Blueberry-grower Wyman's of Maine believes in what Penn State is doing to help solve the mysterious disease known as Colony Collapse Disorder.

The company’s President Ed Flanagan presented a check for $50,000 to Robert Steele, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences.

The money will be used by the entomology department to continue researching the health crisis facing the nation's honey bee colonies.

Colony Collapse Disorder has led to the disappearance of U.S. commercial honey bee hives since late 2006.

For Flanagan, helping fund the research to find the reason for CCD is money well spent.

"We just want to take some of the profit from our business and put it against a cause that has very immediate connections to our business and hope for the best," said Flanagan.

Senior Extension Associate for Honey Bees Maryann Frazier said this funding comes at a very important time.

Her research team is beginning its field season and pesticide analysis is very expensive.

"Our question is now that we see these pesticides in the hives, what affect are they having on the bees? That's the next phase of our work, is to look at the impact of pesticides," Frazier said.

Honey bees are responsible for about a third of the nation’s food supply.