How many honeybees have you seen around your garden this year? Every spring our unknown specie of olive tree buds out, giving off aromatic scents that makes you woozy with wonder. Essentially it “throws a party” inviting every butterfly, bumble bee, honeybee, or any other nectar pollinating insect around our forest dwelling to drink until they float.For years we have stood under this beautiful scented vegetation as it resonates a buzz that sounds like a choir humming in unison. This year the awesome “hm mm” sounds of our tree went from silence to disbelief. There were only a handful of honeybees hanging around. A little investigation on why this was happening revealed one problem that has only partially shadowed some of the lush areas of Arkansas. But this mysterious malady has been ravaging beehives across the nation. As a result, the cost of honey and wax are up considerably. Scientist have been trying to determine if a virus or environmental stress in their habitats are causing the bees to vanish without a trace. Experts are concerned and know that honeybee keepers are too. The pollinating contribution of honeybees adds up to hundreds of millions of dollars a year for the state of Arkansas. Some experts surmise that bee pollination to crops account for every third bite of food that finds its way into a human mouth. The name they are using for this honeybee destruction is called Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD. A few sceptical authorities are “shrugging it off.” “Just an act of nature,” they said. A massive die-offthat eradicates the weak bees and keeps the stronger ones. Ed Levi, Arkansas State Plant Board inspector, said the reduction of honeybee populations are down about 29 percent this year. Bee experts have their fingers crossed that it is just a trend. There are still too many variables to know with certainty why some of these honeybees are just simply vanishing off the face of the earth, leaving no traces whatsoever.