Honey bees are still disappearing
Brownfield Network reported on a recent survey by the Apiary Inspectors of America and the USDA shows we are still losing honey bees at an alarming rate. The survey found that from last September through this April we lost approximately 29 percent of our honey bee colonies. While that is a sobering number, it is actually a reduction from the 36 percent loss in 2007-2008 and the 32 percent loss in 2006-2007.
The survey checked on about 20 percent of the country's 2.3 million colonies. About 26 percent of apiaries surveyed reported that some of their colonies died of colony collapse disorder (CCD), down from 36 percent of apiaries in 2007-2008. There is still no known cause for CCD, the bees just disappears. A complete analysis of the data gathered will be published later this year.
Related Links:Read the survey
The survey checked on about 20 percent of the country's 2.3 million colonies. About 26 percent of apiaries surveyed reported that some of their colonies died of colony collapse disorder (CCD), down from 36 percent of apiaries in 2007-2008. There is still no known cause for CCD, the bees just disappears. A complete analysis of the data gathered will be published later this year.
Related Links:Read the survey
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