In a message dated 14/09/2009 17:52:35 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]  
writes:

Are you  sure your colony collapsed from CCD?

You are based in Uk where the  officials say there has not been any CCD.



It displayed all the classic symptoms of CCD: a recently prosperous colony  
suddenly was suddenly bereft of bees, leaving just the queen and bees that 
could  be counted on fingers and toes; brood present and no robbing although 
it was the  wasp season. No corpses to be seen.
 
That was about 3 or 4 years ago. It happened previously on 2 colonies in  
separate apiaries one year in the 90s.  One had just 4 workers and the  queen.
 
Chris

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