Reply joshua tapp June 26, 2009 at 10:51 am i work with my grandfather in the largest commercial apiary in north carolina. we see the problem is mostly chemicals and bad beemanship. pesticides and chemicals that are in them kill bees and that is the problem there is no way to deny that. jsut last week some had 6 hives die out because some one but a oil based sollution with there fungicide, the fun