To help raise awareness of Colony Collapse disorder Haagen-Dazs produced this video and put together the website Help the Honey Bees.

It is a fact of nature: When a honey bee returns to the hive after finding a good source of nectar, it will perform a unique dance for its hive mates, detailing the distance, quality and quantity of the new food supply. Sadly, honey bees are mysteriously vanishing in staggering numbers - a crisis known as Colony Collapse disorder - which is alarming considering honey bees are responsible for pollinating one-third of our natural food supply.

Over the weekend, Jason, Colleen (Jason's mom) and Ted (beekeeping expert) split their hive in order to set up a secondary hive in another location.  Chris Wiggins witnessed the hive splitting and lived to tell the tale.  He wrote a great post over on his blog Beautiful Bokeh and also shared amazing photos he took on that day. 

Link to Beautiful Bokeh.  Link to photo gallery.

Update:  Jason wrote up a post over at Make: Blog about his hive splitting experience and provides information on how to start your own backyard beehive.  Link.

Here is an interesting photo gallery of bees creating a hive in a bell jar.  [via digg]

Previously:
Scientists create 'bomb-sniffing' bees, Honeybees are disappearing, Nobody knows why, Insect Lab: Customized insects by Mike Libby