Fiddleback, That's a pollination semi, and the owner of the bees does the same farms every year at the same times. They do apples in WA, almonds in Cali, Cherries in MI, blueberries in Maine..all the same hives! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

I bet it's different keeping bees with bears <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Donna, CCS is caused by pesticide laden Royal Jelly that is/was fed to bees and caused them to get similiar symptoms that a human would get...essentially bee altzihemiers <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> The bees leave the hive and can't find their way back and die in the wilds <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> The hive gets down to such a minimal amount of bees that the queen can't stay cool or warm, depending upon time of year; and the hive 'collapses' <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />