Honey Bee Colonies ISSN: 2470-993X Released August 1, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 1 Honey Bee colonies Down 1 Percent for Operations with Five or More colonies Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in the United States on January 1, 2024 totaled 2.71 million colonies, down 1 percent from January 1, 2023. The number of colonies in the United States on April 1, 2024, was 2.71 million colonies. During 2023, honey bee colonies on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 were 2.73 million, 2.71 million, 2.92 million, and 2.82 million colonies, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2024, was 396,820 colonies, or 15 percent. The number of colonies lost during the quarter of April through June 2024, was 288,190 colonies, or 11 percent. During the quarter of April through June 2023, colonies lost totaled 378,190 colonies, or 14 percent, the highest number lost of any quarter surveyed in 2023. The quarter surveyed in 2023 with the lowest number of colonies lost was October through December, with 254,520 colonies lost, or 9 percent. Honey bee colonies added for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2024 was 404,100 colonies. The number of colonies added during the quarter of April through June 2024 was 617,420. During the quarter of April through June 2023, the number of colonies added were 618,350 colonies, the highest number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2023. The quarter of October through December 2023 added 118,840 colonies, the least number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2023. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2024 was 215,070 colonies, or 8 percent. During the quarter of April through June 2024, the number of colonies renovated were 521,790 colonies, or 19 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2023 with the highest number of colonies renovated was April through June 2023 with 485,640 colonies renovated, or 18 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2023 with the lowest number of colonies renovated was January through March 2023, with 113,440, or 4 percent. Renovated colonies are those that were requeened or received new honey bees through a nucleus (nuc) colony 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 surveyed in 2023. The period with the highest percentage of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites was April through June 2023 at 52.0 percent. The percent of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites during January through March 2024 and April through June 2024 are 43.3 percent and 54.8 percent, respectively. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms Down 34 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 70,650 colonies from January through March 2024. This represents a 34 percent decrease from the same quarter in 2023. Contents Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2023 and January-March 2023........................................... 3 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2023 and April-June 2023 ............................................... 4 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2023 and July-September 2023............................................. 5 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2023 and October-December 2023........................................ 6 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and January-March 2024........................................... 7 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2024 and April-June 2024................................................ 8 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2023............ 9 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2023 .............. 10 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2023........... 11 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2023......... 12 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2024............ 13 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2024............... 14 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 2023 and 2024................................................................................................ 15 Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates.......................................................... 16 Statistical Methodology...................................................................................... 17 Information Contacts......................................................................................... 18 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2023 and January-March 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : January-March State : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 11,000 15,500 1,400 9 2,000 880 6 Arizona .........: 34,000 34,000 510 2 290 80 (Z) Arkansas ........: 21,000 23,000 2,200 10 1,200 10 (Z) California ......: 1,020,000 1,330,000 196,000 15 88,000 48,000 4 Colorado ........: 10,500 10,500 520 5 520 - - Connecticut .....: 3,600 4,000 360 9 560 70 2 Florida .........: 270,000 305,000 34,000 11 51,000 18,500 6 Georgia .........: 121,000 121,000 13,000 11 18,500 8,000 7 Idaho ...........: 165,000 167,000 12,500 7 4,000 8,000 5 : Illinois ........: 9,000 9,500 1,800 19 1,800 320 3 Indiana .........: 7,000 10,000 1,300 13 300 40 (Z) Iowa ............: 50,000 64,000 1,700 3 210 240 (Z) Kansas ..........: 3,300 3,900 490 13 940 20 1 Kentucky ........: 9,500 10,500 1,100 10 260 80 1 Louisiana .......: 29,000 38,000 4,800 13 6,000 3,700 10 Maine ...........: 2,600 7,500 290 4 190 130 2 Maryland ........: 6,000 6,000 1,100 18 670 140 2 Massachusetts ...: 6,000 8,000 820 10 200 80 1 Michigan ........: 59,000 64,000 9,000 14 330 2,100 3 : Minnesota .......: 41,000 57,000 1,100 2 30 1,600 3 Mississippi .....: 29,000 37,000 2,300 6 65,000 4,100 11 Missouri ........: 6,500 9,000 940 10 1,400 100 1 Montana .........: 23,000 51,000 70 (Z) - - - Nebraska ........: 17,000 23,000 1,100 5 - - - New Jersey ......: 12,500 14,500 1,300 9 530 110 1 New Mexico ......: 8,500 8,500 4,600 54 460 760 9 New York ........: 40,000 40,000 8,000 20 560 510 1 North Carolina ..: 26,000 30,000 4,100 14 2,200 2,800 9 North Dakota ....: 82,000 89,000 2,400 3 2,700 1,000 1 : Ohio ............: 17,500 21,000 2,500 12 190 160 1 Oklahoma ........: 16,500 17,000 1,600 9 10 - - Oregon ..........: 77,000 97,000 8,000 8 1,500 500 1 Pennsylvania ....: 27,000 29,000 4,800 17 430 490 2 South Carolina ..: 14,500 16,000 1,700 11 2,700 800 5 South Dakota ....: 93,000 93,000 2,200 2 - - - Tennessee .......: 11,000 12,000 1,800 15 2,100 40 (Z) Texas ...........: 171,000 300,000 20,000 7 62,000 8,500 3 Utah ............: 19,000 24,000 2,600 11 900 360 2 Vermont .........: 10,000 10,000 400 4 30 40 (Z) : Virginia ........: 9,500 10,500 1,200 11 470 150 1 Washington ......: 65,000 99,000 13,500 14 270 250 (Z) West Virginia ...: 5,000 6,000 600 10 40 40 1 Wisconsin .......: 27,000 29,000 3,300 11 1,400 270 1 Wyoming .........: 15,000 17,000 150 1 - - - : Other States 5/ .: 28,750 31,050 730 2 2,510 470 2 : United States ...: 2,729,750 (X) 373,880 14 324,400 113,440 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ January 1 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 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 colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2023 and April-June 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : April-June State : April 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 16,000 16,000 2,100 13 4,800 4,200 26 Arizona .........: 34,000 34,000 8,500 25 4,900 2,400 7 Arkansas ........: 22,000 24,000 11,000 46 6,500 2,200 9 California ......: 910,000 940,000 152,000 16 139,000 112,000 12 Colorado ........: 10,000 33,000 1,100 3 4,500 1,500 5 Connecticut .....: 4,200 4,200 230 5 690 800 19 Florida .........: 250,000 295,000 50,000 17 58,000 23,000 8 Georgia .........: 129,000 132,000 31,000 23 25,000 45,000 34 Idaho ...........: 82,000 132,000 7,000 5 22,000 11,000 8 : Illinois ........: 9,500 9,500 530 6 3,300 700 7 Indiana .........: 9,000 10,500 320 3 4,100 1,500 14 Iowa ............: 63,000 69,000 3,400 5 11,500 2,700 4 Kansas ..........: 2,500 3,300 760 23 1,600 360 11 Kentucky ........: 9,000 9,500 550 6 1,000 450 5 Louisiana .......: 39,000 44,000 2,700 6 4,400 9,000 20 Maine ...........: 7,500 15,500 1,000 6 510 1,100 7 Maryland ........: 5,500 5,500 200 4 710 730 13 Massachusetts ...: 7,500 10,500 1,500 14 1,300 510 5 Michigan ........: 46,000 85,000 4,200 5 9,500 3,700 4 : Minnesota .......: 56,000 76,000 2,600 3 12,500 1,700 2 Mississippi .....: 70,000 72,000 3,500 5 12,000 8,000 11 Missouri ........: 9,500 10,000 390 4 4,600 910 9 Montana .........: 51,000 97,000 4,500 5 22,000 18,500 19 Nebraska ........: 8,000 28,000 1,200 4 10,000 2,300 8 New Jersey ......: 14,000 19,500 720 4 1,000 520 3 New Mexico ......: 4,300 4,300 230 5 530 250 6 New York ........: 31,000 60,000 1,800 3 6,500 2,100 4 North Carolina ..: 28,000 28,000 2,300 8 9,000 5,500 20 North Dakota ....: 62,000 410,000 23,000 6 35,000 4,200 1 : Ohio ............: 18,500 19,500 1,200 6 8,000 5,000 26 Oklahoma ........: 10,000 13,000 320 2 6,000 2,900 22 Oregon ..........: 91,000 95,000 23,000 24 29,000 31,000 33 Pennsylvania ....: 25,000 29,000 1,700 6 8,000 2,200 8 South Carolina ..: 17,000 17,500 1,200 7 2,800 2,600 15 South Dakota ....: 13,000 146,000 2,600 2 11,500 26,000 18 Tennessee .......: 12,500 13,500 920 7 3,900 2,500 19 Texas ...........: 340,000 360,000 16,500 5 85,000 119,000 33 Utah ............: 15,500 18,500 3,700 20 9,500 2,500 14 Vermont .........: 9,500 9,500 160 2 990 210 2 : Virginia ........: 9,000 10,500 670 6 4,000 1,300 12 Washington ......: 87,000 123,000 4,400 4 18,500 15,500 13 West Virginia ...: 5,500 6,500 350 5 1,300 1,000 15 Wisconsin .......: 15,500 54,000 570 1 5,500 1,300 2 Wyoming .........: 16,500 19,000 1,400 7 5,000 2,200 12 : Other States 5/ .: 31,270 32,700 1,170 4 2,920 3,600 11 : United States ...: 2,706,270 (X) 378,190 14 618,350 485,640 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ April 1 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 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 colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2023 and July-September 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : July-September State : July 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :Renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 15,000 15,000 2,400 16 1,200 2,700 18 Arizona .........: 30,000 30,000 4,600 15 3,000 790 3 Arkansas ........: 19,500 34,000 1,000 3 3,600 390 1 California ......: 570,000 600,000 32,000 5 21,000 61,000 10 Colorado ........: 23,000 26,000 6,500 25 170 2,300 9 Connecticut .....: 3,700 4,100 120 3 140 150 4 Florida .........: 245,000 290,000 34,000 12 44,000 21,000 7 Georgia .........: 126,000 133,000 23,000 17 17,000 10,500 8 Idaho ...........: 125,000 154,000 8,000 5 1,800 11,000 7 : Illinois ........: 12,000 12,000 950 8 360 870 7 Indiana .........: 14,500 15,500 440 3 150 1,100 7 Iowa ............: 71,000 71,000 1,800 3 670 720 1 Kansas ..........: 3,300 5,500 400 7 150 80 1 Kentucky ........: 8,000 8,000 740 9 660 540 7 Louisiana .......: 46,000 46,000 3,300 7 4,600 6,000 13 Maine ...........: 6,000 6,000 1,400 23 40 220 4 Maryland ........: 4,100 4,200 170 4 400 840 20 Massachusetts ...: 9,000 9,000 380 4 160 470 5 Michigan ........: 91,000 105,000 8,500 8 1,600 4,800 5 : Minnesota .......: 71,000 72,000 5,500 8 600 2,200 3 Mississippi .....: 27,000 28,000 4,100 15 1,100 120 (Z) Missouri ........: 13,500 13,500 880 7 700 320 2 Montana .........: 84,000 98,000 6,500 7 2,200 6,000 6 Nebraska ........: 32,000 52,000 4,800 9 540 3,100 6 New Jersey ......: 20,000 22,000 440 2 1,000 1,300 6 New Mexico ......: 4,600 6,000 500 8 1,000 450 8 New York ........: 65,000 65,000 2,900 4 2,000 5,500 8 North Carolina ..: 26,000 26,000 3,400 13 2,400 2,800 11 North Dakota ....: 420,000 480,000 62,000 13 9,000 13,500 3 : Ohio ............: 26,000 27,000 1,600 6 380 1,500 6 Oklahoma ........: 2,500 3,200 200 6 20 30 1 Oregon ..........: 101,000 112,000 11,500 10 5,000 28,000 25 Pennsylvania ....: 32,000 32,000 1,300 4 1,400 1,000 3 South Carolina ..: 15,000 16,000 2,300 14 1,100 700 4 South Dakota ....: 141,000 200,000 20,000 10 750 2,300 1 Tennessee .......: 13,000 14,500 1,900 13 900 1,100 8 Texas ...........: 188,000 205,000 7,500 4 2,800 1,100 1 Utah ............: 22,000 22,000 2,300 10 5,500 1,500 7 Vermont .........: 10,000 10,000 170 2 680 80 1 : Virginia ........: 11,500 11,500 1,000 9 880 690 6 Washington ......: 67,000 82,000 2,400 3 1,900 3,300 4 West Virginia ...: 7,500 8,000 230 3 400 790 10 Wisconsin .......: 59,000 59,000 7,000 12 1,500 3,400 6 Wyoming .........: 23,000 23,000 860 (Z) 1,600 2,000 9 : Other States 5/ .: 20,160 21,660 740 3 1,260 950 4 : United States ...: 2,923,860 (X) 281,720 10 147,310 209,200 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ July 1 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 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 colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2023 and October-December 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : October-December State : October 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 10,500 10,500 760 7 420 80 1 Arizona .........: 28,000 28,000 5,500 20 3,200 700 3 Arkansas ........: 37,000 37,000 3,100 8 330 10 (Z) California ......: 570,000 1,000,000 64,000 6 60,000 52,000 5 Colorado ........: 15,500 15,500 980 6 - 180 1 Connecticut .....: 4,100 4,100 480 12 - 10 (Z) Florida .........: 305,000 335,000 33,000 10 22,000 19,500 6 Georgia .........: 127,000 140,000 25,000 18 4,000 15,500 11 Idaho ...........: 148,000 215,000 4,000 2 1,400 5,000 2 : Illinois ........: 10,500 11,000 740 7 200 210 2 Indiana .........: 15,000 15,000 4,100 27 150 620 4 Iowa ............: 70,000 70,000 1,700 2 530 120 (Z) Kansas ..........: 3,300 3,300 800 24 110 40 1 Kentucky ........: 8,000 8,000 860 11 270 660 8 Louisiana .......: 39,000 44,000 1,700 4 1,100 3,200 7 Maine ...........: 4,300 4,300 220 5 260 60 1 Maryland ........: 4,400 6,500 1,900 29 500 340 5 Massachusetts ...: 5,500 5,500 590 11 40 70 1 Michigan ........: 75,000 75,000 7,500 10 260 3,200 4 : Minnesota .......: 57,000 57,000 6,000 11 1,000 290 1 Mississippi .....: 25,000 34,000 3,500 10 440 1,800 5 Missouri ........: 13,500 14,000 600 4 30 750 5 Montana .........: 84,000 87,000 2,600 3 420 3,300 4 Nebraska ........: 39,000 42,000 5,500 13 940 560 1 New Jersey ......: 23,000 23,000 770 3 530 120 1 New Mexico ......: 6,500 6,500 1,100 17 30 110 2 New York ........: 54,000 58,000 5,000 9 420 1,300 2 North Carolina ..: 25,000 27,000 2,900 11 430 500 2 North Dakota ....: 360,000 365,000 8,000 2 10,000 7,500 2 : Ohio ............: 13,000 16,000 1,200 8 90 270 2 Oklahoma ........: 1,700 17,500 100 1 10 20 (Z) Oregon ..........: 107,000 113,000 6,500 6 760 10,000 9 Pennsylvania ....: 25,000 25,000 2,300 9 1,300 820 3 South Carolina ..: 15,000 18,000 1,300 7 530 1,200 7 South Dakota ....: 182,000 188,000 2,600 1 250 1,400 1 Tennessee .......: 12,500 12,500 1,900 15 900 250 2 Texas ...........: 75,000 220,000 9,500 4 400 480 (Z) Utah ............: 23,000 23,000 2,700 12 390 20 (Z) Vermont .........: 6,500 6,500 90 1 500 - - : Virginia ........: 10,500 10,500 2,100 20 170 450 4 Washington ......: 80,000 92,000 19,000 21 40 1,700 2 West Virginia ...: 8,000 8,000 930 12 2,400 230 3 Wisconsin .......: 49,000 51,000 6,500 13 390 380 1 Wyoming .........: 18,500 18,500 1,700 (Z) 20 - - : Other States 5/ .: 22,160 22,160 3,200 14 1,680 4,350 20 : United States ...: 2,815,960 (X) 254,520 9 118,840 139,300 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ October 1 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 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 colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and January-March 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : January-March State : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 9,500 11,500 1,600 14 2,400 860 7 Arizona .........: 26,000 29,000 1,900 7 3,300 670 2 Arkansas ........: 16,000 21,000 1,700 8 260 120 1 California ......: 990,000 1,250,000 210,000 17 210,000 135,000 11 Colorado ........: 5,500 10,500 370 4 200 - (Z) Connecticut .....: 3,200 4,000 100 3 120 - - Florida .........: 310,000 310,000 24,000 8 28,000 10,500 3 Georgia .........: 117,000 125,000 28,000 22 34,000 2,000 2 Idaho ...........: 195,000 195,000 23,000 12 4,200 760 (Z) : Illinois ........: 10,000 10,000 2,300 23 800 300 3 Indiana .........: 8,000 9,500 410 4 510 - (Z) Iowa ............: 56,000 59,000 1,900 3 2,700 - (Z) Kansas ..........: 2,400 4,000 270 7 170 10 (Z) Kentucky ........: 6,500 6,500 660 10 1,100 10 (Z) Louisiana .......: 44,000 44,000 8,500 19 5,500 2,300 5 Maine ...........: 1,400 1,400 300 21 400 140 10 Maryland ........: 5,000 5,000 660 13 1,700 920 18 Massachusetts ...: 4,800 4,800 650 14 750 640 13 Michigan ........: 67,000 90,000 3,000 3 10 - - : Minnesota .......: 25,000 85,000 830 1 900 210 (Z) Mississippi .....: 28,000 42,000 3,700 9 10,500 1,500 4 Missouri ........: 9,500 11,000 1,100 10 600 40 (Z) Montana .........: 36,000 41,000 50 (Z) 60 - (Z) Nebraska ........: 17,500 19,500 1,200 6 - - - New Jersey ......: 12,500 14,500 1,200 8 990 320 2 New Mexico ......: 4,300 4,300 1,200 28 10 - - New York ........: 40,000 40,000 2,300 6 140 350 1 North Carolina ..: 25,000 27,000 5,500 20 5,000 3,100 11 North Dakota ....: 65,000 78,000 8,500 11 - - - : Ohio ............: 15,000 27,000 2,100 8 600 150 1 Oklahoma ........: 17,500 18,000 2,200 12 60 320 2 Oregon ..........: 90,000 101,000 8,000 8 1,300 5,500 5 Pennsylvania ....: 24,000 26,000 2,800 11 130 600 2 South Carolina ..: 14,000 14,000 870 6 2,800 820 6 South Dakota ....: 68,000 78,000 2,000 3 40 50 (Z) Tennessee .......: 11,500 11,500 1,700 15 830 170 1 Texas ...........: 200,000 290,000 28,000 10 77,000 46,000 16 Utah ............: 10,000 17,000 980 6 460 120 1 Vermont .........: 7,000 8,000 230 3 70 20 (Z) : Virginia ........: 7,000 9,500 1,200 13 640 200 2 Washington ......: 45,000 107,000 6,500 6 3,500 570 1 West Virginia ...: 6,000 7,500 640 9 300 10 (Z) Wisconsin .......: 31,000 55,000 1,600 3 600 120 (Z) Wyoming .........: 1,900 13,000 490 4 - 10 (Z) : Other States 5/ .: 17,350 18,730 2,610 14 1,450 660 4 : United States ...: 2,705,350 (X) 396,820 15 404,100 215,070 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ January 1 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 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 colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2024 and April-June 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : April-June State : April 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 12,500 13,000 1,300 10 2,900 2,700 21 Arizona .........: 30,000 32,000 13,500 42 18,500 7,000 22 Arkansas ........: 19,500 21,000 2,800 13 5,000 430 2 California ......: 890,000 930,000 54,000 6 148,000 113,000 12 Colorado ........: 10,500 18,500 290 2 1,100 450 2 Connecticut .....: 4,100 4,100 140 3 960 770 19 Florida .........: 280,000 285,000 42,000 15 60,000 11,000 4 Georgia .........: 131,000 133,000 13,000 10 16,000 10,500 8 Idaho ...........: 112,000 130,000 8,000 6 26,000 29,000 22 : Illinois ........: 8,500 8,500 800 9 4,000 1,700 20 Indiana .........: 9,500 10,000 420 4 3,200 1,000 10 Iowa ............: 45,000 46,000 3,300 7 6,000 9,000 20 Kansas ..........: 3,900 6,000 480 8 2,100 960 16 Kentucky ........: 7,000 17,000 1,200 7 1,000 600 4 Louisiana .......: 36,000 36,000 1,800 5 3,700 300 1 Maine ...........: 1,500 9,500 850 9 1,100 370 4 Maryland ........: 6,000 6,000 320 5 2,900 700 12 Massachusetts ...: 4,900 5,500 220 4 790 630 11 Michigan ........: 87,000 95,000 8,000 8 21,000 15,500 16 : Minnesota .......: 86,000 112,000 1,800 2 20,000 11,000 10 Mississippi .....: 49,000 49,000 5,000 10 13,500 6,000 12 Missouri ........: 10,500 10,500 540 5 2,000 480 5 Montana .........: 20,000 92,000 520 1 11,000 10,000 11 Nebraska ........: 11,000 24,000 1,200 5 10,500 9,500 40 New Jersey ......: 14,500 15,000 710 5 2,300 640 4 New Mexico ......: 2,000 2,000 290 15 1,100 540 27 New York ........: 31,000 50,000 1,600 3 3,500 3,000 6 North Carolina ..: 26,000 26,000 1,700 7 6,000 5,000 19 North Dakota ....: 49,000 395,000 16,000 4 7,000 22,000 6 : Ohio ............: 26,000 26,000 660 3 4,900 4,700 18 Oklahoma ........: 13,000 15,500 1,300 8 7,500 4,100 26 Oregon ..........: 95,000 105,000 9,000 9 21,000 13,500 13 Pennsylvania ....: 22,000 25,000 1,600 6 5,500 1,500 6 South Carolina ..: 13,500 14,500 430 3 2,200 4,900 34 South Dakota ....: 16,500 183,000 5,500 3 16,500 1,900 1 Tennessee .......: 10,500 12,000 800 7 1,400 670 6 Texas ...........: 285,000 295,000 43,000 15 98,000 173,000 59 Utah ............: 16,500 20,000 1,500 8 4,400 2,000 10 Vermont .........: 8,000 8,000 130 2 270 320 4 : Virginia ........: 9,000 9,500 450 5 3,000 2,000 21 Washington ......: 106,000 128,000 35,000 27 20,000 24,000 19 West Virginia ...: 6,500 6,500 380 6 1,100 520 8 Wisconsin .......: 55,000 67,000 3,800 6 20,000 11,000 16 Wyoming .........: 12,000 21,000 1,400 7 7,500 1,800 9 : Other States 5/ .: 16,970 23,710 1,460 6 3,000 2,110 9 : United States ...: 2,709,370 (X) 288,190 11 617,420 521,790 19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2023 [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 ............: 31.9 18.3 0.7 1.5 9.9 8.3 Arizona ............: 72.9 - - (Z) (Z) 0.5 Arkansas ...........: 62.2 51.4 5.3 24.7 2.0 5.9 California .........: 48.7 18.2 11.3 14.1 23.0 16.7 Colorado ...........: 1.8 - - (Z) 0.9 1.4 Connecticut ........: 7.0 1.7 0.6 0.1 3.3 5.9 Florida ............: 28.1 11.1 3.5 5.6 4.2 8.5 Georgia ............: 31.2 1.3 (Z) 7.7 1.7 7.4 Idaho ..............: 12.1 2.8 (Z) 5.3 1.2 6.0 : Illinois ...........: 21.5 9.0 0.6 0.9 10.5 10.0 Indiana ............: 24.8 4.5 (Z) - 6.0 2.3 Iowa ...............: 26.9 1.0 1.3 2.2 1.4 3.2 Kansas .............: 20.9 2.7 0.8 5.4 8.9 2.7 Kentucky ...........: 10.9 5.9 (Z) 1.7 3.2 9.4 Louisiana ..........: 48.2 10.0 2.4 2.0 2.9 6.0 Maine ..............: 16.8 - - 1.5 0.8 2.5 Maryland ...........: 16.4 4.7 2.5 - 7.3 3.9 Massachusetts ......: 9.6 2.7 1.5 - 5.2 1.8 Michigan ...........: 6.5 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.7 : Minnesota ..........: 9.2 (Z) 0.8 (Z) 1.3 1.4 Mississippi ........: 19.6 9.6 1.1 7.5 15.4 2.7 Missouri ...........: 12.7 4.3 - - 3.6 9.5 Montana ............: 0.6 - - (Z) - (Z) Nebraska ...........: 20.2 (Z) (Z) - 4.3 (Z) New Jersey .........: 20.0 6.7 (Z) - 1.7 3.8 New Mexico .........: 84.2 (Z) 64.8 1.0 0.9 1.4 New York ...........: 33.5 10.3 22.6 1.4 3.9 4.9 North Carolina .....: 22.5 6.1 (Z) (Z) 4.5 2.5 North Dakota .......: 32.0 - - (Z) 0.6 - : Ohio ...............: 37.8 10.6 - 11.5 20.1 4.3 Oklahoma ...........: 4.7 1.1 - (Z) 2.8 (Z) Oregon .............: 28.7 13.1 6.0 (Z) 11.4 2.0 Pennsylvania .......: 20.9 4.6 2.5 0.7 2.0 7.7 South Carolina .....: 32.2 7.3 - (Z) 10.4 7.4 South Dakota .......: 2.7 - (Z) (Z) 1.8 1.0 Tennessee ..........: 39.8 5.5 0.9 1.0 7.0 4.9 Texas ..............: 11.3 6.7 (Z) 7.6 9.7 1.1 Utah ...............: 32.4 19.4 19.0 19.0 2.8 2.0 Vermont ............: 3.1 (Z) (Z) (Z) - 1.6 : Virginia ...........: 22.6 10.5 (Z) (Z) 4.2 4.8 Washington .........: 12.1 2.4 2.3 2.5 6.4 4.5 West Virginia ......: 14.5 2.8 1.0 1.1 2.0 3.4 Wisconsin ..........: 15.0 0.9 0.8 0.5 2.7 7.2 Wyoming ............: 10.4 - - - 1.4 (Z) : Other States 4/ ....: 21.3 17.7 13.2 - 1.1 (Z) : United States ......: 39.9 13.4 7.3 9.9 14.7 11.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2023 [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 ............: 37.1 10.5 2.2 1.0 4.5 9.2 Arizona ............: 15.4 - 2.1 - 0.7 (Z) Arkansas ...........: 22.4 13.1 2.8 7.4 1.9 3.1 California .........: 41.4 3.3 4.0 4.5 11.3 4.1 Colorado ...........: 64.4 5.1 5.5 1.3 0.7 (Z) Connecticut ........: 66.3 4.9 0.8 - 2.7 0.7 Florida ............: 48.9 23.0 6.7 17.6 14.7 7.4 Georgia ............: 29.2 11.9 2.3 3.8 9.5 7.0 Idaho ..............: 40.9 6.7 5.9 5.7 1.3 1.4 : Illinois ...........: 25.6 13.3 3.2 6.8 6.7 3.7 Indiana ............: 23.8 5.6 1.6 7.4 18.3 3.0 Iowa ...............: 17.9 2.6 4.5 9.9 5.1 (Z) Kansas .............: 38.1 2.2 0.1 24.0 3.0 3.0 Kentucky ...........: 8.3 2.8 0.9 1.2 0.7 5.5 Louisiana ..........: 32.0 3.6 (Z) 17.5 24.7 0.8 Maine ..............: 10.6 (Z) 3.9 4.7 (Z) - Maryland ...........: 18.8 0.9 0.6 (Z) 0.8 (Z) Massachusetts ......: 28.2 (Z) 0.7 (Z) 10.6 1.6 Michigan ...........: 12.0 7.7 1.8 2.6 3.2 10.0 : Minnesota ..........: 13.0 2.1 (Z) 10.1 1.1 7.7 Mississippi ........: 12.8 3.6 1.0 3.3 9.0 2.5 Missouri ...........: 12.9 6.3 0.8 0.5 4.7 3.3 Montana ............: 23.7 (Z) 2.1 2.9 6.5 (Z) Nebraska ...........: 27.4 4.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 3.7 New Jersey .........: 14.4 2.6 0.6 (Z) 1.6 0.9 New Mexico .........: 4.0 0.6 1.3 0.7 1.1 (Z) New York ...........: 25.4 8.9 2.0 2.1 9.7 (Z) North Carolina .....: 28.7 8.8 0.9 (Z) 1.6 2.5 North Dakota .......: 64.6 6.7 2.7 6.7 1.4 (Z) : Ohio ...............: 65.3 33.5 0.7 5.7 1.0 4.4 Oklahoma ...........: 4.0 0.9 - - 0.7 (Z) Oregon .............: 27.9 9.3 3.5 14.3 4.3 (Z) Pennsylvania .......: 13.8 7.2 2.7 6.9 1.1 1.1 South Carolina .....: 32.7 5.8 0.7 (Z) 16.0 2.7 South Dakota .......: 13.6 7.2 (Z) 6.0 1.3 0.9 Tennessee ..........: 13.3 1.6 - (Z) 2.8 1.8 Texas ..............: 48.1 43.6 11.2 12.5 30.9 10.5 Utah ...............: 55.0 33.6 25.5 28.0 28.6 (Z) Vermont ............: 9.7 0.5 - 0.8 (Z) 1.2 : Virginia ...........: 23.3 7.5 0.8 - 6.6 3.0 Washington .........: 41.6 1.0 6.1 9.2 4.3 (Z) West Virginia ......: 31.1 3.2 1.8 - 1.8 0.8 Wisconsin ..........: 57.2 9.8 47.8 49.2 50.2 46.8 Wyoming ............: 17.2 10.9 - - 2.3 2.5 : Other States 4/ ....: 10.3 3.5 3.9 2.0 0.5 (Z) : United States ......: 52.0 14.3 6.6 10.5 13.8 6.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2023 [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 ............: 67.5 35.3 4.1 1.1 4.4 6.4 Arizona ............: 26.3 (Z) 2.7 3.8 18.1 0.7 Arkansas ...........: 38.6 16.7 3.1 24.3 5.0 4.2 California .........: 22.1 2.6 2.3 3.7 4.4 2.3 Colorado ...........: 45.1 (Z) 3.1 12.6 12.9 (Z) Connecticut ........: 11.0 (Z) 0.1 (Z) 0.7 (Z) Florida ............: 28.0 16.6 7.2 8.3 10.1 10.1 Georgia ............: 34.4 16.0 1.0 6.4 9.7 11.1 Idaho ..............: 18.3 3.1 4.4 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Illinois ...........: 35.9 12.2 1.2 5.0 2.6 4.7 Indiana ............: 40.9 12.1 1.8 8.7 1.8 0.5 Iowa ...............: 24.4 0.7 (Z) 14.6 2.0 14.4 Kansas .............: 70.8 23.6 0.7 20.3 5.1 1.0 Kentucky ...........: 35.4 9.6 2.1 7.2 5.0 3.3 Louisiana ..........: 29.4 20.5 (Z) - 5.6 2.0 Maine ..............: 17.3 (Z) - - (Z) - Maryland ...........: 32.9 13.4 - 4.1 4.1 1.6 Massachusetts ......: 17.4 3.3 1.8 - 0.7 0.7 Michigan ...........: 29.0 1.6 0.8 1.7 0.6 3.7 : Minnesota ..........: 29.9 2.5 3.4 12.7 3.3 4.2 Mississippi ........: 34.9 2.9 (Z) 1.3 12.0 1.3 Missouri ...........: 17.5 3.9 (Z) 0.8 8.9 2.0 Montana ............: 32.4 (Z) 2.8 1.1 21.1 (Z) Nebraska ...........: 19.7 (Z) - 2.0 1.2 4.2 New Jersey .........: 14.1 2.2 (Z) - 0.7 1.1 New Mexico .........: 23.0 1.5 (Z) (Z) - 0.7 New York ...........: 24.7 11.9 3.9 6.0 4.6 6.3 North Carolina .....: 29.9 6.6 2.8 0.6 2.4 2.2 North Dakota .......: 41.1 7.1 3.0 12.4 3.5 (Z) : Ohio ...............: 38.5 7.1 0.6 5.7 4.4 1.8 Oklahoma ...........: 12.0 - (Z) - 1.8 - Oregon .............: 64.0 21.2 26.6 24.2 26.4 1.2 Pennsylvania .......: 19.6 4.0 1.4 2.7 1.3 1.6 South Carolina .....: 53.3 24.6 (Z) 3.4 13.6 1.4 South Dakota .......: 26.3 4.0 3.1 8.0 8.1 0.9 Tennessee ..........: 15.1 3.0 (Z) 1.7 1.6 2.8 Texas ..............: 4.5 0.7 - 1.0 3.9 0.7 Utah ...............: 67.5 26.5 25.1 29.5 1.0 1.2 Vermont ............: 25.9 15.1 (Z) - 2.0 0.9 : Virginia ...........: 33.5 14.1 (Z) (Z) 2.9 2.0 Washington .........: 12.0 1.9 1.4 4.7 (Z) 0.9 West Virginia ......: 20.7 6.3 - 1.2 1.7 - Wisconsin ..........: 54.9 1.2 0.9 7.4 0.8 2.2 Wyoming ............: 10.1 1.3 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.9 : Other States 4/ ....: 30.7 21.8 (Z) - 6.5 (Z) : United States ......: 32.5 7.6 4.0 7.7 6.8 3.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2023 [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 ............: 72.0 62.4 8.2 2.1 14.5 5.1 Arizona ............: 24.8 - - 0.7 1.0 16.9 Arkansas ...........: 60.8 9.6 8.5 8.3 0.6 2.6 California .........: 33.7 3.8 3.4 2.4 3.2 2.9 Colorado ...........: 11.4 - - - 0.7 5.3 Connecticut ........: 5.0 (Z) - - 3.6 1.5 Florida ............: 38.7 14.9 4.1 30.3 17.4 14.1 Georgia ............: 42.0 15.8 3.2 2.9 18.8 10.1 Idaho ..............: 55.3 1.0 10.2 8.3 0.8 1.2 : Illinois ...........: 32.3 15.8 0.5 5.8 2.8 4.7 Indiana ............: 47.5 32.8 5.8 8.4 2.0 (Z) Iowa ...............: 19.1 12.1 (Z) 12.1 0.9 (Z) Kansas .............: 63.6 51.4 - 43.2 41.5 41.3 Kentucky ...........: 28.7 10.9 - 11.8 4.7 3.2 Louisiana ..........: 10.1 1.1 - 1.1 1.7 1.4 Maine ..............: 23.3 3.8 0.1 - 0.5 2.8 Maryland ...........: 33.8 19.0 - - (Z) 3.1 Massachusetts ......: 8.8 0.6 4.6 (Z) 0.5 (Z) Michigan ...........: 13.3 2.2 3.1 2.3 9.2 2.3 : Minnesota ..........: 25.9 3.0 0.5 9.2 0.8 3.6 Mississippi ........: 16.0 0.6 - 0.8 12.9 3.1 Missouri ...........: 41.2 9.7 (Z) (Z) 4.7 2.5 Montana ............: 22.5 0.5 2.8 6.9 1.9 0.8 Nebraska ...........: 15.6 (Z) 0.5 0.6 7.9 1.6 New Jersey .........: 12.5 2.8 (Z) 2.4 (Z) 1.2 New Mexico .........: 24.6 3.4 4.1 2.2 13.6 3.8 New York ...........: 35.1 18.5 2.9 4.5 15.8 5.2 North Carolina .....: 37.0 6.5 (Z) (Z) 0.9 1.5 North Dakota .......: 40.4 1.6 0.8 4.1 6.5 - : Ohio ...............: 34.4 14.3 1.5 2.5 2.1 16.4 Oklahoma ...........: 2.5 - - - (Z) (Z) Oregon .............: 51.1 2.5 3.0 0.5 0.7 1.4 Pennsylvania .......: 30.1 10.4 (Z) 8.8 1.1 3.0 South Carolina .....: 48.9 8.0 9.5 16.3 5.9 10.2 South Dakota .......: 52.7 48.5 2.0 15.0 17.7 - Tennessee ..........: 10.1 5.0 (Z) 2.1 1.1 1.8 Texas ..............: 36.1 12.3 - 23.2 16.2 9.5 Utah ...............: 43.3 15.0 15.6 5.2 15.7 2.4 Vermont ............: 11.5 4.7 0.6 0.8 (Z) 1.4 : Virginia ...........: 42.5 21.6 2.8 (Z) 4.9 3.8 Washington .........: 46.5 1.2 6.9 0.9 8.9 24.2 West Virginia ......: 15.0 4.0 (Z) 1.1 1.6 1.2 Wisconsin ..........: 28.6 5.2 5.2 6.1 0.6 2.5 Wyoming ............: 13.2 0.1 - 2.0 1.5 1.6 : Other States 4/ ....: 49.7 40.4 12.7 2.8 3.6 2.2 : United States ......: 46.5 11.1 4.1 10.2 9.3 5.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2024 [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 ............: 24.0 18.8 6.3 1.9 2.9 4.5 Arizona ............: 15.5 0.5 1.4 0.6 (Z) 2.4 Arkansas ...........: 32.0 14.2 0.9 2.0 3.4 4.3 California .........: 56.8 24.1 18.2 20.9 17.7 14.8 Colorado ...........: 5.4 4.3 (Z) (Z) 1.8 1.0 Connecticut ........: 7.8 0.9 - (Z) - 0.6 Florida ............: 28.2 10.5 2.5 9.8 4.2 3.3 Georgia ............: 18.5 8.9 0.5 1.1 3.6 5.7 Idaho ..............: 27.4 5.4 6.0 - 5.7 1.0 : Illinois ...........: 34.6 13.9 2.4 4.6 2.5 11.5 Indiana ............: 43.7 3.2 - - 3.3 (Z) Iowa ...............: 15.0 0.7 0.7 (Z) 3.2 1.7 Kansas .............: 23.5 2.0 0.7 1.0 15.5 2.7 Kentucky ...........: 9.0 7.3 4.6 2.8 1.9 5.5 Louisiana ..........: 11.0 2.8 3.1 3.5 5.5 4.7 Maine ..............: 21.1 0.9 - - 0.1 - Maryland ...........: 24.7 12.4 (Z) - 7.1 - Massachusetts ......: 3.7 0.8 (Z) - 0.6 2.6 Michigan ...........: 4.3 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.4 : Minnesota ..........: 11.9 (Z) 1.1 - 2.0 0.5 Mississippi ........: 25.0 7.5 3.9 4.1 3.1 7.8 Missouri ...........: 15.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 7.5 3.5 Montana ............: (Z) - - - - - Nebraska ...........: 14.8 - - - (Z) 0.8 New Jersey .........: 20.7 3.2 - - 1.7 4.1 New Mexico .........: 91.9 0.5 74.0 - 0.7 (Z) New York ...........: 21.5 4.8 10.5 1.7 4.8 1.8 North Carolina .....: 29.2 1.2 (Z) - 1.6 2.5 North Dakota .......: 23.6 - - - 7.1 3.5 : Ohio ...............: 35.3 9.7 2.1 1.7 5.4 3.1 Oklahoma ...........: 34.0 18.8 3.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 Oregon .............: 24.3 1.5 22.6 22.3 - (Z) Pennsylvania .......: 16.5 2.3 1.9 - 3.2 5.7 South Carolina .....: 36.1 7.4 (Z) 1.8 3.3 3.5 South Dakota .......: 42.9 2.7 2.7 (Z) - (Z) Tennessee ..........: 13.6 5.4 (Z) 0.7 2.1 10.4 Texas ..............: 22.2 5.6 0.9 4.5 1.8 2.7 Utah ...............: 13.2 5.3 6.6 0.7 (Z) 4.5 Vermont ............: 6.8 1.2 (Z) 0.8 4.0 1.7 : Virginia ...........: 21.0 7.5 1.4 1.1 4.4 3.1 Washington .........: 18.4 - - - 2.8 8.8 West Virginia ......: 12.9 2.4 (Z) - 3.9 2.0 Wisconsin ..........: 11.3 1.7 0.6 (Z) 1.7 2.7 Wyoming ............: 21.0 (Z) - - 20.0 0.9 : Other States 4/ ....: 29.7 22.0 1.1 (Z) 5.1 (Z) : United States ......: 43.3 15.0 10.9 12.4 10.6 9.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2024 [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 ............: 62.4 23.4 3.9 2.4 5.2 1.3 Arizona ............: 11.7 (Z) (Z) 1.0 1.0 - Arkansas ...........: 34.4 14.6 2.7 12.7 15.0 8.6 California .........: 55.0 30.7 1.8 29.3 16.8 4.6 Colorado ...........: 1.2 - - (Z) 0.9 (Z) Connecticut ........: 6.3 1.1 (Z) (Z) 2.5 (Z) Florida ............: 44.4 13.7 2.9 13.3 13.1 2.0 Georgia ............: 31.6 10.8 1.2 2.5 9.1 2.2 Idaho ..............: 32.7 6.6 3.0 1.2 12.2 (Z) : Illinois ...........: 32.0 13.4 0.6 0.6 3.6 3.2 Indiana ............: 21.9 13.6 (Z) - 1.8 1.7 Iowa ...............: 17.1 7.9 3.3 (Z) 7.8 1.2 Kansas .............: 42.0 5.8 2.2 21.5 1.4 2.7 Kentucky ...........: 36.7 30.2 27.3 29.4 - 27.4 Louisiana ..........: 17.5 1.4 - 1.0 16.8 1.1 Maine ..............: 3.1 (Z) (Z) 1.2 - (Z) Maryland ...........: 26.9 0.6 - 0.5 0.9 1.1 Massachusetts ......: 6.6 0.8 0.5 - 2.1 (Z) Michigan ...........: 24.4 10.5 9.7 7.6 4.2 4.8 : Minnesota ..........: 24.4 2.4 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 Mississippi ........: 24.7 1.3 - (Z) (Z) 14.3 Missouri ...........: 13.5 7.1 0.5 0.5 2.1 6.0 Montana ............: 10.6 (Z) 1.4 3.4 (Z) - Nebraska ...........: 5.9 1.1 0.7 (Z) 0.7 3.5 New Jersey .........: 16.6 3.0 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 New Mexico .........: 26.7 (Z) - 1.1 (Z) 2.1 New York ...........: 39.3 6.7 2.8 3.0 3.5 6.0 North Carolina .....: 17.0 3.6 (Z) (Z) 0.8 1.0 North Dakota .......: 41.9 12.0 3.0 (Z) 17.6 1.4 : Ohio ...............: 35.0 4.6 0.5 4.6 21.9 1.3 Oklahoma ...........: 13.4 2.3 1.9 1.5 7.8 (Z) Oregon .............: 5.3 0.9 3.5 2.2 (Z) - Pennsylvania .......: 30.1 10.7 1.2 7.7 2.0 1.8 South Carolina .....: 31.6 26.7 1.9 8.2 5.4 0.9 South Dakota .......: 70.0 63.6 (Z) 23.8 65.0 (Z) Tennessee ..........: 54.1 5.3 - 0.7 5.1 3.0 Texas ..............: 60.0 52.4 (Z) 1.6 5.5 0.6 Utah ...............: 9.6 (Z) 2.4 1.2 0.7 8.8 Vermont ............: 5.6 1.1 1.1 - 0.5 (Z) : Virginia ...........: 23.4 8.5 6.6 (Z) 7.7 1.0 Washington .........: 54.0 11.7 2.3 9.8 19.1 11.6 West Virginia ......: 16.1 2.9 0.5 1.5 3.7 0.9 Wisconsin ..........: 30.0 11.3 11.1 3.9 5.2 16.5 Wyoming ............: 12.4 1.3 (Z) (Z) - 2.6 : Other States 4/ ....: 39.1 32.9 32.0 33.7 7.3 3.8 : United States ......: 54.8 27.5 3.3 15.4 18.0 4.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 2023 and 2024 [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-March : April-June : July-September :October-December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number number number number : 2023 .............: 107,630 54,530 74,570 95,840 2024 .............: 70,650 62,760 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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. Nucleus colony (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. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for operations with honey bee colonies are collected quarterly from a stratified sample of operations that responded as having five or more honey bee colonies on the Bee and Honey Inquiry and from the NASS list frame. 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. 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. 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