The Straight Dope on Endangered Bees

Has anyone else been following these stories about hives of honey bees mysteriously dying off?Here's an educated, unsensationalistic look on the issue from The Straight Dope:Dear Straight Dope:What in blazes is going on with the world's bees? I keep reading all these stories about how a significant percentage of the world's beehives are failing and that all the bees are dying. No one seems to