The Invisible Link

The honey-bee population in the U.S. is suffering a devastating collapse and is cause for great concern.
Honey-bees are flying off to forage, in search of pollen and nectar and are not returning to their hives.
This phenomenon is refereed to as Colony Collapse Disorder!

So, what is the cause? Investigations have revealed that colony collapse has been experienced by beekeepers
over the past two years -- are the bees dying in the fields or are they too exhausted or disoriented to return
to their hives ? We are very dependent on the invisible link of the bee, every third bite we consume has been helped by the honeybee, these include diverse food sources as almond blossoms, pumpkins, cucumbers, raspberries, avocados, and alfalfa.

Unless we are able to protect the bee population we may lose many fruits and vegetables from the food chain. If we continue to lose honeybees at this alarming rate there will be a dire disruption to our food supply.

Maryann Frazier, a senior extension associate in the Department of Entomology at Pennsylvania State University's College of Agricultural Sciences."During the last three months of 2006, we began to receive reports from commercial beekeepers of an alarming number of honeybee colonies dying in the eastern
United States,"

"Since the beginning of the year, beekeepers from all over the country have been reporting unprecedented losses. This has become a highly significant yet poorly understood problem that threatens the pollination industry and the production of commercial honey in the United States," she said.