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Decline of bees in wild

17 years ago

Why is the honey bee population decreasing so much? What is going on? Last year we had few bees in our yard, garden, clover, and flowers. We don't use pesticides either. Lately I have been hearing about a decline all over the world and would like to know the whole story if any body know.

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thisbud4u
17 years ago
Ir's a new disease, or is presumed to be. It's called "Colony Collapse Disorder". So far, we have to call it a disorder, because we don't have a causal agent yet. Scary as anything.
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