Out-of-state researchers visit California to test bee health

Ever since the devastation of honey bee colonies by Colony Collapse
Disorder made its way onto television news programs and newspaper
headlines nationwide, these hard-working pollinators have been in the 
spotlight.

While people learn more about the mysterious phenomenon that
causes bees to leave the colony and not return, top bee researchers
from around the country are feeling the pressure to find answers to
a variety of pests and diseases that impact bees and that may be causing 
this disorder.

Researchers from the University of Minnesota visited several Northern
California bee breeders in late February to gather data and test hive 
health.

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