Latest summary of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) reports and opinion
As promised, here’s a summary of various reports and comments we’ve found online recently discussing the disappearance of honey bees in Europe and America.
- Hopes rise in puzzle of dying bees (Delaware Online)http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090309/NEWS/903090314
- Don’t blame amateur keepers for declining bees (Guardian.co.uk)http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/05/beekeepers-endangered-bees
- ‘No proof’ of bee killer theory (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7925397.stm - Haagen-Dazs makes second gift for honeybee research and education (Penn State University)http://live.psu.edu/story/37918
BBC have produced a series of video reports recently on honey bees which you’ll find below.
- Amazing Facts about honey bees
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7925218.stm - Putting the varroa mite under the microscope
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7925591.stm - Beekeeper on losing his colony
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7925399.stm - Bee mystery in Italy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7613786.stm
