02/08/2025
Severe and Sudden Losses of Managed Honey Bees Across the Nation
"...recent losses well over 50% with a combined financial loss of over $139M."
As commercial beekeepers in the USA inspect their bees after winter, to transport over 90% of the nation’s managed honey bees to pollinate California almonds, they are discovering alarming colony losses. These losses are severe, broad, and may impact food security through inadequate pollination services. Survey results are still accumulating, but information gathered from 234 beekeepers found average recent losses well over 50%, with a combined financial loss of over $139M. Combined with losses during other times of year, this additional loss puts many beekeepers at a loss rate of 70%-100% over the past 12 months.
To read on, go to: https://www.beeculture.com/severe-and-sudden-losses-of-managed-honey-bees-across-the-nation/
