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Mark McCoy works with his honey bees on February 15, 2007 in Loxahatchee, Florida. There is concern among beekeepers and researchers about a recent upsurge in honey bee colonies dying. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The search for missing bees
Broadcast: Midmorning, 03/08/2007, 10:00 a.m.
Beekeepers are losing their hives by the hundreds, and no one seems to know where the bees are going. Our experts discuss the so-called "colony collapse disorder" and its impact on U.S. Agriculture.
Guests
Marla Spivak: professor of Apiculture and Social Insects at the University of Minnesota. She joins us in the studio. She has been a beekeeper for over 32 years.
David Hackenberg: commercial beekeeper for 40 years, and has served as Pennsylvania's State Apiary Inspector and is a past president of the American Beekeeping Federation. He has lost all but 800 out of 3,000 hives. He joins us by phone from Dade City, Florida.
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