A trailer to new video which describes what scientists know about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in bees has been released online. The Video is entitled "Vanishing of the Bees" and can be viewed by going to the following website:
http://vanishingbees.co.uk/
A Trailer for this video can be viewed at:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1210648/the_vanishing_of_the_bees/
There is also a facebook group devoted to this video, which you can join at:
http://www.facebook.com/vanishingbees?v=wall
The last time I discussed Colony Collapse Disorder on my blog was in early October in this blog entry:
http://albertan1956.blogspot.com/2010/10/virus-and-fungus-suspected-to-cause.html
You can see other blog posts I have made about this situation by putting the phrase "Colony Collapse Disorder" into the search engine for my blog, which is just below the title for my blog on page one.
The conservation biologist Dr Reese Halter, who is the author of The Incomparable Honey Bee and the Economics of Pollination was interviewed in October by Australian Public Broadcasting. To listen to this interview and see a transcript of the interview please click on the following link:
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s3061712.htm
The most recent articles online I could find concerning CCD and Bees are at these links
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/nov/20/better-days-ahead-for-bees/
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/best+friend+provider+protector/3766564/story.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/science/07bees.html?_r=1
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