Preserving That Beautiful Buzz
Wed, 03/05/2014 - 15:13
News Staff
By Kerry R. Smith
In agriculture, buzzing can be music to our ears— especially if that buzz means pollinators are busy helping produce our fruits, nuts, vegetables and field crops. Unfortunately, the sound of my favorite pollinator, the honey bee, has grown fainter in recent years due to higher rates of over-winter colony loss. These loses were initially attributed to a condition described as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Many factors involved with CCD are not yet fully understood. Honey bee research is focused on gathering data from multiple angles to increase the understanding of overall honey bee health.