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You are correct RE: CCD. It actually doesn't show up as "failure to overwinter" ever.

Interesting. Do colonies spontaneously collapse during the summer, or am I just saying something close to correct using the wrong words?

I read your other comment about pollination fees, and went to look them up, and found this in the 2012 USDA pollination fee report:

The cost of honey-bee almond pollination services is believed to have risen in connection with increased costs of maintaining hives in the midst of an industrywide overwintering loss epidemic which is attributable to, but not limited to, colony collapse disorder

>> The cost of honey-bee almond pollination services is believed to have risen in connection with increased costs of maintaining hives in the midst of an industrywide overwintering loss epidemic which is attributable to, but not limited to, colony collapse disorder

Note also that honey prices have gone up (almost doubled), as more of those resources are shifted into "growing more bees" to replace heavy losses: http://www.honey.com/honey-industry/honey-industry-statistic...

Colonies spontaneously collapse during any time the bees are flying. It is mysterious collapse where most of the bees are gone, leaving just the queen and perhaps some nurse bees to die. Also, there is still brood, just no bees.

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