Check out this article Saving Bees . Some of the best bee researchers comment about the bee crisis:
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/02/saving-bees-what-we-know-now/?apage=1#comments
This blog is for beekeepers in Northern climates. I will be describing what I am doing with my bees on a monthly schedule. Copying any text or photos is forbidden except with written authorization of the author.