There's an interesting conversation about saving bees over at the New York Times opinion page today. Entomologists and beekeeping experts weigh in on what we now know about the recent honey bee decline. 

Their general message on the status of the issue is not news: experts still don't know exactly what causes Colony Collapse Disorder or how to "cure" it, but believe a range of factors are involved.  But I think it's interesting and encouraging that many of the commenters do point to incremental progress in fighting.  For example, genetic research on afflicted bees has yielded what may be the first way to objectively diagnose CCD.  And advice to beekeepers about preventing the spread of pathogens and avoiding bees' exposure to pesticides seems to be having a positive effect on the ground.

What we need now is the persistence to follow through on promising research.  Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have taken many important first steps to support such research; urge them to continue the fight.