A national survey of managed honey bee 2010–11 winter colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership

vanEngelsdorp, Dennis; M. Caron, Dewey; Hayes, Jerry; M. Underwood, Robyn; J. Henson, Mark; Rennich, Karen; Spleen, Angela; Andree, Michael; Snyder, Robert; Lee, Kathleen; Roccasecca, Karen; Wilson, Michael; Wilkes, James; J. Lengerich, Eugene; S. Pettis, Jeffery; the Bee Informed Partnership, for

doi:10.3896/ibra.1.51.1.14

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A national survey of managed honey bee 2010–11 winter colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership

Published in Journal of Apicultural Research • Jan 1, 2012

Authors:

Dennis vanEngelsdorp

Dewey M. Caron

Jerry Hayes

Abstract

Summary This study records the fifth consecutive year that winter losses of managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in the USA have been around 30%. In April 2011, a total of 5,441 US beekeepers (an estimated 11% of total US beekeepers) responded to a survey conducted by the Bee Informed Partner...

Subject

Apiary

Beekeeping

Biology

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