a product to be labeled "organic" it need only be 70% organic. sounds like consumers are a little out of the loop on that one.

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  22. honey bees are disappearing at an alarming rate. it could affect 1/3 of the foods we eat. 80% of crops depend on bee pollination. new fact i now have a greater appreciation for the honey bee.

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  23. Those little honey bees can carry up to 100,000 grains of pollen at one time.

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  24. Land development, pollution and pesticide poisoning are some of the factors that are killing polliators all over the world.

    This blog is helping to spread critical information about one of the most important environmental problems we face. Good job!!

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  25. Preserving the rights of both humans and animals! Committed to the highest standards of free trade and working conditions in the sourcing of our products! Pledged to never test our ingredients or products on animals! Go bees!

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  26. The Killer Bees on Saturday Night Live! were not really bees!

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  27. Wow, I never knew the Burt's Bees website was so informative. I didn't realize that honeybees pollinate an entire 1/3 of all the fruits and vegetables we eat.

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  28. Birds, bees, butterflies, but also beetles, mosquitoes, and even bats transfer pollen between seed plants. This function is vital for plant reproduction.

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  29. Bees and all pollinators are disappearing much too quickly and must be protected!

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  30. bee fact: 1 of every 3 bites of food eaten is directly attributed to honey bee pollination (according to the article...)

    that's insane... thank you for your blog, i'm off to read more about the bees.

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  31. the beeswax in burt's bees beeswax lip balm seals in moisture

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  32. from the pollinator, i learned that varroa destructor is a mite that is killing even the hardy imported australian and african bees.

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  33. Starting this month, 5% of the proceeds from sales of our special edition Beeswax Lip Balm will support Colony Collapse Disorder research to help save the honeybees

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  34. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating 1/3 of all the foods we eat.

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  35. Beefact: Bees have been here around 30 million years!

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  36. Without pollinators, humans and ecosystems cannot survive. Due to biodiversity threats such as land development, pollution, and pesticide poisoning, we are losing pollinators around the world at an alarming rate.

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  37. Hm. Almonds are 100% reliant on honey bees for pollination...tasty stuff.

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  38. One out of every three bites of food an average American eats is directly attributed to honey bee pollination.

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  39. Nearly 80% of our world's crop plants require pollination. Birds, bees, butterflies, but also beetles, mosquitoes, and even bats transfer pollen between seed plants. This function is vital for plant reproduction.

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  40. Besides selling a great product, this company helps the environment by saving honey bees!

    I sent my email too!

    llm 96 at aol dot com

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  41. Foragers must collect nectar from about 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey.

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  42. I wish i was the queen bee. I love Burts Bees products. Bees are busy making the best health and beauty products.

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  43. Nearly 80% of our world's crop plants require pollination. Birds, bees, butterflies, but also beetles, mosquitoes, and even bats transfer pollen between seed plants.

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  44. Nearly 80% of our world's crop plants require pollination. Birds, bees, butterflies, but also beetles, mosquitoes, and even bats transfer pollen between seed plants.

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  45. Honey Bees preceded humans on earth by 10 to 20 million years. Honey bees are one of the oldest forms of animal life still in existence from the Neolithic Age.

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  46. Honey bees are responsible for the pollination of more than 100 crops, including fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, and provide 80 percent of the country's pollination services.

    This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win. Thanks.

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