Sometimes you can make a statement about an important issue via food. Salem-based Harbor Sweets, a 40-year-old company known for chocolates with sand dollar, seashell, and sailboat designs, is drawing attention to the growing decline of honey bees (essential for pollinating crops). The confectioner this month — National Honey Month — rolled out Gather Chocolate, a line of handmade dark chocolates infused with wildflower honey. A portion of the sales will be donated to the nonprofit Pollinator Partnership, which educates and advocates for practices that protect bees and other pollinators. The new chocolates are made in small batches and packaged in a distinctive gold honeycomb-shaped box. Varieties include truffles in caramelized honey, pomegranate molasses, and sour cherry, as well as cashew caramel, coconut cluster, and sesame crunch bonbons (6 pieces for $12.50, 12 pieces for $18). It’s an irresistible way to help protect our ecosystems. Gather is available at Harbor Sweets, 85 Leavitt St., Salem, 978-745-7648; Peabody Essex Museum Shop, 161 Essex St., Salem, 978-542-1619; Wasik’s Cheese Shop, 61 Central St., Wellesley, 781-237-0916; Shubie’s Marketplace, 16 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, 781-631-0149; or go to www.harborsweets .com.ANN TRIEGER KURLAND

Ann Trieger Kurland can be reached at atrieger@comcast.net.