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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 28 > Vanished bees hit home

Vanished bees hit home

Last year, the state appeared to escape the brunt of mass disappearances. Area beekeepers say that looks to be changing, and they’re worried.

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
June 28, 2008

GATEWAY — The honey was there, but the bees were gone.

It happened fast. Mont Rouse, a beekeeper for 30 years, had his 500 hives stockpiled for the winter in Gateway, north of Madras. In late October, the bees were fine. Rouse drove them to Wheatland, Calif., for the annual 475-mile....

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