In a message dated 8/26/2009 3:08:21 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
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Frankly,  I found this particular part of the story very difficult to 
swallow. Until  someone I 
have known for 35 years described it to me. My friend described  it exactly 
as you say. Bees 
would leave the boxes entirely alone. I simply  can't imagine what they're 
perceiving that we 
can't.  ???





Yes, and anyone who says they've seen CCD BEFORE, I'd ask whether they saw  
this symptom.  Far as I'm concerned, its the most definitive marker.   My 
sense is that MANY who say they've seen CCD are just looking at the same old  
problems that we've seen many times before.  But this symptom is  unique.  
If you haven't seen it, you probably aren't looking at CCD.
 
One caveat, this symptom may disappear in the summer when bees are most  
active.
 
Jerry

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