The mysterious vanishing act of bees

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The mysterious vanishing act of bees
By Matt Ford for CNN
October 26, 2009

(CNN) -- Around the world, bees are dying in their millions and there's something in this mysterious, silent tragedy that has seized public consciousness.

Since Pennsylvanian David Hackenberg first identified the problem of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in 2004/2005, beekeepers all over the world have found their hives suddenly empty.

Bees pollinate a third of our crops and without their help our diet would be very different. Not only are people worried, but the decline has somehow become a broader metaphor for our relationship with the environment.

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