http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1341818&srvc=news&position=3

The article is about the "lack of honey" and increased price, but what I got
a chuckle from was this description for the decrease in honey bees-

Since 2005, the world’s bee population has diminished, due in large part to
> a mysterious bee colony collapse disorder. While some scientists say bee
> colonies are collapsing because of pesticide use, others blame bee-belly
> fungus, and cell phone radiation.
>

No mention of Varroa or virus but "bee belly fungus" has a nice ring(tone)
and a great name for a rock group.

Allen, one more thing to look at in view of the article- did you remove the
bee's cell phones? (Maybe what the researcher heard was not piping but the
bee's cell phone ring tones.)

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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