Please support bees, people and the environment by giving to one of the projects below this Christmas. You can make your donation a gift by giving in honour of someone and sending them an e–card. A sweeter gift for friends and family!

Bees play a vital role in pollinating plants for food and other crops — 30% of the world's food is pollinated by bees!

The Travel Foundation is a UK charity that promotes greener travel. Together with GlobalGiving, The Travel Foundation is showcasing how supporting bees can help save the environment, as well as create sustainable livelihoods.

The Travel Foundation's Mission

Creating fair employment opportunities for poor communities is an essential part of our work. We're helping people in Mexico, The Gambia, Tobago and Jamaica create new livelihoods through bee keeping and honey production; selling honey to local shops and hotels for tourists. This is giving fresh hope for the future, for them and their families.

It's also helping to conserve honey bees, whose numbers are in serious decline worldwide. Honey bees play a vital role in pollinating plants for food and other crops. They also have an important environmental role, pollinating wild plants which birds and wild animals rely on for seeds and fruits. A fundamental part of our whole eco system!