MODESTO (AP) — Some California beekeepers say pesticides may be to blame for the death or damage of as many as 80,000 bee colonies after the insects pollinated almond trees in the San Joaquin Valley.Some believe pesticides used on almond orchards could be sickening or killing the bees.“We’re a little mystified,” said John Miller, a beekeeper based in Newcastle. “We have some colonies that looked like they’ve been through some kind of brood die-off. It’s puzzling because it is intermittent and random.”California’s almond orchards are pollinated by about 1.6 million bee colonies, which are mostly brought in from other states by some 1,300 commercial beekeepers.Beekeepers have also been struggling with colony collapse disorder, which has led to the disappearance of large numbers of honeybees in North America.The damaged beehives could hurt the broader agriculture industry.