It is my understanding that one characteristic of AHB is it absconds. I assume, perhaps I shouldn't, that this is a genetic trait. Yes, no?
   
  So, I am wondering if the absconding gene of AHB has some how gotten into the general population of our queens? Could this be one of the reasons for CCD?
   
  Has anyone seen CCD bees leaving? What does that look like? Are they going out to forage and not coming back or are they leaving emasse?
   
  The photos in the latest report seen here on Bee-L look like abandoned brood. It looks like someone went into a healthy thriving hive and shook all of the adult bees out of it. How does this happen?
   
  Mark Berninghausen

 
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