Trevor,

 

Just to clarify, in recent years there have been a small number of "Marie
Celeste" cases here in the UK (hives completely deserted) but there is
currently no indication of "CCD" in the UK; there have been some unexplained
high bee depopulations in some other European countries over the past few
years but these have not been identified as Colony Collapse Disorder. While
there could be common factors involved there is not enough information on
the status or background to many of these losses to attribute all to one
phenomenon. That may change as more evidence is gathered but I think it's
jumping the gun a bit to label all hive deaths with one name or cause.

 

Apimondia in Melbourne will however, be a great place to discuss.

 

All the best,

 

Max

 

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