Honeybee colony collapse disorder

A brief followup on my March Wither the Honeybees commentary—I learned recently that large numbers of hives are now imported from Australia (never to return of course). Is this a last gasp for the pollination of America’s vast and productive fruit and nut orchards, and can it be sustained? Time will tell, but Australians are deeply concerned about keeping their honeybee population free of the deadly mites that plague the US honeybees. If you have a garden, do your part: include some bee-friendly plants, and use no pesticides.

Pollinators wanted