According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service website, Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) threatens the health of honeybees across the nation, the issue exacerbating in the 1980s with the increase of new pathogens & pests. Since a great number of agricultural crops we grow in Maryland depend on honeybee pollination, the honeybee decline threatens our food industry.
Pollinators and Pesticides University of Maryland Extension
Penn State Extension educator secures grant to aid honey bees and beekeeping
Honey Bee Health Task Force
Honey Bee Queens: Evaluating the Most Important Colony Member – Bee Health
Bee colonies disappearing at 'unsustainable' rate, signaling trouble for ag industry
How to protect and increase pollinators in your landscape - Pollinators & Pollination
Road Trip: How Hive Transportation Puts Stress on Honey Bees
About the Coalition - Honey Bee Health Coalition
Last Winter's Bee Colony Death Rate Is Highest Reported Yet : The Salt : NPR
Beekeepers continue to report high colony loss rates, no clear improvement / Auburn University College of Agriculture
