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<P class=dateAuthor>Aug 18th 2010 By <A href="http://www.asylum.com/bloggers/jeremy-elias/">Jeremy Elias</A></P></DIV>
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<H1 class=articleHedline sizset="22" sizcache="3"><SPAN id=ppt19596681>The Great
Pollinator Project Turns Bee-Watching Into a Hobby</SPAN></H1>
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<DIV class=comment sizset="24" sizcache="3"><A href="http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/18/the-great-pollinator-project-turns-bee-watching-into-a-hobby/#comments" sizset="24" sizcache="3"><SPAN></SPAN>Leave a Comment</A></DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=4 src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.asylum.com/media/2010/08/heavnermilkweed1.jpg" align=left vspace=4 border=1>We're all looking for meaning in our lives. And
though <A href="http://www.asylum.com/2010/07/26/10-reasons-to-stay-facebook-friends-with-ex-girlfriend/" target=_blank>Facebook-stalking</A> the girl from the compliance department is
fun, it doesn't serve the greater good. So, to fill that void, behold: <A href="http://greatpollinatorproject.org/watcher_home.html" target=_blank>bee-watching</A>. <BR><BR>Bees are like the <A href="http://www.asylum.com/2010/03/03/creepy-craigslist-sex-ritual-party-upper-east-side/">adult
section of Craigslist</A> -- a couple bad experiences and you're totally turned
off. But the people of the <A href="http://greatpollinatorproject.org/" target=_blank>Great Pollinator Project</A> in New York City have no hard
feelings towards the malicious insects, with their aggravating humming and
overachieving flight patterns.<BR><BR>The GPP, as the regs call it, has started
a movement to help New Yorkers understand the importance of these pollinating
insects. The project is holding bee-watching field trips for all the wannabe
etymologists in the area, or those who just really loved Seinfeld's "Bee
Movie."<BR><BR>"We were quite pleased with the turnout," GPP organizer Elizabeth
Johnson tells Asylum. "It gave folks an opportunity to learn more about
different bee species and how to identify them, and it also was a great way for
fellow bee-watchers to get to meet each other."<BR><BR>If you can't make these
excursions, the GPP urges people to bee watch on their own, with their website
offering a comprehensive "<A href="http://greatpollinatorproject.org/instructions.html" target=_blank>how
to</A>." Solitary bee-watching might not sound like a lot of fun on the surface,
but throw a couple Quaaludes in there, and you've got a good time!<BR><BR></DIV>
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