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Islands not immune from bee colony collapse
One third of the crops grown in the United States for consumption are pollinated by bees. In Maine alone, the 60,000 acres of blueberry barrens are pollinated almost exclusively by bees, and make up a $250 million industry. Yet honey bees are suffering dramatic losses from Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), defined as a loss of
A Vinalhaven school, family tradition marches on
Front Row L-R: Patricia Skoog Duncan & Father Gosta Skoog, Pricilla Carlsen Smith & Father Jack Carlsen Second Row: Edith MacDonald Jordan & Father Ted MacDonald, Harriet Martin Warren & Brother Benjamin Martin Third Row: Helen Philbrook Speck & Father Earnest Philbrook, Greta