Speaking of wildflowers, check out California's 'super bloom' in this Maphoto. In recent days, some bee experts have praised Cheerios' wildflower campaign, while others said they worried it could do more harm than good. On the mainland U.S., the rusty patch bumblebee was supposed to be added to the endangered species list in February - until the Trump administration ordered a temporary freeze on new federal regulations, delaying the bee's listing. Seven of Hawaii's yellow-faced bee species are officially listed as endangered. Yet in North America, bees have suffered staggering losses in the last decade because of the abundant use of pesticides, the spread of parasites and habitat loss from industrial agriculture and expanding real estate. "In one week, the campaign not only reached its goal, but surpassed it by an un-bee-lievable amount," the company announced on March 17, causing a universal groan.Ĭheerios encouraged the seed recipients to plant wildflowers in their backyards to provide more nectar and pollen for bumblebees, honeybees and other struggling species.Īs pollinators, bees play a vital role in sustaining our ecosystems and helping plants and food crops thrive and reproduce. After his flight that year, he was retired from the Parade, and a new balloon of the character has yet to be created.This pollinating bee drone shows the power of these endangered creatures In 2001, the balloon was given a special birthday tuxedo in celebration of Cheerios' 60th anniversary, which was created by a handful of third graders from Beeville, Texas. After his flight that year, he was retired from the Parade, and a new balloon of the character has yet to be created. In 2001, the balloon was given a special birthday tuxedo in honor of Cheerios' 60th anniversary, which was created by a handful of third graders from Beeville, Texas. Additionally, the balloon would appear on the back of Honey Nut Cheerios boxes at that time. He also became the first and only-ever bee balloon in the Parade's history, as well as the first-ever cereal mascot balloon (if one doesn't count Linus the Lionhearted, as Linus was created as a balloon due to his TV series and not his cereal brand itself). The balloon measured 37.2 feet tall, 33.5 feet wide, and 60 feet long, with a volume of 15,000 cubic feet of helium.
The Honey Nut Cheerios Bee would later make his Parade debut that same year in 1999 being the only non-dog giant balloon to debut, to celebrate Honey Nut Cheerios' 20th anniversary. The cereal brand developed the character more, and by 1999, Buzz was deemed worthy of flying in the Parade. as of 2015, Buzz is currently voiced by Jason Marsden.ĭuring the 90s, Cheerios started looking at developing the BuzzBee balloon for the Parade's line of march. There was just one problem Parade organizers didn't think he had enough of a personality to be recognizable, and later confirmed that if a formal application had been made, it would have been rejected. He was then voiced by Billy West and Charlie Schlatter. He was originally voiced by Arnold Stang until 1992. Buzz has also gone through several different voice actors in his career.
The name was later shortened to Buzz, which was the submission that took second place in the contest. The bee did not have a name until 2000, when Kristine Tong, a fifth-grade student from Coolidge, Texas, won a national contest to name the bee, dubbing him "BuzzBee". He was first introduced in 1979, alongside the Honey Nut Cheerios cereal. Buzz, also known as the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee, is the mascot the Honey Nut Cheerios cereal by General Mills.
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