Bee colonies are dying off in Europe, the United States and here in Canada. Colony Collapse, where all the bees leave the hive with no forwarding address, is happening both across the pond and south of the border. That doesn't seem to be the case in Canada *thus far* as the bees seem to have suffered from a wet fall, a long winter and infestations of parasitic bee mites. None the less, I don't think it would be out of place to call what is happening an epidemic.
If there are no bees, there is no pollination, no fruit, flowers, vegetables, and no life. Albert Einstein said:
Once the bees are gone, man would have only 4 years of life left.
Well, I have found that Albert never actually said that. Some things are wind pollenated, still, the prospect is not pretty.
Honey bee Deaths Sting Ontario Apiaries
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