More taxpayer funding for farmers, ostensibly to save the bees

Here's a segment of a recent press release from the US Department of Agriculture:

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $4 million in assistance for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners working to improve food sources for honey bees on private lands in Midwestern and northern plains states. The targeted conservation effort by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) aims to improve the health of this critical pollinator in a region where more than two-thirds of the nation’s honey bee population spends the summer months, pollinating crops and building strength to survive winter.

Am I the only one who asks how much each seed will cost under that $4 million government program?

I'm a beekeeper and have been since my youth. I encourage people to plant more flowers and flowering crops in their gardens.

But I can't understand why over-taxed Americans expect, ask, and allow government to do everything for us. Paying farmers to plant flowers (or anything else) is not a proper role of government nor is it a proper use of the taxpayers' money. Instead, let's vote for severe cuts in government power and spending while cutting taxes so that farmers (and everyone else) can afford to buy their own flowers!

"Would you be willing to give up your favorite federal government program if it meant never having to pay income tax again?" -- Harry Browne

You want to save the bees? Get your head out of the sand and plant flowers! Stop waiting for government to do it for you at greatly inflated prices!

We need smarter voters!