There are alot of theories out there but I don't know if anyone has said ';This is it!';. Some have said environmental and weather effects, others say cell phone towers, and then the majority of theories are that it is the middle east virus. My colony has survived and as of November 2007 were still buzzing. I have them in a remote part of Eastern Kentucky so they have miles of land where they would only run into native bees. Bats now are also dying or disappearing and many scientists think it could because of the same reason.Why are bees disappearing all over the country? Beekeepers call it 'colony collapse disorder'?
the cause (or causes) are as yet unclear -nutritional and viral stresses seem to be more suspected than environmental or toxic hazards-however-nothing has been absolutely proven yet- this problem is still not solved-the anwer to your question is not yet known.Why are bees disappearing all over the country? Beekeepers call it 'colony collapse disorder'?
Saw an interesting documentary the other night regarding this exact thing.
Apparently they think it might have something to do with the new insectecides which contain a form of nicotine which causes neurological disorder, memory loss, etc. Which would explain how the bees are affected considering that they are marvels at finding their way home and RARELY leave hives full of larvae.
It is potentially a quite serious problem.
Check out 20/20 transcripts (ABC news, I think) for the doc I was referring to.
http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/FAQ/FAQCCD.pdf
I beleive it is thought to be from an infectious bee disease.
There has been research on that recently and they say that it can be from surtain things like exporting bees from different locations and or some sort of bad decease
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