I think misdiagnosis of CCD is a valid concern/question.  I have a hive
that went into the winter with plenty of stores and no known varroa
infestation or other problems.  I opened the hive a month ago and found
they were dead even though there was still plenty of honey near the cluster

and no damage from mice or other predators.


I could say that it was CCD and add my name to the chorus, but was it
really?


A step in the right direction would be to clarify and repeat here and in
other spaces what exactly the symptoms of CCD are as well as what other
explanations might be for certain colony losses.


I appreciate newspaper and magazine stories about the plight of the
honeybees (and the beekeeper) but most contain more generalizations and
assumptions than facts.  Let's be careful not to add to the misinformation!


Allen

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