Honey Bee Colonies ISSN: 2470-993X Released August 1, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note Data collection for July 2019 quarterly honey bee colonies has been suspended. Before deciding to suspend data collection, NASS reviewed its estimating programs against mission- and user-based criteria as well as the amount of time remaining in the fiscal year to meet its budget and program requirements while maintaining the strongest data in service to U.S. agriculture. Information about all NASS surveys and reports is available online at www.nass.usda.gov. January 1 Honey Bee Colonies Up 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, 2019 totaled 2.67 million colonies, up 1 percent from January 1, 2018. During 2018, honey bee colonies on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 were 2.64 million, 2.67 million, 2.96 million, and 2.87 million colonies, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2019, was 408 thousand colonies, or 15 percent. During the quarter of October through December 2018, colonies lost totaled 445 thousand colonies, or 16 percent, the highest number lost of any quarter in 2018. The quarter in 2018 with the lowest number of colonies lost was April through June, with 355 thousand colonies lost, or 13 percent. Honey bee colonies added for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2019 was 248 thousand colonies. During the quarter of April through June 2018, 676 thousand colonies were added, the highest number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter of 2018. The quarter of October through December 2018 added 220 thousand colonies, the least number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter of 2018. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2019 was 180 thousand colonies, or 7 percent. The quarter in 2018 with the highest number of colonies renovated was April through June with 740 thousand colonies renovated, or 28 percent. The quarter in 2018 with the lowest number of colonies renovated was October through December 2018, with 155 thousand, or 5 percent. Renovated colonies are those that were requeened or received new honey bees through a nuc or package. Varroa Mites Top Colony Stressor for Operations with Five or More Colonies Varroa mites were the number one stressor for operations with five or more colonies during all quarters of 2018. The quarter of April through June 2018 had the highest percentage of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites at 56.4 percent. The percent of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites during January through March 2019 were 45.6 percent. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms Down 26 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 59.9 thousand colonies from January through March 2019. This is a 26 percent decrease from the same quarter of 2018. Contents Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2018 and January-March 2018............................................ 3 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2018 and April-June 2018................................................. 4 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2018 and July-September 2018.............................................. 5 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2018 and October-December 2018......................................... 6 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2019 and January-March 2019............................................ 7 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2018............. 8 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2018................ 9 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2018............ 10 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2018.......... 11 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2019............. 12 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: Quarterly January-December 2018 and 2019................................................................................ 13 Statistical Methodology ...................................................................................... 14 Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates .......................................................... 15 Information Contacts.......................................................................................... 16 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2018 and January-March 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 7,500 820 11 1,200 1,500 20 Arizona .........: 25,000 26,000 6,000 23 810 230 1 Arkansas ........: 22,000 22,000 7,500 34 540 810 4 California ......: 1,150,000 1,540,000 215,000 14 205,000 133,000 9 Colorado ........: 13,000 21,000 4,900 23 1,400 190 1 Connecticut .....: 2,900 2,900 140 5 220 330 11 Florida .........: 245,000 255,000 39,000 15 57,000 38,000 15 Georgia .........: 134,000 139,000 25,000 18 29,000 39,000 28 Hawaii ..........: 17,000 17,000 1,600 9 1,200 5,000 29 Idaho ...........: 164,000 168,000 22,000 13 2,500 2,600 2 : Illinois ........: 10,500 10,500 2,400 23 1,000 630 6 Indiana .........: 7,000 8,000 1,000 13 300 30 (Z) Iowa ............: 41,000 44,000 2,100 5 270 110 (Z) Kansas ..........: 3,700 3,700 950 26 370 410 11 Kentucky ........: 5,500 5,500 1,200 22 760 20 (Z) Louisiana .......: 50,000 52,000 3,600 7 4,100 320 1 Maine ...........: 1,900 1,900 410 22 20 30 2 Maryland ........: 8,000 8,000 1,600 20 400 190 2 Massachusetts ...: 3,700 3,700 1,000 27 240 290 8 Michigan ........: 16,500 37,000 7,000 19 4,000 3,900 11 : Minnesota .......: 39,000 62,000 3,900 6 8,000 2,900 5 Mississippi .....: 19,000 32,000 2,000 6 28,000 5,500 17 Missouri ........: 8,000 8,000 1,400 18 1,400 50 (Z) Montana .........: 35,000 60,000 140 (Z) 840 - - Nebraska ........: 6,500 14,000 430 3 - - - New Jersey ......: 6,500 6,500 730 11 180 190 3 New Mexico ......: 7,500 7,500 3,900 52 180 - - New York ........: 26,000 26,000 3,700 14 400 170 1 North Carolina ..: 18,500 18,500 4,200 23 2,400 260 1 North Dakota ....: 66,000 101,000 3,200 3 2,600 10 (Z) : Ohio ............: 12,000 14,000 4,500 32 300 580 4 Oklahoma ........: 17,000 18,000 3,700 21 890 240 1 Oregon ..........: 81,000 89,000 4,800 5 16,500 3,900 4 Pennsylvania ....: 14,500 15,000 3,300 22 1,200 670 4 South Carolina ..: 13,500 14,500 1,800 12 1,900 2,800 19 South Dakota ....: 23,000 29,000 390 1 250 90 (Z) Tennessee .......: 10,000 10,000 3,400 34 540 470 5 Texas ...........: 205,000 290,000 32,000 11 124,000 42,000 14 Utah ............: 7,500 17,000 620 4 490 50 (Z) Vermont .........: 5,500 5,500 810 15 20 - - : Virginia ........: 7,000 7,000 2,100 30 540 160 2 Washington ......: 44,000 90,000 4,600 5 7,000 870 1 West Virginia ...: 4,700 8,500 2,500 29 330 60 1 Wisconsin .......: 21,000 29,000 4,600 16 2,800 1,600 6 Wyoming .........: 5,500 9,000 220 2 70 - - : Other States 5/ .: 3,820 7,020 1,870 27 160 40 1 : United States ...: 2,635,220 (X) 438,030 17 511,320 289,200 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2018 and April-June 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 7,000 8,500 650 8 1,700 710 8 Arizona .........: 19,000 19,500 2,600 13 14,000 2,100 11 Arkansas ........: 14,500 16,000 2,000 13 13,000 1,900 12 California ......: 1,130,000 1,200,000 110,000 9 172,000 255,000 21 Colorado ........: 16,500 27,000 3,000 11 12,500 4,700 17 Connecticut .....: 3,600 3,600 120 3 340 170 5 Florida .........: 250,000 275,000 56,000 20 49,000 68,000 25 Georgia .........: 131,000 137,000 18,000 13 35,000 16,000 12 Hawaii ..........: 16,500 16,500 380 2 330 3,100 19 Idaho ...........: 59,000 94,000 6,500 7 14,500 29,000 31 : Illinois ........: 10,000 10,500 2,300 22 5,000 2,900 28 Indiana .........: 8,000 9,500 1,800 19 4,000 730 8 Iowa ............: 45,000 47,000 4,300 9 15,500 4,800 10 Kansas ..........: 3,900 3,900 300 8 3,500 2,100 54 Kentucky ........: 5,500 6,000 910 15 1,500 560 9 Louisiana .......: 48,000 48,000 1,400 3 4,900 4,000 8 Maine ...........: 2,200 23,000 3,100 13 430 790 3 Maryland ........: 7,000 8,000 370 5 2,400 1,200 15 Massachusetts ...: 3,500 8,000 260 3 910 350 4 Michigan ........: 37,000 70,000 7,500 11 23,000 8,500 12 : Minnesota .......: 69,000 116,000 8,500 7 42,000 25,000 22 Mississippi .....: 50,000 50,000 3,400 7 4,000 7,000 14 Missouri ........: 7,000 7,000 390 6 2,100 800 11 Montana .........: 50,000 176,000 5,500 3 17,000 22,000 13 Nebraska ........: 10,500 46,000 2,100 5 4,000 900 2 New Jersey ......: 4,400 15,000 270 2 1,300 170 1 New Mexico ......: 1,900 4,300 50 1 1,700 450 10 New York ........: 20,000 42,000 2,700 6 11,000 2,400 6 North Carolina ..: 16,000 17,500 2,500 14 4,100 800 5 North Dakota ....: 74,000 460,000 23,000 5 23,000 64,000 14 : Ohio ............: 11,000 13,000 1,500 12 9,000 2,100 16 Oklahoma ........: 15,500 15,500 1,700 11 10,500 6,500 42 Oregon ..........: 41,000 107,000 3,400 3 17,500 24,000 22 Pennsylvania ....: 15,500 19,500 1,100 6 6,000 1,600 8 South Carolina ..: 14,000 14,000 1,300 9 2,600 4,000 29 South Dakota ....: 10,000 169,000 17,000 10 12,500 65,000 38 Tennessee .......: 8,000 8,000 1,200 15 3,800 1,300 16 Texas ...........: 305,000 315,000 38,000 12 79,000 71,000 23 Utah ............: 14,500 26,000 1,900 7 9,500 4,100 16 Vermont .........: 5,500 6,500 520 8 2,600 140 2 : Virginia ........: 5,000 6,000 500 8 2,600 700 12 Washington ......: 55,000 122,000 7,500 6 15,500 19,000 16 West Virginia ...: 7,000 7,000 570 8 2,300 550 8 Wisconsin .......: 26,000 56,000 6,500 12 12,000 7,000 13 Wyoming .........: 8,500 28,000 2,300 8 5,500 2,200 8 : Other States 5/ .: 4,380 8,670 380 4 1,750 1,030 12 : United States ...: 2,665,880 (X) 355,270 13 676,360 740,350 28 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2018 and July-September 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 8,500 8,500 1,700 20 1,600 1,300 15 Arizona .........: 31,000 31,000 8,000 26 3,200 3,100 10 Arkansas ........: 29,000 29,000 2,300 8 2,600 840 3 California ......: 590,000 700,000 73,000 10 63,000 141,000 20 Colorado ........: 34,000 35,000 5,000 14 1,500 5,000 14 Connecticut .....: 3,200 3,200 130 4 80 310 10 Florida .........: 197,000 220,000 30,000 14 53,000 40,000 18 Georgia .........: 134,000 138,000 17,000 12 27,000 33,000 24 Hawaii ..........: 16,500 16,500 1,800 11 1,700 3,000 18 Idaho ...........: 82,000 101,000 14,000 14 15,000 21,000 21 : Illinois ........: 11,000 11,000 660 6 700 420 4 Indiana .........: 11,500 11,500 990 9 520 1,200 10 Iowa ............: 56,000 57,000 3,600 6 1,200 990 2 Kansas ..........: 6,000 6,000 950 16 300 180 3 Kentucky ........: 6,500 7,000 840 12 300 660 9 Louisiana .......: 53,000 53,000 1,900 4 1,600 2,300 4 Maine ...........: 12,500 12,500 890 7 60 170 1 Maryland ........: 7,500 7,500 360 5 580 680 9 Massachusetts ...: 8,000 10,000 2,200 22 850 730 7 Michigan ........: 88,000 88,000 8,000 9 3,000 22,000 25 : Minnesota .......: 121,000 127,000 29,000 23 1,600 6,500 5 Mississippi .....: 16,500 16,500 2,900 18 110 650 4 Missouri ........: 10,000 10,000 540 5 260 410 4 Montana .........: 145,000 153,000 18,500 12 3,100 22,000 14 Nebraska ........: 52,000 54,000 6,500 12 8,500 5,000 9 New Jersey ......: 14,000 14,000 320 2 250 220 2 New Mexico ......: 6,000 7,000 1,200 17 3,800 1,000 14 New York ........: 55,000 56,000 3,900 7 3,600 3,700 7 North Carolina ..: 18,000 18,000 2,200 12 2,600 2,000 11 North Dakota ....: 455,000 490,000 59,000 12 23,000 14,500 3 : Ohio ............: 16,000 16,000 1,300 8 1,300 2,100 13 Oklahoma ........: 2,100 2,100 370 18 20 10 (Z) Oregon ..........: 116,000 117,000 13,000 11 3,000 49,000 42 Pennsylvania ....: 20,000 21,000 860 4 2,900 2,300 11 South Carolina ..: 9,500 11,500 1,400 12 670 1,100 10 South Dakota ....: 168,000 197,000 22,000 11 8,000 6,500 3 Tennessee .......: 9,000 9,000 900 10 540 1,000 11 Texas ...........: 112,000 124,000 7,500 6 7,500 9,500 8 Utah ............: 30,000 30,000 4,400 15 970 1,400 5 Vermont .........: 7,000 7,000 90 1 1,200 80 1 : Virginia ........: 7,500 7,500 610 8 1,000 990 13 Washington ......: 76,000 84,000 12,000 14 7,000 3,600 4 West Virginia ...: 7,500 8,000 520 7 170 1,200 15 Wisconsin .......: 61,000 69,000 10,000 14 2,400 3,800 6 Wyoming .........: 33,000 34,000 3,900 11 1,800 3,900 11 : Other States 5/ .: 6,490 9,990 890 9 480 440 4 : United States ...: 2,958,790 (X) 377,120 13 263,560 420,780 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2018 and October-December 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 6,500 6,500 830 13 210 1,300 20 Arizona .........: 26,000 27,000 5,000 19 2,200 330 1 Arkansas ........: 30,000 31,000 6,000 19 110 230 1 California ......: 680,000 1,200,000 170,000 14 86,000 46,000 4 Colorado ........: 30,000 30,000 3,500 12 370 10 (Z) Connecticut .....: 3,500 3,500 220 6 - 60 2 Florida .........: 240,000 290,000 43,000 15 53,000 20,000 7 Georgia .........: 148,000 164,000 19,500 12 6,500 49,000 30 Hawaii ..........: 16,000 16,000 940 6 1,700 6,000 38 Idaho ...........: 99,000 159,000 15,000 9 9,000 910 1 : Illinois ........: 12,000 12,000 1,400 12 600 350 3 Indiana .........: 9,000 9,000 3,300 37 40 1,200 13 Iowa ............: 21,000 21,000 4,200 20 630 80 (Z) Kansas ..........: 5,500 5,500 1,000 18 420 10 (Z) Kentucky ........: 7,000 7,000 2,000 29 60 430 6 Louisiana .......: 50,000 52,000 2,600 5 130 200 (Z) Maine ...........: 12,000 12,000 1,400 12 210 880 7 Maryland ........: 7,000 9,000 690 8 60 90 1 Massachusetts ...: 4,900 4,900 650 13 110 320 7 Michigan ........: 77,000 77,000 6,000 8 3,900 1,800 2 : Minnesota .......: 84,000 86,000 11,500 13 2,500 590 1 Mississippi .....: 14,500 25,000 2,000 8 330 50 (Z) Missouri ........: 10,000 10,000 880 9 170 150 2 Montana .........: 98,000 102,000 5,500 5 3,100 500 (Z) Nebraska ........: 45,000 45,000 5,000 11 7,000 840 2 New Jersey ......: 15,500 15,500 1,300 8 30 80 1 New Mexico ......: 8,000 8,000 3,000 38 50 - - New York ........: 53,000 53,000 4,400 8 1,000 1,500 3 North Carolina ..: 16,000 16,000 2,700 17 250 300 2 North Dakota ....: 430,000 435,000 29,000 7 7,500 1,500 (Z) : Ohio ............: 15,500 15,500 2,100 14 170 450 3 Oklahoma ........: 2,200 57,000 2,500 4 60 20 (Z) Oregon ..........: 89,000 101,000 13,000 13 10,500 12,000 12 Pennsylvania ....: 21,000 21,000 4,000 19 270 1,500 7 South Carolina ..: 10,000 12,500 1,500 12 770 790 6 South Dakota ....: 140,000 140,000 21,000 15 2,000 430 (Z) Tennessee .......: 8,000 8,500 1,900 22 30 370 4 Texas ...........: 116,000 260,000 17,000 7 11,000 70 (Z) Utah ............: 27,000 27,000 3,400 13 180 400 1 Vermont .........: 6,500 6,500 170 3 10 20 (Z) : Virginia ........: 7,000 7,000 1,100 16 80 1,300 19 Washington ......: 75,000 81,000 11,000 14 5,500 1,400 2 West Virginia ...: 7,000 7,000 1,200 17 50 70 1 Wisconsin .......: 48,000 48,000 8,500 18 1,600 530 1 Wyoming .........: 30,000 32,000 2,700 8 220 - - : Other States 5/ .: 8,370 8,670 1,150 13 20 500 6 : United States ...: 2,868,970 (X) 444,730 16 219,640 154,560 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, 2019 and January-March 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 5,500 5,500 650 12 800 200 4 Arizona .........: 22,000 22,000 2,500 11 430 90 (Z) Arkansas ........: 28,000 28,000 6,500 23 20 20 (Z) California ......: 1,140,000 1,580,000 235,000 15 83,000 86,000 5 Colorado ........: 5,000 7,500 320 4 - - - Connecticut .....: 3,100 3,100 270 9 170 10 (Z) Florida .........: 300,000 315,000 46,000 15 41,000 16,500 5 Georgia .........: 120,000 129,000 14,500 11 19,500 8,000 6 Hawaii ..........: 16,500 16,500 390 2 660 3,700 22 Idaho ...........: 132,000 145,000 12,500 9 4,600 1,100 1 : Illinois ........: 9,000 9,000 2,300 26 210 80 1 Indiana .........: 6,000 6,000 710 12 440 280 5 Iowa ............: 7,500 11,500 1,600 14 170 140 1 Kansas ..........: 4,500 4,500 1,500 33 370 110 2 Kentucky ........: 3,700 4,400 890 20 60 30 1 Louisiana .......: 49,000 51,000 3,500 7 9,000 16,000 31 Maine ...........: 7,000 7,000 470 7 10 30 (Z) Maryland ........: 8,000 8,000 2,300 29 30 10 (Z) Massachusetts ...: 3,800 3,800 680 18 60 20 1 Michigan ........: 24,000 33,000 6,500 20 - - - : Minnesota .......: 17,000 43,000 2,200 5 80 470 1 Mississippi .....: 26,000 29,000 2,400 8 3,800 1,700 6 Missouri ........: 8,500 8,500 1,100 13 80 60 1 Montana .........: 37,000 68,000 3,500 5 1,700 1,900 3 Nebraska ........: 13,500 16,500 2,500 15 - - - New Jersey ......: 6,000 6,000 310 5 130 60 1 New Mexico ......: 4,800 4,800 170 4 - - - New York ........: 24,000 24,000 3,400 14 110 80 (Z) North Carolina ..: 10,500 14,500 1,700 12 750 890 6 North Dakota ....: 92,000 102,000 1,100 1 - 1,300 1 : Ohio ............: 10,500 12,500 3,500 28 1,700 440 4 Oklahoma ........: 21,000 55,000 50 (Z) 20 - - Oregon ..........: 89,000 95,000 7,500 8 8,000 1,800 2 Pennsylvania ....: 15,000 15,000 2,900 19 370 320 2 South Carolina ..: 12,000 13,000 690 5 2,000 340 3 South Dakota ....: 18,500 18,500 1,100 6 - - - Tennessee .......: 6,000 7,000 1,500 21 240 320 5 Texas ...........: 260,000 330,000 17,000 5 61,000 35,000 11 Utah ............: 8,500 11,000 1,800 16 900 - - Vermont .........: 6,500 6,500 260 4 50 - - : Virginia ........: 5,500 5,500 1,100 20 80 110 2 Washington ......: 51,000 75,000 7,000 9 5,500 2,200 3 West Virginia ...: 5,000 7,000 1,300 19 20 60 1 Wisconsin .......: 16,500 17,000 3,700 22 580 100 1 Wyoming .........: 6,500 9,500 250 3 - - - : Other States 5/ .: 6,070 6,070 590 10 70 30 (Z) : United States ...: 2,671,470 (X) 407,700 15 247,710 179,500 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. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2018 [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 ............: 29.2 30.2 1.9 14.9 8.6 4.5 Arizona ............: 36.3 4.3 4.6 15.3 7.9 4.2 Arkansas ...........: 21.1 9.6 1.0 23.0 4.6 13.9 California .........: 41.3 11.3 4.8 11.5 8.0 4.9 Colorado ...........: 31.7 0.8 3.8 0.5 13.7 2.4 Connecticut ........: 14.5 0.7 - 0.8 7.7 3.5 Florida ............: 31.7 15.3 4.5 9.2 5.5 16.0 Georgia ............: 39.6 18.7 0.9 14.8 27.1 2.1 Hawaii .............: 83.0 84.5 0.1 - 0.1 (Z) Idaho ..............: 28.3 5.7 0.8 3.4 3.4 0.4 : Illinois ...........: 25.7 11.2 3.6 3.5 10.4 10.9 Indiana ............: 33.4 8.3 3.0 0.5 9.9 3.7 Iowa ...............: 5.3 1.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.4 Kansas .............: 63.0 20.3 1.0 4.3 27.9 9.1 Kentucky ...........: 43.0 29.6 0.9 11.0 8.0 5.9 Louisiana ..........: 4.9 0.7 0.2 0.7 4.5 1.6 Maine ..............: 23.6 0.6 0.2 - 5.2 7.4 Maryland ...........: 18.2 5.6 4.4 1.5 14.3 3.1 Massachusetts ......: 19.6 1.1 0.8 0.8 9.6 7.4 Michigan ...........: 21.4 3.5 0.7 7.4 12.0 5.9 : Minnesota ..........: 2.0 0.7 1.9 0.6 1.1 1.6 Mississippi ........: 7.0 4.8 (Z) 0.6 2.4 34.4 Missouri ...........: 86.0 77.8 0.3 3.5 26.5 23.9 Montana ............: 28.9 (Z) (Z) 26.1 0.1 0.1 Nebraska ...........: 4.5 1.6 - 2.8 1.7 0.9 New Jersey .........: 14.9 1.9 - 0.4 3.8 0.8 New Mexico .........: 42.8 0.5 - 1.3 9.4 0.5 New York ...........: 25.3 11.9 1.4 1.9 8.0 6.0 North Carolina .....: 29.7 10.2 0.3 0.3 13.4 8.0 North Dakota .......: 1.4 0.1 1.1 - 0.8 - : Ohio ...............: 39.6 10.0 6.5 3.2 15.8 11.6 Oklahoma ...........: 24.1 8.5 3.2 0.1 3.1 2.0 Oregon .............: 36.0 0.7 1.2 6.7 3.7 1.0 Pennsylvania .......: 34.4 5.6 3.3 9.3 5.9 9.9 South Carolina .....: 29.3 15.5 0.7 2.6 13.5 3.0 South Dakota .......: 4.4 0.1 (Z) (Z) 0.5 0.1 Tennessee ..........: 29.2 20.4 2.3 3.0 13.2 19.7 Texas ..............: 21.5 10.1 4.8 0.2 1.7 10.3 Utah ...............: 18.7 - 0.1 - 0.1 0.5 Vermont ............: 17.0 1.2 0.3 0.6 2.0 0.8 : Virginia ...........: 26.0 11.3 0.3 3.9 7.7 16.3 Washington .........: 8.5 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.4 West Virginia ......: 15.0 8.0 2.0 3.4 20.8 4.9 Wisconsin ..........: 14.1 3.7 1.2 1.5 3.6 3.7 Wyoming ............: 0.8 0.3 0.1 - 1.9 0.9 : Other States 4/ ....: 20.7 0.4 0.1 - 1.9 1.1 : United States ......: 40.7 12.7 4.3 10.3 8.7 7.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2018 [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 ............: 25.2 27.3 1.3 14.4 9.4 2.1 Arizona ............: 73.8 7.2 32.8 0.8 14.3 4.1 Arkansas ...........: 30.9 12.8 0.7 2.2 17.0 13.2 California .........: 41.5 10.2 11.1 13.7 9.0 5.0 Colorado ...........: 41.7 (Z) 12.7 3.6 4.2 0.5 Connecticut ........: 11.1 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.4 Florida ............: 45.3 27.5 9.6 15.5 10.1 21.1 Georgia ............: 53.0 25.9 13.8 14.8 31.4 10.1 Hawaii .............: 88.3 91.9 0.4 - 0.8 0.2 Idaho ..............: 51.6 3.7 3.0 18.5 4.1 4.4 : Illinois ...........: 13.7 7.8 6.7 6.6 9.9 2.4 Indiana ............: 78.0 3.5 0.4 4.5 1.3 1.1 Iowa ...............: 12.7 9.3 0.9 7.9 8.4 0.3 Kansas .............: 42.8 31.6 1.3 24.9 2.1 1.6 Kentucky ...........: 40.9 20.2 0.6 1.0 4.1 5.9 Louisiana ..........: 8.1 5.9 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.3 Maine ..............: 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 0.5 (Z) Maryland ...........: 11.8 3.4 0.8 0.3 4.4 0.4 Massachusetts ......: 6.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 2.0 2.1 Michigan ...........: 75.4 18.6 10.8 11.7 12.7 9.8 : Minnesota ..........: 12.9 9.3 7.2 6.0 8.0 20.7 Mississippi ........: 44.6 26.2 - 0.2 3.5 2.2 Missouri ...........: 11.8 13.2 0.8 1.5 8.3 2.6 Montana ............: 42.9 4.7 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.2 Nebraska ...........: 5.0 1.4 1.4 4.2 9.0 5.5 New Jersey .........: 16.5 3.3 (Z) 0.1 3.4 0.1 New Mexico .........: 0.3 0.1 0.3 - 0.2 1.0 New York ...........: 39.6 20.0 15.0 6.6 16.7 3.7 North Carolina .....: 9.7 2.6 0.5 2.4 14.6 0.8 North Dakota .......: 34.8 7.9 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.3 : Ohio ...............: 38.8 30.7 1.7 2.7 21.6 1.5 Oklahoma ...........: 60.2 10.9 9.6 26.7 12.4 0.1 Oregon .............: 46.1 3.5 8.1 6.6 15.6 0.2 Pennsylvania .......: 31.3 16.0 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.9 South Carolina .....: 14.2 3.5 0.7 1.6 10.0 3.0 South Dakota .......: 55.1 40.4 7.3 3.8 37.5 (Z) Tennessee ..........: 30.0 22.9 3.0 3.4 6.2 2.5 Texas ..............: 26.5 17.7 8.1 4.5 8.5 14.6 Utah ...............: 43.5 3.7 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.9 Vermont ............: 21.8 1.5 0.7 16.7 1.8 0.1 : Virginia ...........: 22.7 18.8 3.2 1.3 23.1 1.5 Washington .........: 55.9 9.4 7.6 7.6 7.1 0.6 West Virginia ......: 13.8 7.5 0.9 2.9 13.6 7.9 Wisconsin ..........: 32.1 16.9 18.3 27.1 29.5 0.8 Wyoming ............: 9.6 0.1 2.1 2.1 2.7 3.7 : Other States 4/ ....: 19.8 0.9 0.9 (Z) 3.5 0.2 : United States ......: 56.4 19.4 11.6 13.3 14.7 9.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2018 [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 ............: 77.5 69.4 0.7 14.6 7.8 6.8 Arizona ............: 52.5 2.3 4.5 3.8 15.0 27.6 Arkansas ...........: 29.9 7.8 0.1 17.6 0.5 0.6 California .........: 57.3 6.6 4.5 17.8 12.0 3.6 Colorado ...........: 72.6 16.6 5.6 2.9 8.5 4.5 Connecticut ........: 13.0 - - 1.4 2.5 1.2 Florida ............: 35.0 20.5 4.2 7.6 14.3 9.8 Georgia ............: 49.8 20.4 2.4 27.7 6.0 7.2 Hawaii .............: 88.3 89.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 - Idaho ..............: 83.6 5.4 14.6 26.5 13.8 5.7 : Illinois ...........: 21.2 10.6 2.1 5.1 1.5 7.0 Indiana ............: 29.5 12.2 1.4 20.6 5.0 0.5 Iowa ...............: 29.9 9.8 8.5 0.4 1.9 0.4 Kansas .............: 76.8 51.1 6.6 8.0 23.7 7.9 Kentucky ...........: 47.1 26.5 1.6 1.5 4.5 7.6 Louisiana ..........: 31.3 29.9 0.2 1.7 1.0 1.6 Maine ..............: 37.0 1.0 1.1 - 3.5 0.5 Maryland ...........: 11.7 6.0 0.3 0.6 1.1 3.8 Massachusetts ......: 75.9 11.2 10.7 10.1 1.1 10.3 Michigan ...........: 92.4 13.8 1.1 23.8 19.5 18.6 : Minnesota ..........: 44.5 12.4 6.0 28.4 9.3 8.1 Mississippi ........: 25.2 8.6 (Z) 0.5 7.5 7.2 Missouri ...........: 18.2 16.9 1.2 1.2 7.5 1.1 Montana ............: 43.8 18.5 18.0 6.8 21.8 2.7 Nebraska ...........: 24.1 3.2 5.9 6.5 4.3 4.0 New Jersey .........: 12.3 5.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.4 New Mexico .........: - - - 12.3 0.4 0.2 New York ...........: 40.7 20.6 18.6 24.4 22.9 10.2 North Carolina .....: 66.0 17.9 11.4 8.4 11.4 3.1 North Dakota .......: 52.6 11.5 9.6 10.4 10.9 1.2 : Ohio ...............: 58.9 40.9 2.6 1.3 11.9 1.2 Oklahoma ...........: 59.6 51.1 0.1 23.5 17.2 23.4 Oregon .............: 57.2 2.8 7.0 45.1 10.7 0.8 Pennsylvania .......: 23.5 8.1 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.6 South Carolina .....: 76.8 53.4 0.7 32.4 7.6 0.9 South Dakota .......: 54.7 32.9 3.3 8.5 45.0 1.6 Tennessee ..........: 70.6 53.2 0.7 13.2 5.6 2.1 Texas ..............: 18.8 4.4 0.4 6.2 2.8 0.9 Utah ...............: 34.0 15.5 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.7 Vermont ............: 29.3 4.9 4.3 24.1 0.3 - : Virginia ...........: 39.0 28.5 2.6 7.7 11.6 1.7 Washington .........: 7.1 0.6 0.6 2.7 9.9 2.8 West Virginia ......: 57.0 52.6 0.3 0.3 6.8 2.1 Wisconsin ..........: 54.4 32.7 2.6 19.5 6.1 4.3 Wyoming ............: 35.4 2.8 2.2 9.0 3.3 4.0 : Other States 4/ ....: 22.8 2.4 1.3 2.9 4.9 0.7 : United States ......: 53.8 15.2 6.4 15.7 13.9 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: October-December 2018 [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 ............: 20.6 20.5 1.3 1.5 3.4 7.5 Arizona ............: 20.6 8.3 3.1 (Z) 7.1 3.0 Arkansas ...........: 82.8 7.1 - 73.5 5.3 2.2 California .........: 44.1 16.6 9.8 11.6 9.3 7.1 Colorado ...........: 73.2 5.9 1.0 (Z) 6.1 1.2 Connecticut ........: 12.5 3.6 2.3 0.9 4.2 2.3 Florida ............: 46.7 22.4 9.0 14.1 8.0 6.7 Georgia ............: 41.4 17.4 9.2 6.9 5.6 7.8 Hawaii .............: 70.5 83.3 (Z) - 0.1 - Idaho ..............: 64.9 47.4 9.6 15.9 7.0 4.5 : Illinois ...........: 27.2 13.1 2.4 2.8 6.9 5.7 Indiana ............: 51.3 21.3 23.8 64.6 35.4 2.3 Iowa ...............: 55.1 27.2 8.9 31.6 29.4 5.6 Kansas .............: 62.0 31.3 26.0 43.7 1.6 26.4 Kentucky ...........: 57.1 41.9 1.2 6.8 5.5 4.3 Louisiana ..........: 16.6 6.7 0.3 5.9 1.0 1.7 Maine ..............: 9.3 5.1 (Z) - 1.2 0.1 Maryland ...........: 16.6 5.3 0.3 1.2 4.9 1.7 Massachusetts ......: 33.2 9.2 8.1 9.4 3.4 5.3 Michigan ...........: 52.0 31.2 15.6 15.1 2.4 6.6 : Minnesota ..........: 28.4 5.2 4.2 7.9 3.8 2.4 Mississippi ........: 26.5 6.7 0.2 0.5 3.0 4.5 Missouri ...........: 37.0 10.0 1.1 2.3 1.9 4.1 Montana ............: 40.7 13.0 5.6 17.5 2.9 (Z) Nebraska ...........: 3.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 2.9 1.0 New Jersey .........: 14.0 3.2 0.1 - 5.4 0.3 New Mexico .........: 81.3 0.8 3.7 0.1 8.0 1.2 New York ...........: 26.0 4.5 7.8 2.4 7.8 0.7 North Carolina .....: 53.0 10.4 3.8 2.0 11.1 5.2 North Dakota .......: 29.5 9.4 8.1 10.6 4.3 4.6 : Ohio ...............: 29.3 5.8 0.1 8.1 2.4 9.9 Oklahoma ...........: 13.1 0.4 (Z) - (Z) 0.3 Oregon .............: 44.1 4.6 16.0 14.8 0.9 0.2 Pennsylvania .......: 26.9 10.7 6.7 13.0 7.8 5.4 South Carolina .....: 32.2 16.1 0.3 1.4 1.3 5.5 South Dakota .......: 12.8 1.3 7.0 1.6 2.1 2.5 Tennessee ..........: 49.8 20.8 1.9 11.4 9.1 5.1 Texas ..............: 18.6 18.5 5.5 3.0 6.2 3.7 Utah ...............: 48.0 9.8 5.5 8.0 6.5 4.9 Vermont ............: 6.2 1.3 - - 0.8 0.7 : Virginia ...........: 57.1 38.4 12.1 13.1 5.8 2.8 Washington .........: 34.5 0.5 11.7 4.9 3.3 1.3 West Virginia ......: 29.5 15.2 0.6 7.2 4.2 6.8 Wisconsin ..........: 29.9 28.3 1.5 24.5 7.6 5.2 Wyoming ............: 43.9 7.9 2.6 6.8 1.0 1.4 : Other States 4/ ....: 12.7 0.2 0.2 5.4 1.5 5.4 : United States ......: 50.5 20.3 10.4 13.8 8.4 6.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January-March 2019 [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 ............: 27.2 22.7 1.8 0.3 3.1 9.0 Arizona ............: 25.8 7.9 6.5 16.2 8.4 0.2 Arkansas ...........: 19.5 1.5 3.3 55.3 0.7 2.9 California .........: 43.5 13.4 6.4 12.3 8.7 5.6 Colorado ...........: 11.2 0.3 - - 2.5 0.6 Connecticut ........: 10.1 1.3 - - 3.6 1.7 Florida ............: 46.9 24.8 5.5 22.9 7.4 5.5 Georgia ............: 69.6 17.8 7.4 9.6 10.6 4.9 Hawaii .............: 72.1 64.9 0.1 0.7 2.9 - Idaho ..............: 24.5 8.0 8.0 9.2 8.6 (Z) : Illinois ...........: 33.3 14.7 3.1 0.7 15.5 10.1 Indiana ............: 15.6 8.8 2.6 5.5 7.1 1.7 Iowa ...............: 34.8 1.7 0.6 0.3 7.7 3.5 Kansas .............: 102.0 7.8 2.5 12.2 21.6 4.0 Kentucky ...........: 21.6 12.9 0.1 5.3 10.7 4.6 Louisiana ..........: 57.8 1.3 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.7 Maine ..............: 2.3 0.1 - - 1.4 0.8 Maryland ...........: 12.6 5.1 0.2 (Z) 10.1 2.4 Massachusetts ......: 10.3 - - 4.3 6.3 0.9 Michigan ...........: 18.2 5.8 1.5 0.2 12.2 0.7 : Minnesota ..........: 1.3 0.2 1.9 - 2.0 0.8 Mississippi ........: 14.6 71.0 64.8 48.4 1.9 5.5 Missouri ...........: 5.4 2.3 1.9 0.5 5.4 3.2 Montana ............: 15.1 (Z) - 0.8 0.8 1.1 Nebraska ...........: 32.3 1.3 32.0 0.8 2.2 0.1 New Jersey .........: 15.3 4.4 - - 3.5 0.6 New Mexico .........: 3.5 1.1 0.6 - 1.4 0.3 New York ...........: 10.6 2.5 1.7 1.7 7.7 9.0 North Carolina .....: 16.4 2.0 0.2 0.7 2.2 3.4 North Dakota .......: 6.9 - - 6.5 0.4 1.3 : Ohio ...............: 49.3 9.9 11.1 1.1 6.7 3.1 Oklahoma ...........: 7.7 0.3 - - (Z) (Z) Oregon .............: 18.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 2.7 0.5 Pennsylvania .......: 15.3 4.6 3.7 4.0 7.5 9.5 South Carolina .....: 18.5 14.5 (Z) 1.7 12.4 1.0 South Dakota .......: 0.8 (Z) - 2.5 0.8 2.2 Tennessee ..........: 62.8 23.6 5.1 0.9 7.7 7.1 Texas ..............: 26.1 6.5 5.3 8.3 6.9 3.0 Utah ...............: 22.9 - 0.1 - 0.3 8.8 Vermont ............: 6.2 0.1 2.4 - 0.2 1.2 : Virginia ...........: 16.6 12.8 0.8 0.3 3.9 9.3 Washington .........: 22.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.2 West Virginia ......: 10.3 3.2 1.1 0.2 5.0 1.3 Wisconsin ..........: 15.9 3.2 0.7 1.1 13.8 5.0 Wyoming ............: 0.7 - 0.1 - 0.5 2.3 : Other States 4/ ....: 6.9 1.8 0.3 - 2.1 1.6 : United States ......: 45.6 14.8 7.1 13.6 9.0 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. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: Quarterly January-December 2018 and 2019 [Loss reported that met all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : January- : April- : July- : October- : March : June : September : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number number number number : 2018 .........................: 81,140 49,030 78,270 122,240 2019 .........................: 59,940 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates Added colonies: A new or replacement, surviving colony that was either created or purchased whole by an operation. Colony: A hive containing a queen honey bee and attendant worker bees and/or drone bees. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) criteria: Colonies reported as being lost due to CCD must have fully met four criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. Colonies lost due to CCD were collected on a quarterly basis for operations with five or more colonies. Colonies lost due to CCD on operations with less than five colonies were collected annually and for the year as a whole. Lost colony: A completely failed colony, loss of most workers, and possibly the queen. Colony is no longer viable. Sometimes referred to as a dead out. Maximum colonies: Refers to the sum of colonies in a state on the first of the quarter plus all those moved into the state during that period. Maximum colonies is considered the base number from which a data user can do further analysis. It does not include the colonies that were added, lost, or renovated in the state. Colonies are counted in every state they were in during the quarter; therefore, a national level maximum number of colonies cannot be calculated due to duplication. Nuc: A smaller sized hive box with reduced numbers of bees and brood, usually containing a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or renovating an existing colony. Package: A shipping container with several pounds of honey bees that may or may not include a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or renovating an existing colony. Percent lost: The state-level percentage of colonies lost is the number of colonies lost in that state divided by the maximum colonies for that state. The national level percentage of colonies lost is the total number of all colonies lost in the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Percent renovated: The state-level percentage of colonies renovated is the number of colonies renovated in that state divided by the maximum colonies for that state. The national level percentage of colonies renovated is the total number of all colonies renovated in the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Renovated colony: An existing colony that was requeened or received a nuc or package. Stressors: State level colony health stressors for operations with five or more colonies are the percent of the maximum colonies reported to be affected, by quarter. The national level colony stressors is the summed number for the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................... (202) 720-3570 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ....................... (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter.............................................. (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses ....... (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Egg Products, Mink, Census of Aquaculture .. (202) 720-8784 Adam Peters - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery .............................. (202) 690-3237 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs .................................................... (202) 690-3676 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ................................ 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