Einstein moment looms?

The UK press is now picking up on CCD on both sides of the Atlantic.

Albert Einstein once predicted that if bees were to disappear, man would follow only a few years later.

That hypothesis could soon be put to the test, as a mysterious condition that has wiped half of the honey bee population the United States over the last 35 years appears to be repeating itself in Europe.

Meanwhile, some US comedian has suggested that investors hoard bees -- the fewer there are, the more valuable they will become.