Honey Bee Colonies ISSN: 2470-993X Released August 1, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 1 Honey Bee Colonies Down Slightly for Operations with Five or More Colonies Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in the United States on January 1, 2017 totaled 2.62 million colonies, down slightly from January 1, 2016. The number of colonies in the United States on April 1, 2017 was 2.89 million colonies. During 2016, honey bee colonies on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 were 2.62 million, 2.80 million, 3.18 million, and 3.03 million colonies, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2017, was 362 thousand colonies, or 14 percent. The number of colonies lost during the quarter of April through June 2017 was 226 thousand colonies, or 8 percent. During the quarter of October through December 2016, colonies lost totaled 502 thousand colonies, or 17 percent, the highest of any quarter in 2016. The quarter in 2016 with the lowest number of colonies lost was April through June, with 330 thousand colonies lost, or 12 percent. Honey bee colonies added for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2017 was 586 thousand colonies. The number of colonies added during the quarter of April through June 2017 was 653 thousand. During the quarter of April through June 2016, 737 thousand colonies were added, the highest number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter of 2016. The quarter of October through December 2016 added 125 thousand colonies, the least number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter of 2016. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2017 was 240 thousand colonies, or 9 percent. During the quarter of April through June 2017, 806 thousand colonies, or 28 percent, were renovated. The quarter in 2016 with the highest number of colonies renovated was April through June with 561 thousand colonies renovated, or 20 percent. The quarter in 2016 with the lowest number of colonies renovated was October through December 2016, with 60.4 thousand or 2 percent. Renovated colonies are those that were requeened or received new honey bees through a nuc or package. Varroa Mites Top Colony Stressor for Operations with Five or More Colonies Varroa mites were the number one stressor for operations with five or more colonies during all quarters of 2016. The quarter of April through June 2016 had highest percentage of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites at 53.4 percent. The percent of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites during January through March 2017 and April through June 2017 are 42.2 percent and 41.6 percent, respectively. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms Down 27 Percent for Operations with Five or More Colonies Honey bee colonies lost with Colony Collapse Disorder symptoms on operations with five or more colonies was 84.4 thousand colonies from January through March 2017. This is a 27 percent decrease from the same quarter of 2016. Colonies lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms were reported to meet all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. January 1 Honey Bee Colonies Down 20 percent for Operations with Less than Five Colonies Honey bee colonies for operations with less than five colonies in the United States on January 1, 2016 totaled 40.0 thousand down 20 percent from January 1, 2015. During 2016, honey bee colonies on April 1, July 1, and October 1 were 37.0 thousand, 44.0 thousand, and 40.0 thousand, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with less than five colonies during the quarter of January through March 2016 was 10.0 thousand colonies, the highest number of honey bee colonies loss during any quarter for 2016. The quarter in 2016 with the least number of colonies lost was April through June, with 4.10 thousand colonies. Honey bee colonies added for operations with less than five colonies during the quarter of April through June 2016 was 12.0 thousand colonies, the highest number honey bee colonies added during any quarter of 2016. The quarter in 2016 with the least number of colonies added was October through December, with 760 colonies. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with less than five colonies during the quarter of April through June 2016 was 3.40 thousand colonies, the highest number of honey bee colonies renovated during any quarter of 2016. The quarter in 2016 with the least number of colonies renovated was October through December, with 450 colonies. Varroa Mites Top Colony Stressor for Operations with Less than Five Colonies During 2016, the highest reported colony stressor was varroa mites, with 17.6 percent of the colonies reported to be affected. This is an 11 percent decrease from the previous year. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms for Operations with Less than Five Colonies Down 40 percent Honey bee colonies lost with Colony Collapse Disorder symptoms on operations with less than five colonies was 4.20 thousand colonies during 2016, a 40 percent decrease from 2015. Colonies lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms were reported to meet all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. Contents Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2016 and January-March 2016.................................... 4 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2016 and April-June 2016......................................... 5 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2016 and July-September 2016...................................... 6 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2016 and October-December 2016................................. 7 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2017 and January-March 2017.................................... 8 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2017 and April-June 2017......................................... 9 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2016.............. 10 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2016................. 11 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2016............. 12 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2016........... 13 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2017.............. 14 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2017................. 15 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: Quarterly January-December 2016 and 2017................................................................................. 16 Number of Colonies, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Inventory of Less than Five Colonies - United States: First of Quarter and Quarterly 2015 and 2016.................................... 16 Colony Health Stressors with Less than Five Colonies - United States: Annual 2015 and 2016..................... 17 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Less than Five Colonies - United States: Annual 2015 and 2016.................................................................................................. 17 Statistical Methodology........................................................................................ 18 Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates ........................................................... 19 Information Contacts........................................................................................... 20 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2016 and January-March 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1 : January-March State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 7,500 7,500 1,700 23 2,100 90 1 Arizona .........: 30,000 30,000 4,700 16 3,500 150 1 Arkansas ........: 27,000 27,000 5,000 19 5,000 1,100 4 California ......: 1,130,000 1,410,000 200,000 14 210,000 139,000 10 Colorado ........: 5,000 8,500 750 9 1,700 10 (Z) Connecticut .....: 2,700 2,700 270 10 70 10 (Z) Florida .........: 275,000 295,000 40,000 14 49,000 15,500 5 Georgia .........: 100,000 100,000 15,500 16 36,000 3,200 3 Hawaii ..........: 15,000 15,000 280 2 570 530 4 Idaho ...........: 91,000 98,000 8,500 9 5,500 3,300 3 : Illinois ........: 8,500 9,500 1,400 15 860 40 (Z) Indiana .........: 6,500 6,500 770 12 30 - - Iowa ............: 13,000 13,000 2,900 22 90 - - Kansas ..........: 5,000 5,000 1,100 22 1,400 100 2 Kentucky ........: 6,500 6,500 1,300 20 390 40 1 Louisiana .......: 54,000 55,000 11,000 20 9,500 2,600 5 Maine ...........: 2,200 3,700 170 5 - - - Maryland ........: 7,500 7,500 820 11 1,200 10 (Z) Massachusetts ...: 3,000 3,000 370 12 1,200 140 5 Michigan ........: 25,000 42,000 5,000 12 2,300 80 (Z) : Minnesota .......: 36,000 38,000 5,500 14 6,000 - - Mississippi .....: 21,000 50,000 7,500 15 48,000 25,000 50 Missouri ........: 10,000 10,000 1,300 13 5,500 420 4 Montana .........: 16,500 65,000 900 1 24,000 - - Nebraska ........: 11,000 20,000 720 4 510 - - New Jersey ......: 6,000 6,000 1,000 17 80 20 - New Mexico ......: 6,000 6,500 1,700 26 1,400 30 1 New York ........: 31,000 33,000 4,200 13 970 600 2 North Carolina ..: 18,500 24,000 2,600 11 1,100 230 1 North Dakota ....: 89,000 137,000 8,500 6 4,600 - - : Ohio ............: 16,500 16,500 2,900 18 760 50 (Z) Oklahoma ........: 13,500 13,500 3,300 24 4,800 570 4 Oregon ..........: 68,000 92,000 2,900 3 3,800 1,300 1 Pennsylvania ....: 12,500 12,500 2,900 23 480 170 1 South Carolina ..: 16,500 16,500 3,500 21 3,200 380 2 South Dakota ....: 47,000 79,000 10,500 13 1,600 - - Tennessee .......: 9,000 9,000 1,700 19 180 70 1 Texas ...........: 240,000 320,000 30,000 9 126,000 49,000 15 Utah ............: 12,000 14,500 1,900 13 1,400 50 (Z) Vermont .........: 5,500 5,500 410 7 - - - : Virginia ........: 6,500 6,500 1,100 17 560 70 1 Washington ......: 77,000 146,000 13,500 9 5,500 1,200 1 West Virginia ...: 6,500 8,000 1,700 21 - - - Wisconsin .......: 20,000 21,000 3,100 15 530 - - Wyoming .........: 2,700 6,500 340 5 440 - - : Other States 5/ .: 7,340 7,940 900 11 60 - - : United States ...: 2,619,940 (X) 416,100 16 571,880 245,060 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ January 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the January 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the January 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2016 and April-June 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 1 : April-June State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 8,000 8,000 930 12 1,200 690 9 Arizona .........: 22,000 23,000 3,700 16 14,000 1,600 7 Arkansas ........: 24,000 24,000 3,400 14 12,000 1,600 7 California ......: 1,110,000 1,150,000 108,000 9 240,000 185,000 16 Colorado ........: 9,500 29,000 1,800 6 9,000 680 2 Connecticut .....: 2,500 2,500 100 4 390 60 2 Florida .........: 240,000 240,000 29,000 12 43,000 21,000 9 Georgia .........: 108,000 111,000 11,000 10 17,500 3,600 3 Hawaii ..........: 13,500 13,500 830 6 870 - - Idaho ...........: 60,000 80,000 6,000 8 19,000 5,500 7 : Illinois ........: 9,000 9,000 740 8 2,200 380 4 Indiana .........: 4,300 7,000 220 3 2,700 900 13 Iowa ............: 10,500 26,000 2,400 9 26,000 760 3 Kansas ..........: 4,700 6,000 960 16 3,000 900 15 Kentucky ........: 5,500 6,000 450 8 2,100 270 5 Louisiana .......: 52,000 53,000 4,300 8 10,000 9,500 18 Maine ...........: 3,600 25,000 4,200 17 510 560 2 Maryland ........: 8,000 9,000 320 4 2,800 400 4 Massachusetts ...: 4,200 8,500 300 4 1,100 440 5 Michigan ........: 40,000 103,000 7,500 7 13,500 3,200 3 : Minnesota .......: 27,000 126,000 13,000 10 24,000 4,200 3 Mississippi .....: 85,000 90,000 3,700 4 9,000 61,000 68 Missouri ........: 12,000 12,500 770 6 1,800 730 6 Montana .........: 62,000 157,000 7,000 4 25,000 13,500 9 Nebraska ........: 19,500 43,000 6,000 14 8,000 28,000 65 New Jersey ......: 4,200 18,000 1,500 8 1,900 110 1 New Mexico ......: 6,500 6,500 1,400 22 2,700 100 2 New York ........: 31,000 46,000 4,000 9 13,500 1,500 3 North Carolina ..: 23,000 24,000 1,600 7 10,000 550 2 North Dakota ....: 110,000 530,000 27,000 5 23,000 95,000 18 : Ohio ............: 14,000 16,500 1,700 10 6,000 1,100 7 Oklahoma ........: 12,000 13,000 310 2 4,000 10,000 77 Oregon ..........: 77,000 132,000 4,300 3 19,000 16,000 12 Pennsylvania ....: 11,000 14,000 1,300 9 6,500 1,100 8 South Carolina ..: 12,500 13,500 1,300 10 2,200 410 3 South Dakota ....: 51,000 182,000 11,000 6 15,000 13,000 7 Tennessee .......: 8,000 8,000 580 7 3,900 200 3 Texas ...........: 340,000 350,000 36,000 10 74,000 54,000 15 Utah ............: 14,500 25,000 4,800 19 12,000 7,000 28 Vermont .........: 5,000 6,500 20 (Z) 480 30 (Z) : Virginia ........: 6,000 6,500 230 4 2,200 480 7 Washington ......: 91,000 143,000 6,000 4 21,000 11,500 8 West Virginia ...: 7,000 7,000 990 14 2,600 160 2 Wisconsin .......: 18,500 78,000 5,500 7 17,500 3,600 5 Wyoming .........: 6,500 27,000 2,600 10 7,500 580 2 : Other States 5/ .: 7,970 15,530 1,070 7 3,270 270 2 : United States ...: 2,801,470 (X) 329,820 12 736,920 561,160 20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ April 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2016 and July-September 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 1 : July-September State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :Renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 8,000 8,000 1,200 15 440 50 1 Arizona .........: 30,000 32,000 6,000 19 3,200 2,600 8 Arkansas ........: 32,000 32,000 1,500 5 270 60 (Z) California ......: 740,000 820,000 82,000 10 33,000 78,000 10 Colorado ........: 33,000 37,000 6,500 18 1,100 740 2 Connecticut .....: 3,100 3,100 270 9 890 180 6 Florida .........: 200,000 220,000 25,000 11 62,000 14,500 7 Georgia .........: 102,000 103,000 13,000 13 12,500 2,300 2 Hawaii ..........: 13,500 13,500 600 4 430 820 6 Idaho ...........: 79,000 131,000 13,000 10 1,900 2,800 2 : Illinois ........: 11,000 11,000 1,300 12 850 310 3 Indiana .........: 9,500 9,500 600 6 450 550 6 Iowa ............: 50,000 50,000 5,500 11 10,500 2,400 5 Kansas ..........: 8,000 8,000 2,600 33 310 190 2 Kentucky ........: 7,500 7,500 1,000 13 900 230 3 Louisiana .......: 51,000 60,000 7,000 12 2,600 2,100 4 Maine ...........: 5,500 5,500 420 8 240 140 3 Maryland ........: 7,000 7,000 200 3 400 20 (Z) Massachusetts ...: 9,500 9,500 530 6 450 40 (Z) Michigan ........: 108,000 108,000 15,000 14 11,000 9,500 9 : Minnesota .......: 132,000 138,000 26,000 19 1,300 1,900 1 Mississippi .....: 19,000 20,000 3,300 17 750 740 4 Missouri ........: 13,500 13,500 650 5 480 170 1 Montana .........: 147,000 158,000 11,500 7 4,100 6,500 4 Nebraska ........: 45,000 47,000 8,500 18 390 27,000 57 New Jersey ......: 18,000 18,000 270 2 120 80 (Z) New Mexico ......: 6,500 6,500 1,100 17 2,000 1,000 15 New York ........: 56,000 56,000 10,000 18 1,900 800 1 North Carolina ..: 25,000 25,000 1,400 6 1,400 1,200 5 North Dakota ....: 510,000 550,000 71,000 13 25,000 104,000 19 : Ohio ............: 21,000 21,000 1,600 8 980 630 3 Oklahoma ........: 3,700 3,700 560 15 30 30 1 Oregon ..........: 107,000 112,000 7,500 7 2,900 4,300 4 Pennsylvania ....: 19,000 22,000 1,300 6 680 780 4 South Carolina ..: 13,000 13,500 920 7 990 50 (Z) South Dakota ....: 178,000 191,000 25,000 13 4,200 9,500 5 Tennessee .......: 10,000 10,000 950 10 340 290 3 Texas ...........: 129,000 143,000 12,000 8 12,500 810 1 Utah ............: 27,000 33,000 3,200 10 1,200 120 (Z) Vermont .........: 6,500 6,500 400 6 170 50 1 : Virginia ........: 8,000 8,000 810 10 460 360 5 Washington ......: 57,000 74,000 5,000 7 7,500 2,000 3 West Virginia ...: 7,500 7,500 190 3 130 220 3 Wisconsin .......: 71,000 75,000 12,000 16 880 640 1 Wyoming .........: 32,000 40,000 7,000 18 1,800 1,000 3 : Other States 5/ .: 11,880 11,890 1,920 16 1,690 430 4 : United States ...: 3,181,180 (X) 397,290 12 217,320 282,130 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ July 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the July 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the July 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2016 and October-December 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 1 : October-December State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 7,000 7,000 610 9 50 10 (Z) Arizona .........: 29,000 31,000 6,500 21 4,600 3,100 10 Arkansas ........: 28,000 28,000 2,500 9 20 10 (Z) California ......: 770,000 1,330,000 205,000 15 40,000 35,000 3 Colorado ........: 30,000 30,000 4,500 15 2,500 - - Connecticut .....: 3,100 3,100 240 8 - - - Florida .........: 255,000 300,000 41,000 14 31,000 11,500 4 Georgia .........: 96,000 112,000 11,000 10 12,000 450 (Z) Hawaii ..........: 13,500 13,500 970 7 60 840 6 Idaho ...........: 121,000 143,000 15,500 11 5,000 420 (Z) : Illinois ........: 9,000 9,000 720 8 - - - Indiana .........: 7,500 7,500 1,200 16 20 - - Iowa ............: 54,000 54,000 4,700 9 - 20 (Z) Kansas ..........: 5,000 5,000 1,300 26 200 - - Kentucky ........: 7,500 7,500 950 13 60 80 1 Louisiana .......: 48,000 57,000 2,000 4 250 340 1 Maine ...........: 3,500 3,500 280 8 - - - Maryland ........: 7,500 9,500 500 5 20 30 (Z) Massachusetts ...: 8,000 8,000 740 9 - - - Michigan ........: 101,000 101,000 12,500 12 10 130 (Z) : Minnesota .......: 113,000 114,000 13,500 12 - - - Mississippi .....: 17,500 30,000 2,400 8 330 60 (Z) Missouri ........: 9,000 9,000 590 7 1,400 640 7 Montana .........: 124,000 124,000 16,000 13 2,700 - - Nebraska ........: 37,000 37,000 4,300 12 190 - - New Jersey ......: 12,000 12,000 340 3 400 - - New Mexico ......: 7,000 7,000 1,600 23 1,100 20 (Z) New York ........: 48,000 49,000 9,000 18 240 130 (Z) North Carolina ..: 25,000 25,000 5,500 22 220 50 (Z) North Dakota ....: 385,000 390,000 44,000 11 13,500 2,500 1 : Ohio ............: 19,500 19,500 2,100 11 20 140 1 Oklahoma ........: 3,100 44,000 2,700 6 120 30 (Z) Oregon ..........: 98,000 124,000 9,500 8 1,500 1,000 1 Pennsylvania ....: 21,000 21,000 3,100 15 120 180 1 South Carolina ..: 12,000 17,000 1,300 8 760 370 2 South Dakota ....: 146,000 146,000 11,000 8 - 2,400 2 Tennessee .......: 9,000 9,000 840 9 120 10 (Z) Texas ...........: 136,000 310,000 39,000 13 2,200 650 (Z) Utah ............: 30,000 30,000 1,600 5 440 50 (Z) Vermont .........: 6,500 6,500 260 4 20 10 (Z) : Virginia ........: 7,000 7,000 730 10 230 10 (Z) Washington ......: 65,000 97,000 9,000 9 3,100 130 (Z) West Virginia ...: 7,500 7,500 1,000 13 80 60 1 Wisconsin .......: 59,000 59,000 7,500 13 10 20 (Z) Wyoming .........: 25,000 27,000 2,200 8 50 - - : Other States 5/ .: 6,360 6,460 580 9 20 - - : United States ...: 3,032,060 (X) 502,350 17 124,660 60,390 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ October 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the October 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the October 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2017 and January-March 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1 : January-March State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 7,000 7,000 1,600 23 570 730 10 Arizona .........: 31,000 32,000 6,000 19 2,900 - - Arkansas ........: 18,000 20,000 3,500 18 430 190 1 California ......: 1,150,000 1,440,000 172,000 12 215,000 92,000 6 Colorado ........: 9,500 21,000 1,100 5 100 - - Connecticut .....: 3,100 3,100 380 12 100 110 4 Florida .........: 260,000 265,000 30,000 11 80,000 33,000 12 Georgia .........: 123,000 125,000 14,000 11 36,000 21,000 17 Hawaii ..........: 13,000 13,000 190 1 510 50 (Z) Idaho ...........: 95,000 99,000 8,500 9 2,000 280 (Z) : Illinois ........: 11,000 11,000 2,900 26 3,100 150 1 Indiana .........: 7,000 7,500 1,900 25 1,700 70 1 Iowa ............: 10,000 15,500 3,000 19 70 - - Kansas ..........: 3,800 3,800 1,000 26 930 380 10 Kentucky ........: 6,500 7,000 1,300 19 950 430 6 Louisiana .......: 44,000 47,000 2,700 6 11,000 1,900 4 Maine ...........: 2,700 3,100 1,000 32 100 - - Maryland ........: 9,000 9,000 2,100 23 770 260 3 Massachusetts ...: 3,300 3,300 1,500 45 120 110 3 Michigan ........: 29,000 59,000 5,000 8 600 130 (Z) : Minnesota .......: 27,000 41,000 3,500 9 3,300 - - Mississippi .....: 31,000 68,000 2,600 4 23,000 7,500 11 Missouri ........: 6,500 7,500 1,200 16 400 10 (Z) Montana .........: 18,500 46,000 470 1 3,100 6,000 13 Nebraska ........: 7,500 13,000 750 6 120 - - New Jersey ......: 6,000 6,500 490 8 10 - - New Mexico ......: 5,500 5,500 2,100 38 3,600 - - New York ........: 32,000 33,000 6,000 18 520 - - North Carolina ..: 16,000 23,000 2,500 11 3,700 1,200 5 North Dakota ....: 50,000 123,000 640 1 1,100 10 (Z) : Ohio ............: 15,500 17,500 4,400 25 1,300 530 3 Oklahoma ........: 26,000 26,000 550 2 9,500 1,600 6 Oregon ..........: 71,000 90,000 8,000 9 7,500 1,400 2 Pennsylvania ....: 17,000 18,000 4,200 23 810 410 2 South Carolina ..: 17,000 17,500 1,600 9 4,700 970 6 South Dakota ....: 21,000 48,000 2,700 6 1,500 440 1 Tennessee .......: 8,500 8,500 1,600 19 1,500 160 2 Texas ...........: 270,000 330,000 35,000 11 148,000 68,000 21 Utah ............: 16,000 18,500 2,700 15 2,900 60 (Z) Vermont .........: 6,500 6,500 440 7 - - - : Virginia ........: 8,000 8,000 1,400 18 1,900 280 4 Washington ......: 68,000 104,000 9,000 9 8,500 - - West Virginia ...: 5,500 8,000 800 10 450 100 1 Wisconsin .......: 17,000 22,000 4,400 20 450 70 (Z) Wyoming .........: 6,500 17,000 3,600 21 1,300 - - : Other States 5/ .: 6,190 6,490 1,540 24 130 50 1 : United States ...: 2,615,590 (X) 361,850 14 586,240 239,580 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ January 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the January 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the January 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2017 and April-June 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 1 : April-June State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 6,500 6,500 440 7 1,200 500 8 Arizona .........: 22,000 22,000 2,600 12 12,500 3,000 14 Arkansas ........: 17,000 17,000 1,900 11 5,000 1,300 8 California ......: 1,140,000 1,180,000 82,000 7 210,000 235,000 20 Colorado ........: 16,500 29,000 3,500 12 5,500 7,500 26 Connecticut .....: 3,000 3,000 140 5 2,200 350 12 Florida .........: 245,000 250,000 25,000 10 40,000 50,000 20 Georgia .........: 125,000 142,000 10,500 7 21,000 33,000 23 Hawaii ..........: 12,000 12,000 60 1 520 910 8 Idaho ...........: 61,000 78,000 9,500 12 24,000 31,000 40 : Illinois ........: 12,000 12,500 1,200 10 3,600 1,600 13 Indiana .........: 7,500 11,000 1,200 11 3,000 510 5 Iowa ............: 12,500 23,000 2,000 9 24,000 3,900 17 Kansas ..........: 4,400 4,900 380 8 2,500 890 18 Kentucky ........: 6,500 7,000 560 8 2,900 600 9 Louisiana .......: 56,000 56,000 2,600 5 4,600 9,000 16 Maine ...........: 2,200 40,000 910 2 790 1,400 4 Maryland ........: 8,000 9,500 190 2 3,200 930 10 Massachusetts ...: 1,900 8,000 130 2 1,900 490 6 Michigan ........: 55,000 79,000 4,600 6 22,000 11,500 15 : Minnesota .......: 34,000 128,000 5,000 4 18,500 9,000 7 Mississippi .....: 89,000 89,000 3,800 4 5,500 42,000 47 Missouri ........: 7,000 7,500 260 3 1,700 1,000 13 Montana .........: 46,000 134,000 3,800 3 15,000 20,000 15 Nebraska ........: 8,500 63,000 640 1 6,000 39,000 62 New Jersey ......: 6,000 21,000 430 2 1,600 660 3 New Mexico ......: 7,000 7,500 1,700 23 2,300 3,900 52 New York ........: 25,000 41,000 1,300 3 16,000 7,500 18 North Carolina ..: 24,000 25,000 1,600 6 3,900 2,700 11 North Dakota ....: 112,000 385,000 10,500 3 19,500 37,000 10 : Ohio ............: 13,500 14,500 1,100 8 8,000 2,500 17 Oklahoma ........: 25,000 25,000 200 1 6,500 1,600 6 Oregon ..........: 84,000 108,000 5,000 5 18,000 24,000 22 Pennsylvania ....: 15,000 16,500 510 3 7,000 2,200 13 South Carolina ..: 20,000 20,000 870 4 1,900 3,700 19 South Dakota ....: 34,000 152,000 6,000 4 10,000 20,000 13 Tennessee .......: 8,500 9,000 1,100 12 2,600 1,300 14 Texas ...........: 345,000 345,000 18,000 5 43,000 148,000 43 Utah ............: 19,000 35,000 2,300 7 14,500 10,500 30 Vermont .........: 6,000 8,000 170 2 390 190 2 : Virginia ........: 8,500 9,000 1,000 11 3,100 1,100 12 Washington ......: 89,000 132,000 6,500 5 36,000 21,000 16 West Virginia ...: 7,500 7,500 340 5 3,400 2,500 33 Wisconsin .......: 18,000 65,000 2,900 4 13,000 6,500 10 Wyoming .........: 15,000 30,000 1,100 4 4,800 4,100 14 : Other States 5/ .: 5,530 7,040 150 2 870 840 12 : United States ...: 2,886,030 (X) 225,680 8 653,470 806,170 28 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ April 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2016 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ............: 24.2 22.0 4.3 8.1 2.4 11.3 Arizona ............: 33.8 2.8 - 7.7 6.5 7.2 Arkansas ...........: 57.4 6.9 (Z) 0.5 1.9 8.1 California .........: 38.1 15.2 9.0 13.5 8.4 4.4 Colorado ...........: 2.9 4.1 0.5 0.2 2.7 0.2 Connecticut ........: 12.3 0.8 0.2 - 7.7 1.7 Florida ............: 23.6 5.8 0.4 4.9 1.8 1.4 Georgia ............: 32.3 7.8 2.1 21.4 3.2 3.9 Hawaii .............: 0.3 1.5 - 0.1 0.8 (Z) Idaho ..............: 31.5 2.3 2.1 5.9 5.4 1.4 : Illinois ...........: 12.4 6.4 0.3 2.6 4.6 8.6 Indiana ............: 17.4 3.7 0.9 0.3 7.2 5.5 Iowa ...............: 52.8 14.4 13.8 2.7 24.0 4.8 Kansas .............: 30.3 10.0 0.1 1.1 2.4 5.4 Kentucky ...........: 23.6 9.0 0.7 6.3 12.5 8.4 Louisiana ..........: 22.8 14.2 18.6 0.4 12.4 1.9 Maine ..............: 3.3 0.4 0.3 - 0.8 1.4 Maryland ...........: 26.2 0.1 - 9.5 6.7 0.7 Massachusetts ......: 10.1 5.2 0.7 - 3.1 1.1 Michigan ...........: 5.9 0.2 (Z) 0.5 1.3 11.3 : Minnesota ..........: 12.1 7.0 0.2 11.6 8.0 14.5 Mississippi ........: 13.8 1.6 (Z) 3.2 0.3 14.5 Missouri ...........: 20.2 7.0 0.4 6.2 4.5 7.3 Montana ............: 0.6 (Z) - 0.5 0.1 - Nebraska ...........: 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.6 New Jersey .........: 8.0 1.1 0.2 0.6 1.7 12.0 New Mexico .........: 69.0 0.4 31.5 - 1.5 0.3 New York ...........: 27.5 5.9 1.5 7.6 9.5 2.6 North Carolina .....: 9.5 2.5 1.9 2.7 4.0 2.4 North Dakota .......: 2.7 - - - 0.1 11.7 : Ohio ...............: 41.6 4.3 0.2 1.3 10.2 5.3 Oklahoma ...........: 4.9 1.2 (Z) 0.3 0.9 21.0 Oregon .............: 20.4 15.0 5.3 (Z) 2.4 0.3 Pennsylvania .......: 44.8 4.3 0.3 3.8 5.5 4.6 South Carolina .....: 10.7 2.3 0.6 2.0 5.1 4.8 South Dakota .......: 0.2 (Z) (Z) - 0.5 0.3 Tennessee ..........: 19.7 7.1 0.2 3.7 10.1 10.9 Texas ..............: 19.4 9.8 2.3 9.4 3.7 2.5 Utah ...............: 26.2 7.0 0.1 0.4 1.6 0.5 Vermont ............: 1.3 - 0.3 - 0.5 1.7 : Virginia ...........: 32.7 7.3 - 0.4 5.0 3.8 Washington .........: 23.3 10.5 1.3 1.7 1.9 5.1 West Virginia ......: 21.9 2.9 1.1 0.6 6.9 6.5 Wisconsin ..........: 24.2 1.6 1.1 13.4 10.8 10.4 Wyoming ............: (Z) 0.4 0.2 2.5 0.8 1.3 : Other States 4/ ....: 5.5 2.3 0.5 2.1 8.6 0.1 : United States ......: 34.6 12.6 6.2 10.9 6.9 5.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2016 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ............: 9.6 8.2 0.3 1.7 4.8 5.4 Arizona ............: 26.8 47.5 17.2 12.0 17.4 3.5 Arkansas ...........: 84.9 8.5 5.5 0.1 3.4 1.6 California .........: 49.7 14.1 11.2 14.2 15.3 2.6 Colorado ...........: 38.7 0.8 3.3 1.4 2.6 0.3 Connecticut ........: 9.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 4.4 1.2 Florida ............: 48.2 23.3 10.0 11.6 10.1 2.0 Georgia ............: 59.3 28.4 2.0 28.4 11.7 2.7 Hawaii .............: 35.6 38.1 (Z) 0.6 3.2 - Idaho ..............: 21.2 4.8 2.7 3.1 5.4 2.7 : Illinois ...........: 11.4 4.4 2.0 3.1 4.7 2.1 Indiana ............: 12.5 2.9 (Z) 2.1 2.8 4.3 Iowa ...............: 23.5 17.8 18.7 0.6 6.0 5.7 Kansas .............: 47.3 11.6 2.8 8.3 3.7 1.8 Kentucky ...........: 38.9 36.1 1.7 28.4 16.0 3.8 Louisiana ..........: 20.7 1.1 - 0.3 1.2 0.6 Maine ..............: 82.7 - 4.3 31.1 2.4 27.9 Maryland ...........: 4.2 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.3 0.6 Massachusetts ......: 40.5 10.6 0.3 10.6 2.3 11.9 Michigan ...........: 54.1 9.3 1.1 16.5 11.8 1.1 : Minnesota ..........: 20.8 6.0 6.5 18.2 8.6 7.6 Mississippi ........: 12.3 2.3 1.2 2.7 1.2 0.1 Missouri ...........: 17.2 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.2 Montana ............: 30.3 7.1 4.5 3.9 6.9 0.2 Nebraska ...........: 6.1 0.1 1.0 3.8 1.1 3.5 New Jersey .........: 11.9 0.9 0.2 (Z) 0.2 0.3 New Mexico .........: 59.1 0.3 12.1 2.5 8.2 - New York ...........: 20.4 3.1 0.9 11.7 4.1 3.8 North Carolina .....: 51.8 23.5 4.7 33.8 8.3 41.7 North Dakota .......: 16.2 3.7 2.1 1.1 3.6 0.2 : Ohio ...............: 10.6 2.2 0.6 18.3 2.9 1.4 Oklahoma ...........: 51.8 2.8 0.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 Oregon .............: 52.7 14.5 9.9 2.6 16.7 6.0 Pennsylvania .......: 18.7 3.9 2.4 3.6 4.6 0.9 South Carolina .....: 51.3 36.6 1.0 35.8 14.3 1.3 South Dakota .......: 32.4 6.6 1.7 5.1 15.4 0.1 Tennessee ..........: 40.9 22.7 0.1 0.4 9.1 2.6 Texas ..............: 26.1 9.0 7.5 2.4 7.4 3.7 Utah ...............: 23.0 0.1 1.8 7.3 3.4 0.8 Vermont ............: 2.6 0.1 0.1 - 0.3 0.1 : Virginia ...........: 23.1 4.2 6.8 6.0 7.3 2.9 Washington .........: 40.9 11.4 3.3 3.1 11.1 0.6 West Virginia ......: 20.1 0.8 4.2 - 14.7 0.7 Wisconsin ..........: 23.4 3.7 12.8 12.6 14.9 10.5 Wyoming ............: 7.1 2.6 1.2 0.6 2.5 0.8 : Other States 4/ ....: 7.6 0.2 - 0.8 0.6 5.4 : United States ......: 53.4 16.3 9.5 12.4 12.3 4.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2016 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ............: 11.7 42.0 (Z) 3.8 3.2 13.8 Arizona ............: 41.7 1.0 0.9 13.5 13.4 8.9 Arkansas ...........: 80.7 9.0 0.4 7.9 2.7 0.3 California .........: 42.2 17.8 8.5 18.8 10.4 6.9 Colorado ...........: 49.3 22.4 16.8 24.6 10.6 0.1 Connecticut ........: 18.8 1.6 - 0.2 5.0 0.8 Florida ............: 45.1 23.4 2.7 9.9 8.5 1.8 Georgia ............: 30.7 16.4 2.4 12.1 7.6 4.5 Hawaii .............: 67.8 75.3 0.1 0.8 - - Idaho ..............: 25.3 4.7 4.5 7.6 6.0 3.3 : Illinois ...........: 17.4 7.9 0.7 4.3 2.9 1.6 Indiana ............: 50.4 12.4 1.2 0.6 2.5 1.2 Iowa ...............: 32.6 3.4 0.8 16.7 2.4 5.6 Kansas .............: 42.8 25.5 14.1 29.1 4.5 2.6 Kentucky ...........: 42.3 25.7 0.9 11.5 7.4 4.5 Louisiana ..........: 39.5 26.1 (Z) 1.6 9.6 0.7 Maine ..............: 9.3 0.1 0.2 - 0.6 - Maryland ...........: 10.8 4.8 0.1 0.7 0.6 1.6 Massachusetts ......: 14.1 8.7 6.8 0.1 3.4 7.9 Michigan ...........: 64.1 25.1 0.3 9.1 6.5 2.7 : Minnesota ..........: 47.2 14.6 6.2 22.4 17.8 8.9 Mississippi ........: 27.5 3.5 1.6 1.8 5.0 4.7 Missouri ...........: 13.3 7.7 1.0 0.1 3.1 0.7 Montana ............: 41.9 8.8 7.0 6.9 6.1 1.4 Nebraska ...........: 20.4 1.6 0.1 10.2 1.6 0.1 New Jersey .........: 20.2 7.1 1.2 8.5 1.3 0.3 New Mexico .........: 59.5 55.4 55.2 24.1 1.7 0.7 New York ...........: 37.4 9.0 5.5 5.2 24.7 2.6 North Carolina .....: 27.8 13.4 0.1 2.9 13.4 3.0 North Dakota .......: 38.0 11.8 6.3 12.9 9.9 3.1 : Ohio ...............: 60.6 10.6 2.3 2.9 3.6 3.2 Oklahoma ...........: 7.5 6.5 0.3 0.7 1.4 21.8 Oregon .............: 52.9 18.5 12.5 9.6 5.1 1.5 Pennsylvania .......: 27.3 7.7 1.6 4.3 2.8 1.2 South Carolina .....: 20.4 18.8 0.1 2.6 2.6 1.9 South Dakota .......: 48.8 19.5 14.2 22.7 4.6 2.8 Tennessee ..........: 22.5 23.1 1.3 2.4 6.2 2.0 Texas ..............: 47.2 11.4 1.7 31.4 3.7 4.1 Utah ...............: 32.1 20.2 0.6 21.8 2.5 1.7 Vermont ............: 5.6 8.0 1.7 - 2.4 0.8 : Virginia ...........: 39.1 24.1 1.1 2.3 5.3 3.6 Washington .........: 65.2 1.4 0.9 19.1 4.3 0.1 West Virginia ......: 41.5 7.1 3.6 0.1 8.1 0.4 Wisconsin ..........: 31.5 13.6 10.8 15.8 5.1 11.1 Wyoming ............: 38.6 3.1 0.5 2.6 3.4 0.3 : Other States 4/ ....: 7.8 1.6 0.5 - 2.3 9.8 : United States ......: 46.1 15.6 6.7 15.1 9.3 4.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2016 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ............: 12.3 9.9 0.2 2.4 6.7 3.3 Arizona ............: 98.8 15.5 2.3 6.5 4.3 3.2 Arkansas ...........: 21.1 4.8 (Z) 1.3 1.1 3.3 California .........: 41.9 13.7 8.0 9.1 9.6 3.5 Colorado ...........: 32.4 1.3 0.1 3.1 13.0 0.1 Connecticut ........: 14.7 6.6 1.1 1.0 5.8 3.2 Florida ............: 30.9 27.1 7.7 17.0 13.6 6.5 Georgia ............: 43.6 8.6 3.7 7.6 4.1 2.5 Hawaii .............: 39.9 40.8 - 0.1 0.2 0.1 Idaho ..............: 31.9 0.8 4.8 0.2 4.2 3.0 : Illinois ...........: 27.8 11.7 1.2 5.6 3.9 4.8 Indiana ............: 28.2 9.6 0.2 1.4 1.0 3.8 Iowa ...............: 18.7 9.8 8.9 9.0 11.4 6.3 Kansas .............: 29.2 8.3 0.3 3.1 5.1 1.4 Kentucky ...........: 48.2 22.3 3.3 3.0 10.3 5.7 Louisiana ..........: 2.9 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.7 1.2 Maine ..............: 10.7 0.8 0.1 - 5.8 0.1 Maryland ...........: 23.8 8.3 4.5 4.6 5.8 0.6 Massachusetts ......: 6.1 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 4.2 Michigan ...........: 23.9 1.5 0.1 2.7 4.0 0.6 : Minnesota ..........: 27.5 7.7 3.1 17.6 5.0 8.9 Mississippi ........: 21.9 6.0 0.1 - 2.1 2.8 Missouri ...........: 16.1 12.6 0.2 (Z) 1.5 0.7 Montana ............: 59.1 39.4 32.9 13.7 33.3 33.1 Nebraska ...........: 10.5 1.4 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.5 New Jersey .........: 28.6 11.3 0.4 1.9 3.4 8.6 New Mexico .........: 46.2 0.3 7.2 - 0.8 0.3 New York ...........: 27.8 2.2 3.6 12.5 2.2 2.1 North Carolina .....: 24.0 7.7 1.8 - 12.5 1.3 North Dakota .......: 23.5 7.9 1.5 0.4 2.6 2.2 : Ohio ...............: 42.0 18.1 0.8 4.2 11.2 10.9 Oklahoma ...........: 4.9 0.5 (Z) 0.1 0.1 0.7 Oregon .............: 25.5 2.8 13.0 2.8 2.6 1.3 Pennsylvania .......: 18.7 2.6 1.0 2.8 4.9 3.1 South Carolina .....: 29.0 27.1 23.3 24.6 25.9 1.9 South Dakota .......: 48.9 5.3 0.3 6.0 1.0 0.3 Tennessee ..........: 19.9 21.6 - 1.1 2.2 3.1 Texas ..............: 33.1 17.5 3.2 3.6 2.8 1.4 Utah ...............: 26.4 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.7 0.3 Vermont ............: 44.5 41.3 41.2 41.0 0.4 - : Virginia ...........: 31.4 19.9 2.0 - 1.8 5.1 Washington .........: 21.4 4.6 3.7 9.1 4.5 0.3 West Virginia ......: 23.8 2.3 1.1 1.1 4.3 2.8 Wisconsin ..........: 69.3 12.2 10.0 10.6 10.6 46.2 Wyoming ............: 32.2 1.6 3.1 5.2 1.1 - : Other States 4/ ....: 24.1 9.3 9.3 9.6 2.3 1.4 : United States ......: 46.6 16.9 8.3 9.4 10.1 6.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2017 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ............: 15.3 10.9 0.2 3.6 7.5 10.4 Arizona ............: 35.6 2.1 3.8 1.7 6.5 2.1 Arkansas ...........: 23.7 13.8 (Z) 0.3 3.6 0.6 California .........: 38.0 12.8 7.6 9.2 6.6 6.3 Colorado ...........: 17.0 (Z) (Z) 0.9 2.6 0.4 Connecticut ........: 51.5 1.5 - - 6.1 5.6 Florida ............: 37.6 14.8 1.5 14.2 6.2 17.9 Georgia ............: 35.3 7.0 0.2 2.6 4.4 1.8 Hawaii .............: 1.2 2.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 Idaho ..............: 74.2 42.3 42.3 21.2 1.7 0.4 : Illinois ...........: 24.3 11.8 0.6 4.2 10.2 7.9 Indiana ............: 15.8 8.0 5.2 4.1 10.4 7.1 Iowa ...............: 33.6 8.3 8.4 12.0 11.9 11.7 Kansas .............: 47.1 2.9 - 3.6 16.4 14.3 Kentucky ...........: 31.9 11.5 0.4 3.8 16.0 7.5 Louisiana ..........: 20.5 8.5 0.1 2.2 5.2 2.3 Maine ..............: 23.9 20.9 30.5 8.1 26.3 - Maryland ...........: 11.3 3.3 1.0 1.0 11.9 4.3 Massachusetts ......: 32.0 5.6 2.9 4.5 10.5 5.2 Michigan ...........: 7.9 0.3 (Z) 1.9 1.1 3.9 : Minnesota ..........: 2.1 0.4 0.1 1.0 8.8 5.8 Mississippi ........: 41.7 35.3 (Z) 0.1 0.5 1.4 Missouri ...........: 16.2 15.2 0.5 2.6 5.4 5.3 Montana ............: 34.0 13.6 (Z) 2.3 5.6 0.1 Nebraska ...........: 14.9 0.3 0.4 - 2.2 1.2 New Jersey .........: 16.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.6 New Mexico .........: 93.9 - 87.4 - 2.0 - New York ...........: 20.4 9.4 9.8 4.4 13.2 10.9 North Carolina .....: 34.7 17.4 0.2 1.5 7.2 3.9 North Dakota .......: 0.8 - - - 0.2 0.1 : Ohio ...............: 25.8 11.6 0.6 0.1 5.2 16.5 Oklahoma ...........: 11.9 1.0 (Z) 0.1 0.5 0.3 Oregon .............: 28.7 8.5 10.1 9.1 15.4 8.5 Pennsylvania .......: 21.0 2.4 0.8 2.9 3.6 7.3 South Carolina .....: 12.6 5.3 0.4 1.1 2.7 1.8 South Dakota .......: 2.9 - - (Z) 0.2 0.3 Tennessee ..........: 28.6 12.6 0.9 2.4 8.1 7.0 Texas ..............: 36.2 22.5 2.0 5.1 3.5 3.6 Utah ...............: 38.7 (Z) 0.1 - 2.0 0.3 Vermont ............: 6.0 0.7 2.1 0.2 0.9 2.1 : Virginia ...........: 21.4 12.8 2.8 3.2 7.4 8.4 Washington .........: 6.8 0.1 (Z) (Z) 8.1 4.4 West Virginia ......: 15.8 1.0 0.2 - 11.9 1.3 Wisconsin ..........: 19.0 1.9 1.1 2.0 4.0 10.5 Wyoming ............: 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.6 (Z) : Other States 4/ ....: 3.4 0.8 6.6 2.6 1.8 2.5 : United States ......: 42.2 15.6 7.1 8.9 7.2 7.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2017 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ............: 17.9 13.6 - 4.2 9.4 5.3 Arizona ............: 57.8 15.6 19.4 12.2 20.1 0.7 Arkansas ...........: 24.5 12.2 2.4 4.9 3.4 3.1 California .........: 36.1 7.5 2.9 12.4 4.7 3.0 Colorado ...........: 31.6 0.9 5.3 3.2 4.7 0.1 Connecticut ........: 9.7 0.2 - 0.5 2.0 0.7 Florida ............: 36.3 14.3 6.1 9.0 6.4 18.6 Georgia ............: 33.0 5.6 1.0 6.7 6.3 2.8 Hawaii .............: 89.5 3.5 (Z) - 0.4 - Idaho ..............: 31.2 7.4 3.9 8.2 7.7 4.7 : Illinois ...........: 11.0 4.2 0.7 2.9 5.5 1.4 Indiana ............: 5.9 2.3 0.1 32.1 8.6 1.3 Iowa ...............: 39.4 27.7 7.6 26.7 8.2 0.9 Kansas .............: 19.7 9.6 0.7 22.2 1.8 7.8 Kentucky ...........: 28.5 12.9 1.1 5.0 4.8 2.1 Louisiana ..........: 26.2 3.5 - 2.1 1.6 0.7 Maine ..............: 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 1.6 14.2 Maryland ...........: 3.3 6.9 0.7 0.2 2.0 1.0 Massachusetts ......: 13.8 11.4 11.8 9.9 0.4 1.6 Michigan ...........: 24.4 9.8 0.2 1.7 1.0 0.6 : Minnesota ..........: 21.4 4.7 2.4 13.3 6.6 2.2 Mississippi ........: 14.4 0.6 - 1.3 2.9 0.5 Missouri ...........: 13.8 8.7 3.0 1.0 5.1 1.8 Montana ............: 24.3 3.8 4.2 3.3 4.4 0.6 Nebraska ...........: 73.8 67.2 0.7 66.6 8.9 0.5 New Jersey .........: 24.1 5.4 2.3 1.9 0.3 0.7 New Mexico .........: 88.4 0.6 72.9 - 35.6 0.6 New York ...........: 21.7 2.2 2.2 2.1 9.1 0.1 North Carolina .....: 23.4 5.5 2.3 0.8 5.1 1.5 North Dakota .......: 27.9 3.6 2.8 5.4 3.0 0.4 : Ohio ...............: 45.6 6.4 6.2 10.5 16.8 3.0 Oklahoma ...........: 23.0 1.6 11.1 0.3 7.6 0.2 Oregon .............: 32.7 9.0 10.2 3.6 14.8 9.6 Pennsylvania .......: 13.9 1.0 0.8 1.4 2.4 1.6 South Carolina .....: 23.9 21.3 14.7 17.9 4.1 0.3 South Dakota .......: 20.9 1.4 1.3 9.7 6.2 3.6 Tennessee ..........: 47.4 24.9 1.0 3.1 10.4 3.9 Texas ..............: 28.8 16.6 1.5 12.5 2.9 1.1 Utah ...............: 32.2 1.1 0.2 0.1 10.9 (Z) Vermont ............: 3.3 0.3 0.3 - 0.2 0.5 : Virginia ...........: 19.8 19.1 1.0 5.3 1.9 4.8 Washington .........: 19.5 4.7 3.6 6.7 3.1 0.4 West Virginia ......: 11.5 1.5 1.7 0.4 3.6 1.6 Wisconsin ..........: 13.7 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.5 0.3 Wyoming ............: 37.8 3.3 11.6 2.6 7.4 2.1 : Other States 4/ ....: 6.8 0.4 0.3 - 4.0 0.6 : United States ......: 41.6 11.7 4.3 12.9 6.6 4.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: Quarterly January-December 2016 and 2017 [Loss reported that met all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : January- : April- : July- : October- : March : June : September : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number number number number : 2016 .........................: 115,950 47,780 92,610 129,290 2017 .........................: 84,430 34,750 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of Colonies, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Inventory of Less than Five Colonies - United States: First of Quarter and Quarterly 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Colonies on first : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent Quarter : of the quarter 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number number percent number number percent : 2015 : January-March .......: 50,000 15,500 31 8,000 3,200 6 April-June ..........: 43,000 5,500 13 15,000 3,800 9 July-September ......: 52,000 6,500 13 2,800 1,400 3 October-December ....: 49,000 7,000 14 860 470 1 : 2016 : January-March .......: 40,000 10,000 25 6,500 2,700 7 April-June ..........: 37,000 4,100 11 12,000 3,400 9 July-September ......: 44,000 6,000 14 1,800 1,100 3 October-December ....: 40,000 6,000 15 760 450 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Number of colonies on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the first of quarter number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the first of quarter number of colonies. Colony Health Stressors with Less than Five Colonies - United States: Annual 2015 and 2016 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the year. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Varroa : Other pests : : : : : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent percent percent percent percent : 2015 ....................: 19.8 12.5 2.2 4.9 15.5 20.8 2016 ....................: 17.6 13.4 2.2 4.1 10.4 16.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Less than Five Colonies - United States: Annual 2015 and 2016 [Loss reported that met all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2015 : 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number : Colonies lost .....................: 7,000 4,200 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for operations with honey bee colonies are collected from a stratified sample of operations that responded as having honey bees on the Bee and Honey Inquiry and from the NASS list frame. For operations with five or more colonies, data was collected on a quarterly basis; operations with less than five colonies were collected with one, annual survey. NASS Regional Field Offices maintain a list of all known operations with honey bees and use known sources of producers to update their lists. All operations are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to respond by mail or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not respond by mail or EDR are telephoned or possibly enumerated in person. Estimation Procedures: Estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board after reviewing recommendations and analysis submitted by each Regional Field Office. All data were analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation were compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. National and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness with each other and estimates from the previous quarters using a balance sheet. Revision Policy: The previous year's estimates are subject to revision when current year's estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late reports or corrected data. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Since all operations with honey bees are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates Added colonies: A new or replacement, surviving colony that was either created or purchased whole by an operation. Colony: A hive containing a queen honey bee and attendant worker bees and/or drone bees. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) criteria: Colonies reported as being lost due to CCD must have fully met four criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. Colonies lost due to CCD were collected on a quarterly basis for operations with five or more colonies. Colonies lost due to CCD on operations with less than five colonies were collected annually and for the year as a whole. Lost colony: A completely failed colony, loss of most workers, and possibly the queen. Colony is no longer viable. Sometimes referred to as a dead out. Maximum colonies: Refers to the sum of colonies in a state on the first of the quarter plus all those moved into the state during that period. Maximum colonies is considered the base number from which a data user can do further analysis. It does not include the colonies that were added, lost, or renovated in the state. Colonies are counted in every state they were in during the quarter; therefore, a national level maximum number of colonies cannot be calculated due to duplication. Nuc: A smaller sized hive box with reduced numbers of bees and brood, usually containing a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or renovating an existing colony. Package: A shipping container with several pounds of honey bees that may or may not include a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or renovating an existing colony. Percent lost: The state-level percentage of colonies lost is the number of colonies lost in that state divided by the maximum colonies for that state. The national level percentage of colonies lost is the total number of all colonies lost in the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Percent renovated: The state-level percentage of colonies renovated is the number of colonies renovated in that state divided by the maximum colonies for that state. The national level percentage of colonies renovated is the total number of all colonies renovated in the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Renovated colony: An existing colony that was requeened or received a nuc or package. Stressors: State level colony health stressors for operations with five or more colonies are the percent of the maximum colonies reported to be affected, by quarter. The national level colony stressors is the summed number for the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. The health percentages for operations with less than five colonies are the percent of colonies reported to be affected during the entire year divided by the maximum number of colonies for all purposes reported to be on operations with less than five colonies, collected from the Bee and Honey Inquiry. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Vacant, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ......................... (202) 720-4447 Aaron Cosgrove - Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised.. 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