A new attempt to save the most vital workers in the orchards

60 minutes did a story on this two years ago (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/25/60minutes/main3407762.shtml)seems no answer has answer yet. Same could be said about Credit Default swaps and financial trading. But that seems to be a work in progress when you look at this story: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/06/60minutes/main539719.shtml

A major factor that Paramount Farms has omitted in describing their shortage of bees is the incredibly high-handed manner in which they attempted to force beekeepers away from their orange trees. We know of many beekeepers who were so soured by Paramount's actions that they have declared that they will never put bees on Paramount Farms again. Hey guys, there's something in business called "good will." You might try using it more.

Wasn't colony collapse disorder traced last year to a combination of two viruses, one imported from Australia?

This story seems to go on and on regardless if the cause was found or not.

I saw a video where a knowledgable person was proclaiming that Bayer Corp's, out of Germany, pesticide division had a super-insecticide using nicotine that was in fact what has been killing the bees. The insecticide is marketed under 6 names in 128 coutries. I think one of the names was "gaucho".
If the bees die, the Earth's whole ball game changes. Man needs to quit taking himself as more intelligent, or important, then nature itself, before he kills himself through his own carelessness and stupidity.
Another topic, The Chilian earthquake shifted the Earth's axis by 3 inches. The Earth spins like a gyro at 1000 MPH, so all land and water masses will now seek to adjust to this new equalibrium point. That will cause more earthquakes and odd occurances like these rogue waves.

In 2006, 1/3 of our colonies were lost to CCD. Those bees had been foraging on MN agricultural crops, the other 2/3 were up north in wild flowers.
2010 season was a disaster in larger proportions- 100% loss to CCD.
The last 3 seasons of MN summers have been relatively mosquito free. Bats have had problems overwintering. Maybe the ag-chem dealer that sprays his lawn with Gaucho so his kids can play on the grass without bugs bothering them is onto something. It's quiet, deathly quiet.
Over the last few years the price of almonds has risen on the export and wholesale market to record levels from less than $1/lb. to over $3/lb. Beekeepers will need more income to replenish the empty boxes. Its very difficult and time consuming to pollinate fruit and nut trees with chicken feathers.