What is Colony Collapse Disorder?

Colony Collapse Disorder

Colony Collapse Disorder is a problem that is killing bees all over the world. It is a phenomenon when worker bees leave the hive and never return to the hive. colony collapse disorder was originally found in a western honeybee colony in north america it was found in late 2006!!

Symptoms of CCD

When a colony has died from CCD these are the main characteristics that are left behind by it

• Abcence of adult bees in the colony and not that much build up of dead bees around the hive
• There are still capped broods present and what is weird is that the adult bees do not leave the hive until the brood have hatched
• There is still food in the hives both honey and pollen

The Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), the Mason Bee (Osmia lignaria), and the Bumble Bee (Bombus Hortorum) are being affected by a deadly virus known as Colony Collapse Disorder, or C.C.D. This virus is affecting and killing bees over 27 states in the United States, and many other places all over the world.