NATURE | Silence of the Bees | The Importance of Bees | PBS

Vanishing honeybees mystify scientists.
• Billions of bees have mysteriously
vanished since late last year in the U.S.
• Disappearing bees have also been
reported in Europe and Brazil
• One-third of the U.S. diet depends on
pollination, mostly by honeybees
• Some beekeepers are losing 50 percent of
their bees to the disorder

Links to articles on the topic:

Vanishing Honeybees Mystify Scientists
April 22nd 2007.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/22/vanishing.bees.reut/index.html

Bee Sickness Investigated in California
February 14th 2007.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Feb14/0,4670,FarmSceneDyingBees,00.html