Beekeeper Fred Boyle examines part of a colony of bees being introduced to a hive at the Ridgway Community Apiary on Friday, as Ridgway Secondary School student Lauren Mahlin holds the frame. Boyle and other beekeepers at the apiary are puzzled about the dieoff of bees at the apiary since last fall â 15 hives had bees die or disappear last year. Theyâve sent in samples to the USDAâs Bee Disease Diagnosis Service to try to get answers about what happened. Erin McIntyre â Ouray County Plaindealer
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A loss that stings