Bee Colony Collapse Disorder

Einstein once said that without honeybees, the human race would have four years to live. While I am not sure of how he arrived at that specific number, one thing is for certain: pollinators are a crucial element to the life cycle--even in industrial agriculture. There is no techno-fix for a disappearing honeybee population.

I have read two hypothesis for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) so far: Cell Phones interference with bees' navigation systems, and GMO pollen contaminating the environment with plant produced pesticides that "bypass the protective barrier between species." The former has seen some counters (such that hive preditors do not take advantage of the abandoned hive, denoting some other factor), and the latter (GMOs) being addressed in the Sierra Club article that this post links to.

Let's hope this is one we didn't muck up.