Ask A Nanny Special Bulletin:

In fact, about one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Even cattle, which feed on alfalfa, depend on bees. So if the collapse worsens, we could end up being "stuck with grains and water," said Kevin Hackett, the national program leader for USDA's bee and pollination program. "This is the biggest general threat to our food supply," Hackett said.

As a qualified expert on everything Ask A Nanny declared today:

WE SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT THIS!

Ask a Nanny suggests that you write to your Senator and Congressperson and suggest, no, demand, that special funding be targeted toward discovering the cause and the cure for this potential worldwide affliction.