Beekeeper Josh Janway uses a smoker on a bee hive before handling it at Janway ... significantly higher than the prior 14-year average of 40.3%. Early findings this year suggest the situation ...

(SOUNDBITE OF BEE SMOKER BELLOWING) DUSTIN REEDER ... KLEIN: Farmers and trade organizations say it's too early to tell what these losses will mean for ag, but Project Apis m.

This year, commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 60% of their bees – more than double average losses. What do those losses mean for beekeepers, and what do we know about the cause?