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Date: September 2, 2007 9:18:48 PM PDT
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Subject: Atmosphere of Secrecy Surrounds Scientists' Revelation of
What's Killing Bees
Coming Next Week: Bee Colony Collapse Disorder Breakthrough
The Beekeeper / Kim Flottum
http://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/08/31/coming-next-week-colony-
collapse-diso%20>rder-breakthrough/6077/
The first break in the CCD mystery is about to be released.
Researchers at Penn State, the USDA and Columbia University have
had a research paper accepted by Science magazine that outlines the
first published information on a possible cause of Colony Collapse
Disorder … commonly known as CCD.
But Science and for the most part the researchers are being tight-
lipped about what’s in that paper.
The secrecy surrounding this research has been extraordinary and
some of the activities of the researchers has left us scratching
our heads.
One of the scientists let on a few weeks ago in a small farming
magazine that what they had found was a virus, or viruses,
supposedly previously unknown in honey bees, or at least in U.S.
honey bees.
Moreover, it was hinted that there were at least two points of
entry into the U.S. for these bee-killing agents. Or maybe they
aren’t bee-killers, but simply a way that other bee-killers can
gain a foothold and make life miserable for bees, and their
keepers. Early reports did indicate that bees from alleged CCD
infested hives were full of fungus, bacteria and all manner of
other pathogens.
Narrowing a Crowded Field Of Suspects
Cellphones, aliens, the Rapture, Nosema cerenae, African honey bee
genes, most ag pesticides, corporate downsizing, varroa and
tracheal mites and almost all other common honey bee diseases have
been ruled out, we’re told, so what’s left has to be something new,
something exotic, or something mutated. Unfortunately, some of the
CCD Working Group researchers have not been able to examine all of
the samples that were taken early on so some of the CCD Working
Group haven’t been in on the findings.
Plus, there was an early indication of new virus(es) back at the
first Conference months ago, but apparently that information was
dismissed. It will be interesting to see if some of the old stuff
is the same as the new stuff that’s going to get all the attention
when the story is released.
Meanwhile, some, but not all beekeepers whose bees suffered last
year are again reporting similar problems this fall. Colonies were
slow to build this summer, there were bees but no honey, and now,
there are no bees. Some believe still that agricultural pesticides
are to blame and are pursuing that angle in trying to solve this
riddle. Add to that that the big experiment of putting bees in
hives that had experienced CCD last year with comb that had been
sterilized just don’t seem to be taking off as was expected. It’s
not too early to tell by now, and the results aren’t nearly as
dramatic as hoped for. So something’s still up with that.
More Questions Than Answers — As Usual
Well, Science magazine says that all will be known on Thursday
afternoon, Sept 6 after their news conference. But the researchers
are already saying that this isn’t the final answer, but just the
first step in a long process.
So why the hype? Why the mystery?
Kim Flottum is the editor of BeeCulture magazine.
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