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You can make a contribution via indiegogo.com to the Save the Bee campaign for a Bee Sanctuary on Niue at Save the Bee: Creating the Global Bee Sanctuary | Indiegogo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-the-bee-creating-the-global-bee-sanctuary#/story The country of Niue may have part of an answer. "Niue has no honey bee diseases or pests of quarantine concern and arguably has the highest bee health status of the Pacific Island countries which export bee products to New Zealand." Niue Honey Bee Disease Survey (SPC) July 2013. They were brought to Niue many years ago, well before the major honey bee diseases, parasites and chemicals afflicting today’s bees could affect them. They’ve since been effectively isolated in a tropical paradise for bees. Niue could become a global bee sanctuary if the plans of two businessmen succeed. Richard Duncan and the Niue Honey Company's Andy Cory want backing for their plan which could lead to the export of what they call "clean, healthy and gentle bee stock.' They hope to raise tens of thousands of dollars over the next 40 days. The initiative comes after a lift in mortality rates in bee colonies around the world. Mr Duncan says local landowners would be paid a hive rental arrangement. "People of Niue, they're custodians of these bees as well and that's kind of why we're shifting to this social enterprise model because we want to bring them more into this whole operation and make sure they are benefiting as well. The business grows. They get a return. Therefore they take pride in protecting these bees and being custodians of these bees." There are currently 1,000 hives on Niue which has capacity for 4,000. As other remedies are explored for solving the international bee crisis, a bee sanctuary on Niue is critical to ensure there will always be healthy and protected stock from which to draw from in the future - in effect, insurance against the continuing decline of the honey bee and the resulting impact on global food security.