About 5 years ago farmers began to notice and start reporting a drastic decline in the amount of bees in their hives. Bees were suddenly disappearing for no reason and hundred of hives were being wiped out. Once this problem was reported researchers began to look into the issue and identified it as CCD. Unfortunately researchers had a name for the problem but not a cause. There have been many theories that could have caused the problem such as stress, pesticides, weakened immune systems, and even the use of cell phones. While all these problems were researched not one of them has be found as a proven cause of CCD. At this point the research for the cause of CCD continues and the only thing that can be done is for beekeepers to keep breeding their bees to avoid them becoming extinct and to keep an acceptable amount of bees alive needed for pollination.
A hive that has been affected by CCD
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder)
About 5 years ago farmers began to notice and start reporting a drastic decline in the amount of bees in their hives. Bees were suddenly disappearing for no reason and hundred of hives were being wiped out. Once this problem was reported researchers began to look into the issue and identified it as CCD. Unfortunately researchers had a name for the problem but not a cause. There have been many theories that could have caused the problem such as stress, pesticides, weakened immune systems, and even the use of cell phones. While all these problems were researched not one of them has be found as a proven cause of CCD. At this point the research for the cause of CCD continues and the only thing that can be done is for beekeepers to keep breeding their bees to avoid them becoming extinct and to keep an acceptable amount of bees alive needed for pollination.
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