Honey Nut Cheerios have been a staple breakfast item of ours for as long as we can remember, and that's why when the BuzzBee mascot went missing from the box, we knew something was up.

(CNN) -- In a stark reminder that the world's population of bees is plummeting, Cheerios pulled its mascot, Buzz the Bee off the box of Honey Nut Cheerios. Bees play a critical role by pollinating ...

T he small, cheerful mascot for Honey Nut Cheerios has temporarily disappeared from packaging and ads for the cereal in in Canada, an effort to raise awareness about declining bee populations. As ...

Updated: Mar 19, 2017 / 01:18 PM EDT (CNN) — In a stark reminder that the world’s population of bees is plummeting, Cheerios pulled its mascot Buzz the Bee off the box of Honey Nut Cheerios.