America鈥檚 bees are dying in record numbers鈥攁nd the way we grow our food is to blame. In 2025 alone, beekeepers lost more than 60 percent of their colonies across the United States, and wild bees are also in steep decline. Bees pollinate a third of every bite we eat and contribute over $15 billion to U.S. crop production each year. Without them, our diets would be less nutritious, less diverse, and far more expensive. This crisis isn鈥檛 just about losing honey鈥攊t鈥檚 about whether our food system will survive. Please join Bookish Modesto in welcoming Jennie Durant, author of Bitter Honey.