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