Same here in SoCal, where we've had early spring weather with lots of blooms---I've only seen two bees so far; highly unusual.
Elsewhere:
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April 27, 2007
Taiwan's bee farmers are feeling the sting of lost business and possible crop danger...A beekeeper on Taiwan's northeastern coast reported 6 million insects missing "for no reason", and one in the south said 80 of his 200 bee boxes had been emptied...Possible reasons include disease, pesticide poisoning and unusual weather, varying from less than 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) to more than 30 degrees Celsius over a few days... Reuters
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