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.
Bees UGA Cooperative Extension
Honey Bee Queens: Evaluating the Most Important Colony Member – Bee Health
An Associated Press (AP) Climate Report: Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population - Cooperative Extension Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory - University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Insects, Free Full-Text
Insects, Free Full-Text
Create your own backyard beehive
Adult Spelling Bee Fundraiser — Edible DC
USDA to Measure Quarterly Bee Colony Loss
Queen Anne's County Master Gardeners of UME
Bee Research / Auburn University College of Agriculture
