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From CNN:
A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year.
Bees are dying at unsustainable levels, the president of the Apiary Inspectors of America says.
Last year's survey commissioned by the Apiary Inspectors of America found losses of about 32 percent.
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) effects everyone since we are all dependent on honey bees to pollinate many of the crops that we eat. As a macro photographer I see fewer and fewer wild honey bees every year.
For more information on CCD check out Wikipedia: Link
One of the potential threats that might be the cause of CCD is the Varroa Mite. You can see one of them at the top of this bee's head:

Wikipedia also has some good information on the Varroa Mite: Link
Arthur C. Clark once said that if bees beca

When I recently discovered the incredible macro photography of John Kimbler :icondalantech: I was immediately struck by how little real appreciation he seems to be getting for his work.  Of all the macro photographers of bees and other insects I have come across, I'd say he is amongst the very best.  Not only that, but he is very open with ideas for techniques, choosing equipment, choosing the subject and composition, as well as indicating things to watch out for.  A really helpful person with an enormous skill, I really would like to see him get far more attention, both to his informative journals and to his macro photography, which goes up to 4x life-size!
In light of this, I asked him if he would be willing to be interviewed, and I was delighted when he agreed.
The Interview
How long have you been doing photography, and who or what got you started?
I started shooting in 1989 while I was in Singapore (I was in the US Navy at the t