yeah i know, it's a horrible situation. it's lovely that you planted a garden for them! i can't wait to have a vegetable garden as soon as i own a house (i'm renting for the time being) and i definitely plan on encouraging bees to frequent it with the choice of plants, and using only natural ways of repelling other insects that would damage the garden, like growing other plants that tend to repel them instead of using pesticides.
Yes yes! I'm so glad you knew about the bee problem. Lately it seemed like nobody knew. It's such a simple fix, but I figure they don't do anything about it because it'll cost money. And everyone is money hungry, now. : (
I'm not sure if anyone has figured out for certain the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder. My Dad is a beekeeper, and the latest he heard is that it has more to do with certain species of mites that prey on honeybees than anything.