CCD colonies don't necessarily abscond. We've had colonies on bee
counters - they lose waves of bees, sometimes lots in a day, then fewer, then
another wave of loses.
Some beekeepers did report a form of swarming in stockpile yards - but
remember, most CCD hives still have the queen and a small retinue of young bees
- and yes, in our colonies, its the original queen, not her replacement.
This is not what I call absconding.
Jerry
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