A national survey of managed honey bee 2011–12 winter colony losses in the United States: results from the Bee Informed Partnership

Spleen, Angela; J. Lengerich, Eugene; Rennich, Karen; M. Caron, Dewey; Rose, Robyn; Pettis, Jeff; J. Henson, Mark; Wilkes, James; Wilson, Michael; Stitzinger, Jennie; Lee, Kathleen; Andree, Michael; Snyder, Robert; vanEngelsdorp, Dennis; the Bee Informed Partnership, for

doi:10.3896/ibra.1.52.2.07

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A national survey of managed honey bee 2011–12 winter colony losses in the United States: results from the Bee Informed Partnership

Published in Journal of Apicultural Research • Jan 1, 2013

Authors:

Angela Spleen

Eugene J. Lengerich

Karen Rennich

Abstract

Summary Estimates of winter loss for managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies are an important measure of honey bee health and productivity. We used data from 5,500 US beekeepers (5,244 backyard, 189 sideline and 67 commercial beekeepers) who responded to the April 2012 Bee Informed Partnership W...

Subject

Honey bee

Biology

Beekeeping

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