[khelus]

Also, it seems someone forgot to tell the bees that they are supposed to be “collapsing.”
According to USDA, USA honey production (million lbs)
2006 154.9
2006 154.9
2007 148.5
2008 160.8
2009 146.4
2010 175.9
2011 160.0
Seems rather “CCD” is some sort of propoganda that either benefits the enviromental movement, or the honey producers, or both.

You need to go back further in time:

1987 235.4
1988 222.8
1989 180.6
1990 221.7
1991 230.6
1992 218.2

[PGR88]

2006 was the first year that “Colony Collapse” was proposed.

A decline over 25 years is just that - a decline, not a collapse.

You also need to look at yield per hive and the number of beekeepers. Yields are increasing, whereas the number of beekeepers is declining. After all, how many young people do you know who are studying beekeeping or planning on making it a profession?