Honeybees have probably the largest and most loyal following of any insects in the animal kingdom. Honey is considered the most natural and purest sweetener, beeswax the only proper substance for candles in churches, and the bees' work as pollinatorsis lauded as so essential, we'd all starve without their services. When it comes to likeable insects, even Monarch butterflies have to take a back seat to honeybees. But in recent years, these bees have been sorely kicked about by viruses and diseases, parasitic mites, and mysterious syndromes like colony collapse disorder.
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