What strikes me in all the discussions that I have on the plight of
the honey bee, is that the most vocal seem to be the least informed,
while the most informed have the least to say that is definite:

"What's frightening about CCD is that it's not predictable or
understood," vanEngelsdorp said.

> As beekeepers travel with their hives this spring to pollinate crops around the country, it's clear the bees themselves are buckling under the weight of new diseases, pesticide drift and old enemies like the parasitic varroa mite, said Dennis vanEngelsdorp, president of the Apiary Inspectors of America.

> This is the second year the association has measured colony deaths across the country. This means there aren't enough numbers to show a trend, but clearly bees are dying at unsustainable levels and the situation is not improving, said vanEngelsdorp, bee expert with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

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