Honey Bee Colonies ISSN: 2470-993X Released August 1, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 1 Honey Bee colonies Down 7 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, 2023 totaled 2.68 million colonies, down 7 percent from January 1, 2022. The number of colonies in the United States on April 1, 2023, was 2.71 million colonies. During 2022, honey bee colonies on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 were 2.88 million, 2.91 million, 3.11 million, and 2.89 million colonies, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2023, was 373,880 colonies, or 14 percent. The number of colonies lost during the quarter of April through June 2023, was 237,350 colonies, or 9 percent. During the quarter of April through June 2022, colonies lost totaled 363,570 colonies, or 13 percent, the highest number lost of any quarter surveyed in 2022. The quarter surveyed in 2022 with the lowest number of colonies lost was January through March, with 331,480 colonies lost, or 12 percent. Honey bee colonies added for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2023 was 384,790 colonies. The number of colonies added during the quarter of April through June 2023 was 596,360. During the quarter of April through June 2022, the number of colonies added were 573,160 colonies, the highest number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2022. The quarter of July through September 2022 added 152,640 colonies, the least number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2022. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2023 was 113,440 colonies, or 4 percent. During the quarter of April through June 2023, the number of colonies renovated were 478,440 colonies, or 18 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2022 with the highest number of colonies renovated was April through June 2022 with 494,890 colonies renovated, or 17 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2022 with the lowest number of colonies renovated was October through December 2022, with 147,950, or 5 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 2022. The period with the highest percentage of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites was April through June 2022 at 47.5 percent. The percent of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites during January through March 2023 and April through June 2023 are 39.7 percent and 50.9 percent, respectively. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms Up 25 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 107,630 colonies from January through March 2023. This represents a 25 percent increase from the same quarter in 2022. Contents Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2022 and January-March 2022........................................... 3 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2022 and April-June 2022 ............................................... 4 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2022 and July-September 2022............................................. 5 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2022 and October-December 2022........................................ 6 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........................................... 7 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................................................ 8 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2022............ 9 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2022 .............. 10 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2022........... 11 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2022......... 12 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2023............ 13 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2023............... 14 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 2022 and 2023................................................................................................ 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, 2022 and January-March 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 7,500 11,500 1,100 10 1,600 520 5 Arizona .........: 25,000 32,000 2,300 7 720 10 (Z) Arkansas ........: 18,500 21,000 2,600 12 780 20 (Z) California ......: 1,060,000 1,520,000 162,000 11 139,000 95,000 6 Colorado ........: 3,800 8,500 540 6 - 10 (Z) Connecticut .....: 3,500 4,500 420 9 10 170 4 Florida .........: 295,000 295,000 24,000 8 50,000 13,500 5 Georgia .........: 118,000 119,000 14,000 12 26,000 18,000 15 Idaho ...........: 194,000 215,000 8,000 4 7,500 1,000 (Z) : Illinois ........: 11,500 11,500 2,200 19 900 140 1 Indiana .........: 9,500 9,500 2,900 31 1,300 30 (Z) Iowa ............: 26,000 29,000 2,800 10 610 30 (Z) Kansas ..........: 4,000 5,000 520 10 240 60 1 Kentucky ........: 8,500 9,500 1,300 14 50 160 2 Louisiana .......: 35,000 37,000 6,000 16 11,000 2,200 6 Maine ...........: 3,100 8,000 340 4 - 120 2 Maryland ........: 6,500 8,500 1,900 22 1,100 1,000 12 Massachusetts ...: 6,000 6,000 950 16 350 510 9 Michigan ........: 66,000 71,000 4,500 6 1,400 2,500 4 : Minnesota .......: 78,000 97,000 1,500 2 4,800 80 (Z) Mississippi .....: 20,000 37,000 3,400 9 12,000 2,300 6 Missouri ........: 4,800 11,000 730 7 310 570 5 Montana .........: 45,000 54,000 300 1 30 - - Nebraska ........: 24,000 30,000 840 3 30 - - New Jersey ......: 11,500 15,000 550 4 1,500 30 (Z) New Mexico ......: 5,500 8,000 1,900 24 1,000 - - New York ........: 44,000 44,000 5,500 13 370 730 2 North Carolina ..: 20,000 24,000 2,300 10 3,100 520 2 North Dakota ....: 75,000 89,000 120 (Z) 300 - - : Ohio ............: 16,000 16,000 2,400 15 1,600 530 3 Oklahoma ........: 20,000 20,000 3,000 15 50 3,500 18 Oregon ..........: 85,000 96,000 5,000 5 2,400 310 (Z) Pennsylvania ....: 20,000 23,000 2,800 12 2,500 360 2 South Carolina ..: 17,000 20,000 2,500 13 4,500 830 4 South Dakota ....: 21,000 28,000 1,000 4 40 - - Tennessee .......: 10,500 10,500 2,300 22 1,300 200 2 Texas ...........: 270,000 400,000 37,000 9 80,000 34,000 9 Utah ............: 28,000 32,000 4,100 13 4,600 740 2 Vermont .........: 7,000 7,500 380 5 250 - - : Virginia ........: 7,500 9,500 1,700 18 1,100 200 2 Washington ......: 70,000 102,000 7,500 7 1,400 6,000 6 West Virginia ...: 4,600 5,000 1,000 20 1,000 200 4 Wisconsin .......: 39,000 53,000 2,800 5 1,400 240 (Z) Wyoming .........: 6,000 8,000 180 2 20 - - : Other States 5/ .: 24,870 30,870 2,310 7 620 1,060 3 : United States ...: 2,875,670 (X) 331,480 12 368,780 187,380 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2022 and April-June 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 12,000 12,000 1,500 13 4,600 1,900 16 Arizona .........: 31,000 32,000 4,300 13 17,500 2,800 9 Arkansas ........: 19,000 23,000 3,200 14 6,500 1,200 5 California ......: 980,000 1,040,000 107,000 10 152,000 120,000 12 Colorado ........: 8,000 19,500 1,400 7 8,000 2,300 12 Connecticut .....: 4,100 4,100 30 1 230 30 1 Florida .........: 295,000 310,000 46,000 15 56,000 44,000 14 Georgia .........: 128,000 131,000 26,000 20 27,000 47,000 36 Idaho ...........: 103,000 111,000 19,000 17 35,000 8,500 8 : Illinois ........: 9,000 9,500 1,100 12 4,300 2,100 22 Indiana .........: 8,000 10,000 1,600 16 5,500 620 6 Iowa ............: 27,000 49,000 2,300 5 5,000 2,400 5 Kansas ..........: 4,800 4,900 720 15 5,500 580 12 Kentucky ........: 7,500 10,500 610 6 3,600 460 4 Louisiana .......: 42,000 42,000 1,900 5 9,500 11,500 27 Maine ...........: 7,500 19,500 890 5 1,300 300 2 Maryland ........: 7,500 8,500 390 5 1,600 1,100 13 Massachusetts ...: 5,500 10,500 270 3 1,200 890 8 Michigan ........: 69,000 88,000 3,200 4 13,000 3,500 4 : Minnesota .......: 102,000 110,000 1,500 1 6,000 2,000 2 Mississippi .....: 46,000 47,000 9,000 19 15,500 7,000 15 Missouri ........: 10,500 10,500 1,500 14 6,000 4,800 46 Montana .........: 41,000 106,000 960 1 6,000 8,000 8 Nebraska ........: 19,000 46,000 2,400 5 11,000 5,000 11 New Jersey ......: 16,000 19,000 140 1 2,600 70 (Z) New Mexico ......: 7,000 7,000 1,600 23 4,200 2,200 31 New York ........: 35,000 57,000 2,000 4 6,000 4,300 8 North Carolina ..: 25,000 30,000 1,200 4 7,500 3,300 11 North Dakota ....: 77,000 495,000 17,000 3 15,000 8,500 2 : Ohio ............: 15,500 15,500 400 3 4,400 1,200 8 Oklahoma ........: 12,500 20,000 10,000 50 10,500 2,100 11 Oregon ..........: 94,000 96,000 13,000 14 12,500 19,500 20 Pennsylvania ....: 23,000 24,000 730 3 7,000 2,300 10 South Carolina ..: 22,000 23,000 2,500 11 3,500 3,200 14 South Dakota ....: 13,500 177,000 4,200 2 2,000 19,000 11 Tennessee .......: 9,500 11,500 4,400 38 9,000 1,200 10 Texas ...........: 345,000 415,000 46,000 11 42,000 113,000 27 Utah ............: 23,000 29,000 4,600 16 8,500 5,000 17 Vermont .........: 7,500 8,500 150 2 3,300 160 2 : Virginia ........: 9,000 10,500 580 6 2,900 680 6 Washington ......: 97,000 109,000 14,000 13 12,500 23,000 21 West Virginia ...: 5,000 7,500 260 3 2,400 2,600 35 Wisconsin .......: 52,000 62,000 1,600 3 7,000 1,300 2 Wyoming .........: 8,000 26,000 1,900 7 4,900 1,800 7 : Other States 5/ .: 26,390 32,390 540 2 3,630 2,500 8 : United States ...: 2,909,290 (X) 363,570 13 573,160 494,890 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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, 2022 and July-September 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 14,000 14,000 1,900 14 870 2,000 14 Arizona .........: 25,000 25,000 1,900 8 2,900 2,100 8 Arkansas ........: 26,000 26,000 4,400 17 2,100 370 1 California ......: 590,000 660,000 24,000 4 11,000 57,000 9 Colorado ........: 21,000 24,000 2,800 12 5,000 120 1 Connecticut .....: 4,300 4,300 90 2 80 180 4 Florida .........: 245,000 285,000 58,000 20 38,000 29,000 10 Georgia .........: 118,000 118,000 23,000 19 18,500 39,000 33 Idaho ...........: 104,000 112,000 9,500 8 3,500 12,000 11 : Illinois ........: 12,500 12,500 1,100 9 730 770 6 Indiana .........: 14,000 14,000 650 5 370 1,300 9 Iowa ............: 52,000 53,000 650 1 590 830 2 Kansas ..........: 7,000 7,000 1,000 14 370 140 2 Kentucky ........: 13,500 13,500 820 6 980 1,400 10 Louisiana .......: 41,000 55,000 4,500 8 4,900 3,100 6 Maine ...........: 11,000 11,000 6,500 59 310 350 3 Maryland ........: 4,500 4,800 510 11 600 1,300 27 Massachusetts ...: 9,000 9,000 400 4 350 610 7 Michigan ........: 98,000 98,000 15,500 16 8,000 5,500 6 : Minnesota .......: 105,000 106,000 7,500 7 1,700 590 1 Mississippi .....: 20,000 21,000 2,700 13 2,100 2,800 13 Missouri ........: 8,500 8,500 660 8 250 360 4 Montana .........: 105,000 124,000 6,000 5 970 2,100 2 Nebraska ........: 51,000 51,000 3,500 7 1,100 1,100 2 New Jersey ......: 21,000 21,000 1,600 8 1,700 210 1 New Mexico ......: 8,500 9,000 150 2 460 230 3 New York ........: 61,000 63,000 4,700 7 2,800 5,500 9 North Carolina ..: 31,000 33,000 2,600 8 2,100 2,500 8 North Dakota ....: 495,000 520,000 82,000 16 7,000 14,500 3 : Ohio ............: 19,000 19,000 1,100 6 900 1,500 8 Oklahoma ........: 2,100 2,100 120 6 300 90 4 Oregon ..........: 82,000 97,000 10,500 11 2,600 6,500 7 Pennsylvania ....: 28,000 30,000 1,600 5 1,600 1,200 4 South Carolina ..: 15,500 15,500 2,500 16 760 700 5 South Dakota ....: 178,000 194,000 22,000 11 250 2,500 1 Tennessee .......: 9,500 10,500 1,600 15 1,300 400 4 Texas ...........: 194,000 205,000 8,500 4 11,500 4,400 2 Utah ............: 32,000 32,000 4,200 13 2,600 2,600 8 Vermont .........: 10,000 10,000 240 2 910 1,800 18 : Virginia ........: 12,000 12,000 1,000 8 850 1,100 9 Washington ......: 81,000 84,000 3,000 4 2,800 1,100 1 West Virginia ...: 8,000 8,000 360 5 520 660 8 Wisconsin .......: 58,000 58,000 14,000 24 4,400 8,000 14 Wyoming .........: 29,000 30,000 3,900 13 1,100 2,300 8 : Other States 5/ .: 33,430 33,930 630 2 920 910 3 : United States ...: 3,107,330 (X) 343,880 11 152,640 222,720 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 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, 2022 and October-December 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 11,000 11,000 1,100 10 900 560 5 Arizona .........: 25,000 37,000 5,000 14 1,500 570 2 Arkansas ........: 12,500 22,000 940 4 110 30 (Z) California ......: 660,000 1,050,000 60,000 6 30,000 58,000 6 Colorado ........: 18,000 20,000 2,000 10 1,100 70 (Z) Connecticut .....: 4,100 4,100 330 8 20 40 1 Florida .........: 270,000 300,000 61,000 20 30,000 40,000 13 Georgia .........: 109,000 133,000 30,000 23 18,000 17,000 13 Idaho ...........: 99,000 154,000 22,000 14 40,000 6,000 4 : Illinois ........: 10,000 11,000 1,600 15 80 460 4 Indiana .........: 12,500 12,500 2,200 18 300 1,200 10 Iowa ............: 15,500 51,000 1,700 3 80 90 (Z) Kansas ..........: 6,000 6,000 860 14 100 130 2 Kentucky ........: 13,500 15,500 2,300 15 130 630 4 Louisiana .......: 32,000 34,000 3,100 9 170 640 2 Maine ...........: 4,900 4,900 150 3 - 60 1 Maryland ........: 4,900 5,000 520 10 1,400 20 (Z) Massachusetts ...: 6,000 6,000 260 4 140 160 3 Michigan ........: 73,000 73,000 5,500 8 8,500 700 1 : Minnesota .......: 99,000 99,000 4,600 5 150 110 (Z) Mississippi .....: 18,000 31,000 3,600 12 2,900 250 1 Missouri ........: 4,900 7,000 380 5 220 300 4 Montana .........: 98,000 101,000 4,500 4 2,300 6,000 6 Nebraska ........: 29,000 47,000 5,500 12 1,100 300 1 New Jersey ......: 20,000 20,000 1,000 5 730 70 (Z) New Mexico ......: 9,500 9,500 920 10 20 180 2 New York ........: 62,000 62,000 14,000 23 740 1,600 3 North Carolina ..: 26,000 29,000 3,400 12 - 480 2 North Dakota ....: 385,000 390,000 39,000 10 11,500 4,200 1 : Ohio ............: 17,500 17,500 920 5 700 1,200 7 Oklahoma ........: 2,300 16,500 180 1 - - - Oregon ..........: 83,000 83,000 15,000 18 10,000 110 (Z) Pennsylvania ....: 30,000 30,000 3,500 12 250 1,100 4 South Carolina ..: 12,500 15,500 1,700 11 500 910 6 South Dakota ....: 175,000 175,000 27,000 15 20 10 (Z) Tennessee .......: 8,500 10,500 1,400 13 1,700 620 6 Texas ...........: 210,000 260,000 7,500 3 720 2,200 1 Utah ............: 25,000 26,000 1,800 7 990 250 1 Vermont .........: 10,000 10,000 370 4 400 - - : Virginia ........: 9,000 10,500 1,300 12 300 750 7 Washington ......: 84,000 89,000 7,500 8 540 220 (Z) West Virginia ...: 7,500 8,000 1,100 14 - 220 3 Wisconsin .......: 26,000 47,000 3,500 7 140 380 1 Wyoming .........: 19,500 21,000 3,200 15 640 - - : Other States 5/ .: 30,030 30,030 480 2 1,190 130 (Z) : United States ...: 2,888,130 (X) 353,910 12 170,280 147,950 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, 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 14,000 1,400 10 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 ......: 1,040,000 1,330,000 196,000 15 88,000 48,000 4 Colorado ........: 7,500 10,000 520 5 500 - (Z) Connecticut .....: 3,600 4,000 360 9 480 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 1,700 320 3 Indiana .........: 7,000 7,000 1,300 19 3,200 40 1 Iowa ............: 36,000 53,000 1,700 3 10,500 240 (Z) Kansas ..........: 3,300 3,900 490 13 940 20 1 Kentucky ........: 9,500 10,500 1,100 10 260 80 1 Louisiana .......: 25,000 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 10 180 80 1 Michigan ........: 54,000 64,000 9,000 14 330 2,100 3 : Minnesota .......: 41,000 52,000 1,100 2 4,000 1,600 3 Mississippi .....: 29,000 37,000 2,300 6 65,000 4,100 11 Missouri ........: 6,500 6,500 940 14 3,900 100 2 Montana .........: 23,000 45,000 70 (Z) 6,000 - (Z) Nebraska ........: 17,000 23,000 1,100 5 - - - New Jersey ......: 12,500 12,500 1,300 10 3,100 110 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 19,500 2,500 13 1,200 160 1 Oklahoma ........: 16,500 17,000 1,600 9 10 - - Oregon ..........: 77,000 87,000 8,000 9 11,500 500 1 Pennsylvania ....: 27,000 28,000 4,800 17 1,800 490 2 South Carolina ..: 14,500 16,500 1,700 10 2,700 800 5 South Dakota ....: 53,000 58,000 2,200 4 - - - Tennessee .......: 11,000 11,500 1,800 16 2,800 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 81,000 13,500 17 19,000 250 (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 .........: 10,500 15,000 150 1 1,500 - - : Other States 5/ .: 27,750 31,650 730 2 1,580 470 1 : United States ...: 2,678,250 (X) 373,880 14 384,790 113,440 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 .........: 14,500 15,500 2,000 13 4,200 3,800 25 Arizona .........: 34,000 34,000 8,500 25 4,900 2,400 7 Arkansas ........: 22,000 24,000 1,900 8 6,000 2,200 9 California ......: 900,000 930,000 52,000 6 131,000 112,000 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 .........: 260,000 295,000 40,000 14 56,000 23,000 8 Georgia .........: 128,000 131,000 21,000 16 25,000 42,000 32 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 9,500 320 3 4,100 1,500 16 Iowa ............: 63,000 69,000 4,600 7 11,500 2,700 4 Kansas ..........: 2,600 3,500 340 10 1,500 360 10 Kentucky ........: 8,500 9,000 550 6 960 450 5 Louisiana .......: 39,000 39,000 2,800 7 4,700 9,000 23 Maine ...........: 7,500 15,500 1,000 6 510 1,100 7 Maryland ........: 5,500 9,000 580 6 690 730 8 Massachusetts ...: 7,500 10,500 1,500 14 1,300 510 5 Michigan ........: 46,000 72,000 4,200 6 9,000 2,300 3 : Minnesota .......: 56,000 76,000 2,600 3 7,500 1,700 2 Mississippi .....: 73,000 74,000 3,200 4 12,500 8,000 11 Missouri ........: 9,500 9,500 390 4 4,600 910 10 Montana .........: 51,000 97,000 4,500 5 22,000 18,500 19 Nebraska ........: 11,000 28,000 1,200 4 10,000 1,900 7 New Jersey ......: 14,000 16,500 720 4 1,000 520 3 New Mexico ......: 4,300 4,300 230 5 530 250 6 New York ........: 31,000 52,000 1,800 3 6,500 2,100 4 North Carolina ..: 28,000 28,000 2,300 8 9,000 5,500 20 North Dakota ....: 62,000 395,000 7,000 2 33,000 4,100 1 : Ohio ............: 18,500 18,500 1,300 7 8,500 5,000 27 Oklahoma ........: 10,000 13,000 320 2 6,000 2,900 22 Oregon ..........: 91,000 95,000 17,500 18 29,000 31,000 33 Pennsylvania ....: 25,000 29,000 1,700 6 8,000 2,200 8 South Carolina ..: 17,500 17,500 1,000 6 2,300 2,600 15 South Dakota ....: 13,000 137,000 2,500 2 8,500 25,000 18 Tennessee .......: 12,500 13,500 920 7 3,800 2,600 19 Texas ...........: 340,000 370,000 16,000 4 85,000 118,000 32 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 3,800 1,300 12 Washington ......: 87,000 123,000 14,000 11 18,500 15,500 13 West Virginia ...: 5,500 6,500 350 5 1,400 1,000 15 Wisconsin .......: 15,500 52,000 570 1 4,900 1,300 3 Wyoming .........: 16,500 19,000 1,400 7 5,000 2,200 12 : Other States 5/ .: 31,470 32,320 1,170 4 2,690 3,600 11 : United States ...: 2,710,070 (X) 237,350 9 596,360 478,440 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2022 [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 ............: 36.9 17.0 - 3.7 10.8 5.3 Arizona ............: 14.8 - 3.0 (Z) (Z) 0.5 Arkansas ...........: 39.8 28.1 (Z) 23.1 1.3 8.9 California .........: 29.7 7.2 3.3 5.3 3.9 4.2 Colorado ...........: 13.5 - 3.8 0.6 3.4 2.6 Connecticut ........: 10.2 2.3 1.4 (Z) 3.5 1.2 Florida ............: 39.0 13.1 3.7 9.8 6.4 8.2 Georgia ............: 41.2 17.4 0.6 5.1 5.9 3.0 Idaho ..............: 57.0 1.1 (Z) 35.5 1.4 1.3 : Illinois ...........: 20.1 6.9 2.0 4.3 5.4 10.6 Indiana ............: 28.5 11.5 1.7 3.6 9.7 5.9 Iowa ...............: 29.7 13.0 0.7 0.9 1.6 5.1 Kansas .............: 37.8 21.8 3.7 1.7 4.2 5.1 Kentucky ...........: 15.6 3.9 3.0 2.8 5.6 11.0 Louisiana ..........: 61.1 48.1 - - 0.6 7.6 Maine ..............: 7.3 1.2 - - 7.0 1.2 Maryland ...........: 23.7 7.4 0.6 2.3 12.1 13.6 Massachusetts ......: 13.4 2.9 0.7 - 1.6 2.7 Michigan ...........: 6.1 1.9 1.9 1.4 4.2 (Z) : Minnesota ..........: 1.1 - - (Z) (Z) 1.0 Mississippi ........: 53.1 12.5 6.1 2.0 1.8 8.9 Missouri ...........: 11.1 8.6 (Z) 0.5 5.3 5.2 Montana ............: 0.5 - - - (Z) (Z) Nebraska ...........: 3.2 - 0.7 - (Z) 2.3 New Jersey .........: 13.3 3.9 (Z) - 0.6 1.8 New Mexico .........: 48.7 (Z) (Z) - 0.5 (Z) New York ...........: 16.6 4.1 (Z) 3.1 7.7 6.6 North Carolina .....: 23.4 7.6 (Z) - 2.4 1.0 North Dakota .......: 33.1 - - - - (Z) : Ohio ...............: 18.0 4.8 0.7 1.7 2.2 7.2 Oklahoma ...........: 18.8 (Z) - - - (Z) Oregon .............: 11.4 - - 1.4 (Z) 1.1 Pennsylvania .......: 14.6 3.9 (Z) 0.6 3.1 3.0 South Carolina .....: 38.0 3.8 - (Z) 4.5 3.1 South Dakota .......: 4.2 3.4 - (Z) 1.8 (Z) Tennessee ..........: 12.9 5.1 1.0 (Z) 3.3 3.0 Texas ..............: 21.2 2.1 0.6 3.6 6.0 1.5 Utah ...............: 22.2 1.5 3.0 - (Z) 0.5 Vermont ............: 15.2 1.9 1.3 4.0 2.7 0.5 : Virginia ...........: 25.7 13.9 2.5 (Z) 12.0 7.8 Washington .........: 8.3 4.0 3.6 - 2.6 (Z) West Virginia ......: 15.8 7.4 1.7 1.2 6.0 0.9 Wisconsin ..........: 7.9 (Z) (Z) 6.5 2.0 0.5 Wyoming ............: 2.2 - - - 1.2 0.8 : Other States 4/ ....: 65.6 58.9 1.0 (Z) 2.8 (Z) : United States ......: 36.0 8.8 2.7 7.7 4.8 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/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2022 [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 ............: 36.0 14.3 1.0 6.9 17.9 3.7 Arizona ............: 8.4 (Z) 1.3 - 4.8 (Z) Arkansas ...........: 20.6 12.7 2.0 9.5 6.4 3.9 California .........: 41.1 16.2 4.8 6.6 20.3 3.7 Colorado ...........: 31.0 - 0.6 (Z) 26.5 (Z) Connecticut ........: 10.9 - - - 1.1 - Florida ............: 31.8 15.3 5.7 8.2 12.2 6.3 Georgia ............: 35.9 9.0 1.4 6.1 8.3 5.7 Idaho ..............: 32.6 13.1 5.6 13.7 9.5 3.5 : Illinois ...........: 18.3 7.4 3.2 1.6 7.3 10.6 Indiana ............: 28.1 5.0 0.5 4.2 7.2 4.7 Iowa ...............: 49.3 1.1 1.6 0.9 4.6 5.7 Kansas .............: 41.6 1.0 1.7 21.1 23.0 1.9 Kentucky ...........: 39.9 15.1 10.7 2.4 2.5 18.9 Louisiana ..........: 31.9 9.9 4.8 4.8 2.4 2.5 Maine ..............: (Z) - (Z) - (Z) (Z) Maryland ...........: 19.9 7.9 2.4 0.8 14.7 1.7 Massachusetts ......: 4.7 1.2 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 Michigan ...........: 10.6 (Z) 3.1 7.1 2.8 (Z) : Minnesota ..........: 4.9 0.7 (Z) (Z) 2.6 (Z) Mississippi ........: 21.7 21.0 (Z) 0.7 15.2 5.8 Missouri ...........: 11.5 3.0 0.8 0.5 2.6 1.6 Montana ............: 16.4 - - 1.7 8.7 - Nebraska ...........: 26.4 21.9 0.7 - 0.7 (Z) New Jersey .........: 7.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 (Z) - New Mexico .........: 52.0 8.6 8.6 0.9 31.5 0.7 New York ...........: 23.0 3.4 0.8 (Z) 1.7 1.0 North Carolina .....: 23.9 2.8 3.5 - (Z) 1.0 North Dakota .......: 38.9 22.7 0.9 4.8 9.9 0.5 : Ohio ...............: 67.0 5.3 5.5 3.1 2.3 2.0 Oklahoma ...........: 18.4 2.6 - 1.4 9.8 0.7 Oregon .............: 57.3 23.2 9.5 16.1 17.5 (Z) Pennsylvania .......: 19.0 3.3 0.6 (Z) 1.1 2.1 South Carolina .....: 30.0 29.2 - 12.8 1.2 0.9 South Dakota .......: 47.4 31.6 - 2.6 13.9 1.4 Tennessee ..........: 30.9 23.7 1.0 (Z) 24.4 1.7 Texas ..............: 37.2 28.6 (Z) 0.6 5.1 0.9 Utah ...............: 40.1 0.8 6.9 7.9 23.8 8.3 Vermont ............: 21.2 1.5 - 0.7 1.3 (Z) : Virginia ...........: 30.8 21.7 0.9 0.6 18.1 1.7 Washington .........: 50.8 7.3 4.3 3.4 14.2 1.6 West Virginia ......: 13.1 7.4 3.6 - 1.0 0.9 Wisconsin ..........: 26.9 14.6 4.9 11.8 9.6 6.0 Wyoming ............: 12.6 2.5 5.1 - 3.0 1.0 : Other States 4/ ....: 57.3 45.8 4.8 1.6 5.6 1.6 : United States ......: 47.5 21.8 4.0 6.8 15.9 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: July-September 2022 [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 ............: 70.7 25.7 0.5 4.2 5.5 4.0 Arizona ............: 6.4 0.9 1.1 4.5 2.2 3.8 Arkansas ...........: 25.1 12.6 (Z) 13.0 7.0 4.8 California .........: 30.4 7.2 4.3 6.2 9.8 7.9 Colorado ...........: 14.4 - (Z) - 2.2 5.4 Connecticut ........: 9.4 3.3 0.5 1.0 4.6 (Z) Florida ............: 56.5 30.8 1.7 13.9 14.2 16.6 Georgia ............: 49.4 21.4 7.0 5.6 16.3 10.1 Idaho ..............: 44.0 4.9 5.0 9.8 9.5 3.7 : Illinois ...........: 37.4 20.1 0.7 11.8 1.4 10.0 Indiana ............: 49.8 4.7 (Z) 41.2 2.9 2.3 Iowa ...............: 5.1 3.1 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.1 Kansas .............: 50.6 7.3 2.7 30.8 2.4 17.3 Kentucky ...........: 26.1 17.2 - - 17.5 22.3 Louisiana ..........: 51.9 17.0 0.9 (Z) 1.9 3.9 Maine ..............: 60.2 1.0 51.8 51.8 (Z) (Z) Maryland ...........: 61.9 36.1 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.1 Massachusetts ......: 20.8 4.9 1.5 (Z) 7.5 (Z) Michigan ...........: 25.4 2.8 2.1 4.6 3.5 1.7 : Minnesota ..........: 10.7 1.4 (Z) 10.7 4.1 2.3 Mississippi ........: 56.1 14.6 0.9 3.6 12.2 9.5 Missouri ...........: 20.4 13.1 (Z) 0.8 14.7 (Z) Montana ............: 22.1 (Z) (Z) 3.0 7.5 0.7 Nebraska ...........: 18.3 (Z) 3.8 1.7 7.5 (Z) New Jersey .........: 15.4 10.1 (Z) (Z) 0.7 7.7 New Mexico .........: 7.3 1.1 - 1.3 2.4 1.1 New York ...........: 57.3 13.8 9.3 21.1 16.7 7.8 North Carolina .....: 35.8 26.1 1.5 1.4 0.9 1.1 North Dakota .......: 56.1 12.7 4.2 17.1 7.3 0.9 : Ohio ...............: 41.9 16.8 (Z) 10.1 6.3 2.4 Oklahoma ...........: 27.1 1.5 0.6 10.0 8.1 1.6 Oregon .............: 32.0 10.0 6.1 4.3 12.7 0.5 Pennsylvania .......: 25.8 4.6 0.6 1.7 3.7 0.8 South Carolina .....: 34.9 24.7 5.6 6.7 7.1 5.6 South Dakota .......: 24.7 3.4 (Z) 16.8 18.1 0.5 Tennessee ..........: 27.3 20.5 10.3 8.5 11.3 10.8 Texas ..............: 12.4 11.6 (Z) 5.9 5.5 1.6 Utah ...............: 26.7 18.5 3.4 17.6 2.6 4.0 Vermont ............: 32.4 1.0 0.7 - 2.1 0.6 : Virginia ...........: 34.5 13.9 0.6 2.3 1.6 7.2 Washington .........: 11.1 (Z) (Z) - (Z) 0.7 West Virginia ......: 14.8 9.2 3.8 3.4 (Z) 2.1 Wisconsin ..........: 20.4 7.9 7.2 6.7 5.0 6.9 Wyoming ............: 14.1 4.4 4.9 4.9 1.5 (Z) : Other States 4/ ....: 22.5 4.5 2.1 5.3 4.4 2.2 : United States ......: 37.3 11.4 3.4 10.0 9.3 5.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2022 [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 ............: 23.1 9.7 - 0.6 5.6 6.7 Arizona ............: 17.9 0.5 0.9 - 3.1 1.8 Arkansas ...........: 9.9 2.7 (Z) (Z) (Z) 0.6 California .........: 48.6 24.8 18.8 19.0 27.1 3.4 Colorado ...........: 5.3 (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 4.5 Connecticut ........: 12.8 2.3 (Z) 0.7 1.2 0.6 Florida ............: 33.2 14.7 3.5 14.2 7.8 7.0 Georgia ............: 33.5 11.5 3.3 3.7 8.5 2.1 Idaho ..............: 17.8 2.8 2.2 4.1 2.0 10.8 : Illinois ...........: 25.2 9.0 0.3 4.2 2.3 8.9 Indiana ............: 43.1 23.4 18.2 20.7 17.1 14.8 Iowa ...............: 6.7 1.3 0.9 2.3 1.4 2.9 Kansas .............: 70.0 2.7 - 0.8 30.1 1.8 Kentucky ...........: 20.3 5.2 - (Z) 6.6 10.2 Louisiana ..........: 18.5 9.1 1.2 2.1 5.2 0.9 Maine ..............: 9.0 2.3 - 8.1 - 0.7 Maryland ...........: 40.9 10.9 0.9 0.6 13.4 2.2 Massachusetts ......: 29.8 0.7 3.0 1.5 10.6 2.0 Michigan ...........: 24.9 4.3 6.3 1.5 2.6 5.3 : Minnesota ..........: 9.1 (Z) (Z) 3.0 0.9 1.1 Mississippi ........: 13.0 1.7 0.5 5.0 5.4 4.7 Missouri ...........: 12.5 8.8 - - 2.2 1.0 Montana ............: 27.8 8.8 1.3 7.3 0.7 - Nebraska ...........: 31.4 12.9 10.9 (Z) - 7.4 New Jersey .........: 15.0 6.1 (Z) (Z) 0.5 4.1 New Mexico .........: 20.3 5.0 4.8 1.6 1.4 1.1 New York ...........: 59.3 38.8 19.1 19.5 41.1 3.4 North Carolina .....: 13.5 6.4 3.1 3.6 3.7 (Z) North Dakota .......: 35.6 12.2 1.6 4.3 0.9 2.5 : Ohio ...............: 15.2 8.2 (Z) (Z) 2.2 2.6 Oklahoma ...........: 10.4 1.1 - 1.3 0.9 (Z) Oregon .............: 63.4 25.5 19.8 15.8 3.3 1.7 Pennsylvania .......: 49.4 12.6 1.5 7.1 3.1 4.9 South Carolina .....: 23.6 2.4 - 0.5 4.9 1.4 South Dakota .......: 67.1 30.7 5.0 11.4 9.4 (Z) Tennessee ..........: 24.4 7.6 2.5 0.7 1.0 3.1 Texas ..............: 14.0 12.8 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.0 Utah ...............: 9.2 3.2 2.1 (Z) (Z) (Z) Vermont ............: 12.0 3.2 1.1 0.6 - - : Virginia ...........: 43.3 20.9 (Z) - 6.4 3.9 Washington .........: 34.0 6.4 - (Z) 4.2 8.2 West Virginia ......: 33.4 3.8 0.8 - 6.4 0.5 Wisconsin ..........: 23.2 21.4 19.4 17.5 9.9 11.7 Wyoming ............: 22.9 5.9 4.2 - - 7.4 : Other States 4/ ....: 22.4 18.5 (Z) (Z) - 0.7 : United States ......: 44.3 19.8 10.3 12.4 14.2 4.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 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 ........: 10.8 1.8 - 0.1 2.8 7.2 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 ...........: 16.6 5.9 0.6 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 ...........: 8.2 (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 .......: 16.2 - - (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) (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 ............: 1.4 - - - 1.4 (Z) : Other States 4/ ....: 27.2 19.0 13.6 (Z) 1.1 (Z) : United States ......: 39.7 13.6 7.4 10.1 14.8 11.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 10.4 2.1 1.0 4.4 9.1 Arizona ............: 15.4 Z 2.1 - 0.7 (Z) Arkansas ...........: 22.4 13.1 2.8 7.4 1.9 3.1 California .........: 41.6 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 ............: 49.5 21.8 7.1 18.2 15.1 7.7 Georgia ............: 30.2 12.2 2.4 3.9 9.8 7.1 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 .............: 35.5 2.0 0.1 21.7 3.4 2.0 Kentucky ...........: 8.0 2.9 1.0 1.3 0.5 5.6 Louisiana ..........: 32.0 3.6 (Z) 17.5 24.7 0.8 Maine ..............: 10.6 (Z) 3.9 4.7 (Z) - Maryland ...........: 11.7 0.6 (Z) - 0.5 4.5 Massachusetts ......: 28.2 (Z) 0.7 (Z) 10.6 1.6 Michigan ...........: 16.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 3.3 10.3 : Minnesota ..........: 13.0 2.1 (Z) 10.1 1.1 7.7 Mississippi ........: 12.6 3.5 1.0 3.2 9.1 2.4 Missouri ...........: 13.1 6.4 0.8 0.5 4.8 3.4 Montana ............: 23.7 (Z) 2.1 2.9 6.5 (Z) Nebraska ...........: 26.8 3.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 3.7 New Jersey .........: 13.2 3.6 0.8 (Z) 2.5 1.1 New Mexico .........: 4.0 0.6 1.3 0.7 1.1 (Z) New York ...........: 24.7 9.1 2.2 2.3 9.3 (Z) North Carolina .....: 28.8 8.8 0.9 (Z) 1.6 2.5 North Dakota .......: 60.5 6.9 2.7 6.9 1.3 (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 .....: 32.2 5.7 0.7 (Z) 15.8 2.7 South Dakota .......: 13.7 7.1 (Z) 5.8 1.4 0.8 Tennessee ..........: 13.3 1.5 - (Z) 2.8 1.8 Texas ..............: 46.8 42.3 10.9 12.1 30.1 10.2 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 ..........: 67.2 9.8 47.8 49.2 48.1 46.8 Wyoming ............: 17.2 10.9 Z - 2.3 2.5 : Other States 4/ ....: 10.6 3.5 3.3 2.1 0.5 (Z) : United States ......: 50.9 13.9 6.5 10.5 13.6 6.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: 2022 and 2023 [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 : 2022 .............: 86,070 51,390 68,620 93,550 2023 .............: 107,630 54,730 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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