Colony Collapse

Updated Guide Takes Aim At Varroa Mites
Updated Guide Takes Aim At Varroa Mites
Updated Guide Takes Aim At Varroa Mites
With increased concern over pollinator die-offs, the Honeybee Health Coalition has released a new guide to help beekeepers and farmers manage Varroa Mites.  Dewey Caron is with Oregon State University’s Horticulture Department and is a Coalition member, said this edition of the Varroa Management Guide updates the number of mites deemed an actual threat to bee colonies.   “They ...
Honey Production Drop Reported Nationally
Honey Production Drop Reported Nationally
Honey Production Drop Reported Nationally
We recently reported that honey production across the Pacific Northwest dropped year-over-year. It doesn’t look like the PNW was the only area that saw a decrease. Honey production nationwide dropped as well. Travis Averill with NASS said this is part of an ongoing decline over the past two decades. " ...
USDA Reports Encouraging Honeybee Numbers
USDA Reports Encouraging Honeybee Numbers
USDA Reports Encouraging Honeybee Numbers
The USDA released its report on honeybee colonies earlier this week, and the number were encouraging when it comes to the total number of colonies as well as colony losses. "The January one honeybee colonies is up 2%." That's compared to January 1st of 2020 at just over 2 ...
WSU Beekeepers Team Up To Study Colony Health
WSU Beekeepers Team Up To Study Colony Health
WSU Beekeepers Team Up To Study Colony Health
In an effort to better understand colony health, Washington State University scientists have partnered with beekeepers this spring to inspect honey bees and hives. Postdoctoral researche​r, Rae Olsson, said all of the bees tracked for the project are part of a large or small commercial operations and all of them are migratory in some way, meaning the beekeepers move the bees all around the countr
USDA: Honey Bee Colony Number Steady
USDA: Honey Bee Colony Number Steady
USDA: Honey Bee Colony Number Steady
According to the USDA, elevated winter colony losses have not resulted in enduring declines in colony numbers.  Instead, the number of U.S. honey bee colonies is either stable or growing depending on the dataset being considered.   USDA said at the state level, loss rates are uncorrelated with year-to-year changes in the number of colonies, suggesting that beekeepers are able to replace lost colon
Bee’s Are Buzzing Back from Colony Collapse
Bee’s Are Buzzing Back from Colony Collapse
Bee’s Are Buzzing Back from Colony Collapse
New data from the Department of Agriculture shows U.S. honey bee numbers increased in the last year. USDA released its honey bee health survey this week, which found the number of commercial U.S. honey bee colonies rose 3% to 2.89 million as of April 1st, 2017 compared with a year earlier...