For details concerning Colony Collapse Disorder go to the following
link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Collapse_Disorderhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070511210207.htm
When I was in High School, my science teacher was a beekeeper, and he
tried using some of the following products:
http://www.blossomland.com/HD155.htmlhttp://www.blossomland.com/bq07.html
His bees left the hive and never returned. He had to buy new boxes,
new frames and then start all over again, and he never saw the die off/
abandonment of the hive again. But, what he noted was that his bees
left the hive after the wood was contaminated with the Bee Guard
chemicals. Once he went back to only using smoke and got rid of the
bee guards, he never saw a problem that wasn't caused by a known
parasite or virus.
I am not pointing out a brand, but the chemical does work, and once
the wood is contaminated be it a result of eva****ation and repeated
use, or actually spilling the chemical on the hive makes little or no
difference. The bees leave and won't come back.
