this was reported a couple of months ago but i just heard about it on the radio today because they're having a hearing in washington about the disappearing/dying bee colonies. apparently 3/4 of all flowering plants (and most fruit, grain and vegetable crops) rely on bees for pollination. for some unknown reason(s) the bees are leaving their colonies. i had no idea that so many farmers rely on traveling beekeepers to pollinate their crops. could this be some sort of under the radar, natural disaster affecting the food supply? how serious of an issue do you guys think this is? here's an article i found from february.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/11/AR2007021100650.html