I thought it was a more balanced piece then some we have seen or heard in the media. 

As has been discussed at length here on BEE-L the exact scope of the losses are difficult to 
determine as many other losses may be lumped in the the CCD basket. 

I think the important point to consider now in early April is that it appears that the most credible 
reports occured in late fall of 06 and early winter of 07. 

To my knowlegde there are no reports of hives "vacating en masse" in CA during almond pollinaiton 
or elsewhere in stationary or over wintered hives after beekeepers made spring inspections in March 
and early April.  

Perhaps Jerry B can comment on that.

The continual drone of the media on this topic woud lead one beleive that this is a phenomenon that 
is moving quickly and unabated as that worn out US map gets more white space colored in .  Since 
this story has all of the required keywords like, mysterious, unexplained, massive losses, threat, 
millions disappeared,  etc to keep any story alive in todays media I doubt that this story will 
disappear anytime soon.  Perhaps that is a good thing too as we can all help educate the public on 
the importance of a healthy honeybee industry in the USA. 

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