This collection of entries is from February 28, 2007.
I know that, on the surface, this may not seem disastrous - Honey Bees Vanish, Leaving Keepers In Peril
They're calling it "Colony Collapse Disorder" With CCD, most adult honeybees abandon a hive and disappear, abandoning the queen and a remnant of younger bees. It is causing agricultural honeybees nationwide to abandon their hives and disappear.
They just... disappear. No bodies to autopsy to figure it all out. It's happening in at least 22 states..
So what? A third of our diet and billions of dollars in the agricultural economy relies on honeybee pollination. No bees, no fruits, nuts, vegetables...
"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years left to live." - Albert Einstein