Latest updates on CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) and bee disappearances

[Kknight]

Still seeking a cure for CCD - http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2008/080505.htm

Häagen-Dazs Tries Beekeeping - http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/creative/critique/e3i26f1bfd408799a2088db93460922ea3f

Air pollution impedes bees' ability to find flowers - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/04/AR2008050401737.html?hpid=topnews

Gov't figures show decline of UK bees - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/05/02/eabees202.xml

Bees are disappearing: could a common lawn chemical be the cause? - http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/052008/05042008/376149

Analysis: What we've learned to date about CCD - http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/colony-collapse-disorder-55050302

Beehive losses mount in Utah from CCD - http://origin.sltrib.com/ci_9145148

[deanne53]

Right now my bees are doing good here in Ohio. What I lost was due to the winter.

I think all the chemicals that are used in lawns, fruit trees etc is the blame. After spraying ,the bees go on the flowers, and they get it all over their feet. When they go back to the hive, they give not only the pollen and nectar, but they give the chemical too. I think that their immune system is weak to where they can't fight mites, diseases, and who knows maybe even cancer. If they find a cure, is it going to be another chemical? Look what chemicals has done for humans....