Colony Collapse Disorder is Decimating Bee Populations
Last year 27 billion bees disappeared. That’s 36 percent of the total U.S. bee population. the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder has scientists puzzled and beekeepers scrambling. Only a few states are left unaffected by this situation. California has been hit the hardest and its $2 billion almond crop faces an uncertain future. Bees are required to pollinate nut and fruit orchards every spring. As this year’s almond blossoms begin to appear this month, the bees seem to be disappearing.
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[...] Entomologists have never been exactly able to pinpoint the cause of syndrome, which they now call colony collapse disorder. It occurs when the worker bees abandon the hive and the whole system falls apart. No one knows why [...]