Do you have any ideas? I think Pesticides, are destroying their vital enzymes, similar to Alzheimer's Disease. Everything is going wrong in their hives. They are disappearing.Can it be supplemental imported Pollen, Cell Phones, Aflatoxin? Nicotine is still being used also.Someone on this Planet can help find the answer I will forward the info. They are the only insect that produces food for Humans. I have found some startling research by using the Yahoo Search Bar.ANYONE MAY FIND THE CAUSE

It is mites, that are blocking their breathing tubes. They get so many in the lungs that breathing becomes impossible and they die. It is been studied by scientists and they have no good answers yet. It needs to be something that can kill the mites without destroying the bees.

Some say that the earth's magnetic field is shifting which disorients the bees causing them to be unable to return to the hive. That is possible. IMO, the overuse of pesticides and genetic engineering is the major problem, coupled with the field shift.I do find, however, the the local nest of bumblebees seems to be thriving, so there is at least one subspecies of pollenating bee still surviving.

This is a very REAL concern. I have noticed that a lot of other bee types are not nearly as populated as they used to be. We need bees for pollination. Not that long ago we had an influx of a virus that caused a lot of apiaries to have to 'incinerate' their hives. For those quite attached to their bees, it was more a devastating loss that reached beyond just killing a bunch of insects. It killed their livelihood, their passion and their fuzzy little bees. A lot of farmers around here are exploring different avenues rather than using pesticides. One that I know of has imported wasps in an effort to reduce larvae numbers. People are all trying to do their part, but I am scared that one day it will all be too late.

Not at Argentina, honey exports are beating all records!http://www.apicultura.com.ar/

You are right to be concerned about the honeybee die-off. Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is still poorly understood, and may result from some or all of your ideas, or from something we don't yet understand. I've put a link below that you may find interesting.

> What is killing them around the World? It appears to be opportunistic infections, in the wake of immunosuppression. In short, the apian equivalent of AIDS is killing them. The pathogen or other agent for this malady has not yet been identified.

Everyone assumes that the problem is in the bee itself. No one has thought of the possibility that the problem might be in the flower. There could be some mutation in the flowers. A flower-killing pesticide-resistant bug in the flowers, or there could be a virus, parasite, or bacteria extremely harmful to bees. The problem could even be Africanized honey bees out-competing the regular honey bees. Whatever the problem is the only way to find out is through experiments and research. Hopefully scientists can identify the problem before bees are gone forever.

I read an article that said the process of genetically modifying foods was also a cause of the continued decrease of bee population.