>> In Florida a beekeeper saw his hives depopulated as above 
>> and found all his bees either dead or dying in an area around 
>> 300 feet from his yard.
>>     
This is an indicator of high Varroa infestation and has been observer 
before. Bees actually crawl from the hive and are found in low places 
away from the hive.

We get back to my concern of the observer/beekeeper as authority and 
reporting CCD when it is not.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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