Bees worse off than ever after bad winter; pesticides no help

The Associated Press reports that the tough winter was tough on bees.
And besides the bad weather, colonies are found to be tainted with insecticides and other poisons
Here is Newser's take on the matter.
Treehugger's report.
And here is an older report from the New York Times that also details some of the problems.
The accompanying graphic is also from the Times.