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Billions of dollars worth of crops are dependent on pollination by bees. But beekeepers are losing their hives to a mysterious event called colony collapse. Bob Allen explains why honeybees are so important and why beekeepers and others are so worried.
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MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARING BEES
Bob Allen
March 26, 2007
Millions of honeybees across the country are dying mysteriously. Entire hives or colonies of bees are collapsing. Scientists say it's some new threat. They're scrambling to find answers. As Bob Allen reports, bees are crucial in pollinating billions of dollars worth of crops every spring:
That fresh crisp apple you bite into for lunch comes from a bee pollinating an apple blossom, but honeybees in the U.S. are under tremendous stress. A new threat is devastating them. It can wipe out entire colonies.
There's plenty of honey still left in the hives to feed the bees, but the bees have vanished. Scientists are baffled. They're calling it "Colony Collapse Disorder."
Dennis van Englesdorp is bee inspector for the state of Pennsylvania. He says the disorder first showed up in his state last fall. But it's now threatening the e...
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Host Intro: Millions of honeybees across the country are dying mysteriously. Entire hives or colonies of bees are collapsing. Scientists say it's some new threat. They're scrambling to find answers. As Bob Allen reports, bees are crucial in pollinating billions of dollars worth of crops every spring.
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Review of Mysterious Disappearing Bees
This competent reporter piece gives an overview of the crisis that bee populations are experiencing across the US. The story begins with a nice piece of sound, and includes a few other examples of good audio. The narration is straightforward and clear, although it could have been read with more energy. Actualities include bee farmers, apple growers and scientists who explain the various aspects of the collapse of bee colonies. They provide good information, although I would have wanted to learn a bit more about the beekeepers? craft, and to hear more about the impact the collapse is having on them on a personal level.