The disappearance of the beesIf the bee disappeared from the surface of the globe, man would only have four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more men. The above quote is often attributed to Albert Einstein but in reality it is believed to have been said by this brilliant man which is not true. It was originally transcribed by Maurice Maeterlinck in his work "The Life of the Bee" in 1901 ("Exploring the Origin of Quotations"). But the position taken today is not about who actually made this quote, but about the truths that can be attributed to it. The warning it represents and the fear of this happening, as it has been noted that bees are disappearing. The disappearance of the bee was first brought to attention in the United States and Europe in October 2006 by beekeepers who began noticing a strange phenomenon. This group of people noticed that normal, healthy bees abandoned their hives and never returned. Beekeepers reported losses of between 30 and 90 percent of the hives they maintained. Winter was coming and the hives were suffering losses, but they had never seen so many before. The main observation of what would become known as colony collapse disorder (CCD) was that a very small amount, down to zero, of adult bees were found in the hive, there was one queen, immature bees and honey present , but without mature adults present not enough workers were available to maintain the very existence of the hive itself, so the hive dies. The other event we are witnessing is a mass die-off of bees as a whole within the colony itself. (“Honey Bee Disorder and Colony Collapse”). This is not a new event in the United States and... center of paper... nifer. “Why we need bees: Nature's little workers put food on our tables.” Facts about bees. Natural Resources Defense Council, n.d. Web. 23 February 2014. http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/animals/files/bees.pdf.United States. Department of Agriculture. Honey bees and colony collapse disorder. Washington DC:, 2013. Web. http://www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?docid=15572."Disappearing Bees." Council for the Defense of Natural Resources. Natural Resources Defense Council, July 25, 2008. Web. February 23, 2014. http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/animals/bees.asp.Walsh, Bryan. “The Problems with Beekeeping in the Anthropocene.” TIME. 19 August 2013: n. page. Network. February 23, 2014. http://science.time.com/2013/08/09/the-trouble-with-beekeeping-in-the-anthropocene/."Why are honey bees disappearing?". About.com. About.com and Web. February 23, 2014. http://environment.about.com/od/biodiversityconservation/a/honeybees.htm.