Bill Said:

The characteristics of CCD have been documented. Which means there would 
be a rapid loss of bees before they ever went into winter so end of 
issue. So far the team has not coupled winter loss with CCD. Which is my 
point. When and if they do, I am sure they will document the symptoms 
and characteristics and let all of us know.

I will be interested to know the difference. I am looking at dead hives in 
Alberta. They are considered winter mortality. I am not sure if they can 
be classified as CCD or high classical winter mortality. Bees even if they 
suffer from the CCD they would not have the proper temperature to leave 
their hives and die somewhere else. In our case bees did not leave the 
hives, a lots of food, good mite control with legal chemicals, and combs 
very much new, but they died inside the hives.

Any help would be very much appreciated, eh!

Jerry might have some answers. Thanks in advance.

Medhat 


Medhat Nasr, Ph. D.
Provincial Apiculturist
Crop Diversification Centre North

17507 Fort Road
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5Y 6H3


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