Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Collapsing colony disorder

Collapsing colony disorder impacts N.D. (AP)

A hive of honey bees at Busy Bees Apiaries in Chapel Hill, N.C. in this 2005 file photo. Collapsing colony disorder has spread to Bismarck, N.D., in 2007; the phenomenon affects crops that depend on bees for pollination. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - North Dakota now is among about a dozen states where beekeepers report some of their bees are buzzing away from hives for good.


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