It's not just individuals applying toxic chemicals to bodies of water. It's government bodies on various levels. And it's all kinds of chemicals in waters all the way from ponds to rivers to lakes. I once saw a guy working for the county who after applyng his spray just upend two large sprayers full of the glyphosate chemical Rodeo into a lake.

The below link is an example. This one is Maine.

This one sounds restrictive but I've seen similar lists for other states in the past that weren't so regulated.

Is there an agency of the US government that is positioned to address this question?

It sounds like a good explanation for the problem. A lot of people who don't observe the worker bees in the field would not realize they drink so much water so far from home.

alinla, I am not a scientist either. I think that you are probably right. Did you know that dna from BT is what they have used in GMO corn? GMO corn pollen has been proven dangerous to monarch butterfly larvae. The small article I saw years ago was buried in the back section of the paper and indicated that the butterflies survival as a species might even be threatened. All reference to this disappeared. I tried to look it up on the internet and it seems that there is more info. trying to discredit the scientist that on the actual study. I find it extremely strange...Please refer to my posting on CCD 7/29/07. I am not a beekeeper either. I would not expect that there will be any help from the government...or any of the companies associated with this product. The only thing we can do, is try to protect bees from sources of this pathogen. I have already heard that there are no cornfield that have not been compromised by GMO corn, as it combines readily with normal corn through natural processes.

The heart is a rose, and the fragrance draws the life we need.

As it was in the beginning my life, when I was the honeybee and You were my apple tree
For then, it was the fragrance of Your heart that drew me to You
Remember, we let the seaswells rise in the air
We let the mountains crumble, we did not care
Whatever happened I was the honeybee and You were my apple tree
I was Your Prince, Your Wizard, Your lion of Judah
Anything You desired, I brought it to You DNATREE

Starting in 1993 a great passion to Reach You led me to write a book called "Wild hearted Romance with Spirit" it was about the smallest of points overlooked by "thinking" and how the JOLT of the Storms and Tsunami's would be coming. Read the adventures of how I left florida in 2001 to go to California in order to do the project with the coming Storms in order to reach family and my daughter Raine that misunderstood the true intentions of my heart related to Synchronicities (meaningful coincidences)

http://Stephentree.com
http://www.stephentree.com/predict1.htm

The right people love their interpretation more than they love each other and will demand You worship that interpretation. The smallest of points they overlooked will soon alter the largest of equations and render all the interpretations meaningless.

Let go of the veil of interpretation given You by those that never knew me (Jesus, the heart, synchronicity) For they never knew the true intentions of their hearts.

a friend recently said humans were like cockroaches invading the earth... I'm a gentler person and would never think in those terms but I think he has a "truism"

disappearing natural habitat without pesticides is a huge part

CCD is caused by weaken immune systems

the same things that weakens the immune systems also kills the bees

pesticides, stress of being moved by trucks constantly, being robbed of all honey and fed High Fructose Corn Syrup, being fed all one crop, then all one other crop, then all one other crop - without natural variations, too much chemical intervention in the hives...

my sincere apology to any who disagree, it is a forum, and it is my soft heart opinion

bees did fine for thousandsof years before human intervention

My hive is almost a year old. During a routin inspection I saw some small hive beatles. I treated the ground and waited about 2 weeks. Today I opened my hive to find still lots of active beatles. I have plenty of bees and lots of empty dark comb but no stored honey. I live in southeast Texas where my bees can find plenty to eat all year long but I don't think my hive has been able to get ahead of the infestation. I wanted to avoid any direct applications of pesticide but I am now open to any suggestions?

I belive the main reason why the bees are dying off, is because of the DOR-(Dead Orgone Radiation) blasting out of the mobile phone towers everywhere. This energy is very bad for all life. The bees seem to be very sensitive to this energy. But you can stop this energy from effecting you, your family, and your bees. You can make Orgone generators!!! Iv'e made alot of these and i belive they def. do wark very good. Ive also seen ALOT more bees around my house and town. You mix together fiberglass resin, Quartz crystals, and metal shavings. Aluminum works best also you can use copper and brass shavings. THIS STUFF WORKS and will keep you safe and the bees!!! HEAL MOTHER EARTH!!!

Here is a like that tells you about orgone generators-http://www.educate-yourself.org/dc/orgonegenindex.shtml

Here is a link for a video on youtube that guides you on how to make your orgone generators-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCOic3MuVLQ&feature=channel_page

I think paper is on to something. I was just going to sing to them. I was sure that would solve the problem but now I think I will build that generator.

the reason of CCD is fundemental,the bees have also a purpose in life. pollinate and help the plants reproduce
with all the tings gooing on,GMO's , seedless fruits,weedkillers kill plants ,they become disoriented,sick and they kill themselves a beelaw ,to keep
the colony healthy don't count on the gouvernment to do something about.the beekeepers have to stick together alert
their rep's and congresman and denonce the facts. take all
the agencies and the makers of the stuff to court for a permanent ban.