Are bees going extinct?

WILL BEES GO EXTINCT? 
WHAT IS COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER?

Colony collapse disorder (or CCD for short) refers to a mysterious malady affecting domestic honeybees that causes them to leave the hive and not return, leading ultimately to death of the colony.  First noticed in late 2006 in North America, CCD has been the focus of much research to try to determine what is causing it.  Pathogens, parasites, environmental toxins and even cell phone transmissions have been the subject of investigation.  As of this writing (November 2007) the one factor that has been identified as being uniquely associated with CCD is a virus known as Israeli Acute Paralysis .  Research is currently underway to test this hypothesis.
Virus (IAPV).  It is not proven yet that IAPV is the sole cause of CCD, but it is found in nearly all hives affected by CCD.  A possible scenario is that CCD is triggered by various stress factors in bees infected with IAPV
For more information on CCD, see the Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium website.http://www.ento.psu.edu/MAAREC/ColonyCollapseDisorder.html

Einstein once said, watch the bees, when the bees die, then man would die within a few years.