Honey Bee Colonies ISSN: 2470-993X Released August 1, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 1 Honey Bee colonies Down 1 Percent for Operations with Five or More colonies Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in the United States on January 1, 2022 totaled 2.88 million colonies, down 1 percent from January 1, 2021. The number of colonies in the United States on April 1, 2022, was 2.92 million colonies. During 2021, honey bee colonies on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 were 2.90 million, 2.83 million, 3.17 million, and 3.09 million colonies, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2022, was 331,780 colonies, or 12 percent. The number of colonies lost during the quarter of April through June 2022, was 282,630 colonies, or 10 percent. During the quarter of January through March 2021, colonies lost totaled 464,640 colonies, or 16 percent, the highest number lost of any quarter surveyed in 2021. The quarter surveyed in 2021 with the lowest number of colonies lost was July through September, with 295,660 colonies lost, or 9 percent. Honey bee colonies added for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2022 was 367,890 colonies. The number of colonies added during the quarter of April through June 2022 was 589,630. During the quarter of April through June 2021, the number of colonies added were 665,730 colonies, the highest number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2021. The quarter of October through December 2021 added 93,940 colonies, the least number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2021. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2022 was 187,180 colonies, or 7 percent. During the quarter of April through June 2022, the number of colonies renovated were 492,410 colonies, or 17 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2021 with the highest number of colonies renovated was April through June 2021 with 475,750 colonies renovated, or 17 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2021 with the lowest number of colonies renovated was October through December 2021, with 146,520, 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 2021. The period with the highest percentage of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites was April through June 2021 at 50.7 percent. The percent of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites during January through March 2022 and April through June 2022 are 33.7 percent and 45.2 percent, respectively. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms Up 12 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 86,070 colonies from January through March 2022. This represents a 12 percent increase from the same quarter in 2021. Contents Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2021 and January-March 2021........................................... 3 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2021 and April-June 2021 ............................................... 4 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2021 and July-September 2021............................................. 5 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2021 and October-December 2021........................................ 6 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........................................... 7 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................................................ 8 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2021............ 9 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2021 .............. 10 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2021........... 11 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2021......... 12 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2022............ 13 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2022............... 14 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 2021 and 2022................................................................................................ 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, 2021 and January-March 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 10,000 10,000 1,100 11 670 200 2 Arizona .........: 28,000 28,000 6,500 23 4,500 4,500 16 Arkansas ........: 21,000 21,000 4,900 23 690 130 1 California ......: 1,180,000 1,600,000 275,000 17 189,000 84,000 5 Colorado ........: 3,000 16,500 700 4 1,000 30 (Z) Connecticut .....: 4,200 4,200 800 19 400 50 1 Florida .........: 300,000 305,000 31,000 10 47,000 17,000 6 Georgia .........: 120,000 120,000 20,000 17 34,000 14,500 12 Hawaii ..........: 19,500 19,500 800 4 2,300 1,600 8 Idaho ...........: 167,000 193,000 14,500 8 11,000 9,000 5 : Illinois ........: 11,500 13,000 3,000 23 2,500 200 2 Indiana .........: 10,000 11,000 2,600 24 2,400 20 (Z) Iowa ............: 15,000 26,000 2,100 8 1,100 30 (Z) Kansas ..........: 5,000 8,000 1,400 18 1,000 10 (Z) Kentucky ........: 11,000 11,000 2,100 19 1,000 80 1 Louisiana .......: 51,000 53,000 7,000 13 3,600 3,000 6 Maine ...........: 2,900 2,900 300 10 60 80 3 Maryland ........: 7,000 7,000 1,800 26 1,300 240 3 Massachusetts ...: 5,000 5,000 980 20 30 90 2 Michigan ........: 78,000 78,000 1,500 2 320 4,100 5 : Minnesota .......: 61,000 73,000 3,200 4 1,300 140 (Z) Mississippi .....: 31,000 36,000 5,500 15 14,000 70 (Z) Missouri ........: 5,500 5,500 900 16 110 40 1 Montana .........: 40,000 51,000 330 1 820 20 (Z) Nebraska ........: 11,000 18,000 640 4 930 - - New Jersey ......: 14,000 14,000 350 3 900 80 1 New Mexico ......: 3,500 5,500 270 5 170 - - New York ........: 30,000 30,000 4,900 16 2,600 380 1 North Carolina ..: 18,000 24,000 4,000 17 1,900 110 (Z) North Dakota ....: 51,000 65,000 180 (Z) 2,700 - - : Ohio ............: 17,500 17,500 4,000 23 120 20 (Z) Oklahoma ........: 28,000 28,000 2,600 9 4,100 360 1 Oregon ..........: 76,000 80,000 3,100 4 1,600 610 1 Pennsylvania ....: 23,000 24,000 5,500 23 1,100 40 (Z) South Carolina ..: 15,500 18,000 1,200 7 930 190 1 South Dakota ....: 28,000 34,000 450 1 - - - Tennessee .......: 12,000 13,500 2,200 16 460 310 2 Texas ...........: 240,000 355,000 30,000 8 61,000 13,500 4 Utah ............: 17,500 19,500 2,600 13 2,700 - - Vermont .........: 7,500 7,500 1,300 17 700 70 1 : Virginia ........: 7,500 7,500 1,400 19 1,800 50 1 Washington ......: 48,000 70,000 5,500 8 9,500 850 1 West Virginia ...: 7,000 9,000 1,200 13 200 460 5 Wisconsin .......: 42,000 44,000 2,500 6 230 170 (Z) Wyoming .........: 13,000 14,500 2,200 15 3,000 1,200 8 : Other States 5/ .: 6,640 6,640 540 8 750 70 1 : United States ...: 2,903,240 (X) 464,640 16 417,490 157,600 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2021 and April-June 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 9,500 9,500 2,700 28 3,400 930 10 Arizona .........: 26,000 26,000 4,300 17 12,000 3,700 14 Arkansas ........: 12,500 12,500 1,600 13 9,000 5,500 44 California ......: 1,090,000 1,060,000 114,000 11 165,000 180,000 17 Colorado ........: 17,000 25,000 8,500 34 6,000 1,100 4 Connecticut .....: 3,800 4,000 60 2 1,100 340 9 Florida .........: 280,000 300,000 33,000 11 53,000 31,000 10 Georgia .........: 134,000 135,000 21,000 16 25,000 18,500 14 Hawaii ..........: 21,000 21,000 490 2 490 1,200 6 Idaho ...........: 86,000 120,000 19,500 16 40,000 19,000 16 : Illinois ........: 12,500 13,000 1,100 8 3,700 2,100 16 Indiana .........: 11,000 13,000 560 4 4,000 1,000 8 Iowa ............: 25,000 29,000 2,200 8 11,000 3,900 13 Kansas ..........: 7,500 8,000 1,900 24 4,800 1,600 20 Kentucky ........: 10,000 11,500 270 2 2,100 4,500 39 Louisiana .......: 29,000 29,000 2,300 8 8,000 2,000 7 Maine ...........: 2,200 18,000 1,100 6 430 260 1 Maryland ........: 6,500 7,500 320 4 2,600 690 9 Massachusetts ...: 3,700 12,000 810 7 2,000 310 3 Michigan ........: 74,000 112,000 3,500 3 10,000 8,000 7 : Minnesota .......: 69,000 98,000 5,500 6 29,000 4,000 4 Mississippi .....: 34,000 35,000 4,600 13 9,500 8,000 23 Missouri ........: 4,800 4,800 670 14 2,300 670 14 Montana .........: 38,000 116,000 3,200 3 13,500 15,500 13 Nebraska ........: 18,500 37,000 1,800 5 9,000 810 2 New Jersey ......: 14,500 19,500 410 2 1,400 140 1 New Mexico ......: 5,500 5,500 670 12 560 2,300 42 New York ........: 28,000 50,000 3,000 6 15,000 4,100 8 North Carolina ..: 22,000 23,000 1,700 7 6,000 3,300 14 North Dakota ....: 42,000 495,000 6,000 1 11,500 3,600 1 : Ohio ............: 13,000 13,500 820 6 8,000 2,400 18 Oklahoma ........: 17,000 17,000 3,600 21 4,200 190 1 Oregon ..........: 60,000 108,000 3,300 3 25,000 19,500 18 Pennsylvania ....: 20,000 23,000 2,000 9 7,000 2,700 12 South Carolina ..: 18,000 19,000 1,700 9 4,200 4,900 26 South Dakota ....: 16,500 210,000 7,000 3 39,000 19,000 9 Tennessee .......: 12,000 12,000 720 6 4,800 3,400 28 Texas ...........: 365,000 425,000 74,000 17 67,000 72,000 17 Utah ............: 20,000 31,000 3,800 12 9,500 3,700 12 Vermont .........: 7,000 7,000 40 1 770 570 8 : Virginia ........: 8,000 8,500 530 6 3,100 820 10 Washington ......: 66,000 122,000 2,900 2 9,500 2,600 2 West Virginia ...: 8,000 9,000 170 2 1,900 390 4 Wisconsin .......: 42,000 57,000 2,100 4 10,000 7,500 13 Wyoming .........: 13,500 30,000 2,700 9 7,500 4,900 16 : Other States 5/ .: 6,020 8,460 140 2 2,880 3,130 37 : United States ...: 2,829,520 (X) 352,280 12 665,730 475,750 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2021 and July-September 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 9,500 9,500 1,400 15 950 280 3 Arizona .........: 31,000 31,000 6,500 21 2,000 2,300 7 Arkansas ........: 20,000 20,000 1,800 9 2,400 1,700 9 California ......: 650,000 680,000 25,000 4 47,000 51,000 8 Colorado ........: 22,000 22,000 1,700 8 1,500 750 3 Connecticut .....: 4,200 4,200 120 3 140 170 4 Florida .........: 235,000 255,000 39,000 15 34,000 27,000 11 Georgia .........: 116,000 123,000 22,000 18 28,000 35,000 28 Hawaii ..........: 21,000 21,000 1,100 5 100 520 2 Idaho ...........: 86,000 135,000 3,500 3 7,000 3,000 2 : Illinois ........: 14,500 14,500 680 5 640 1,200 8 Indiana .........: 16,500 16,500 1,700 10 770 1,400 8 Iowa ............: 37,000 54,000 4,500 8 1,000 130 (Z) Kansas ..........: 9,000 9,000 1,600 18 500 1,300 14 Kentucky ........: 10,500 10,500 1,100 10 900 740 7 Louisiana .......: 29,000 31,000 2,300 7 1,300 2,800 9 Maine ...........: 10,000 10,000 1,400 14 380 210 2 Maryland ........: 6,000 6,000 490 8 300 170 3 Massachusetts ...: 13,000 13,000 1,100 8 1,700 1,200 9 Michigan ........: 120,000 120,000 8,500 7 7,500 4,800 4 : Minnesota .......: 106,000 106,000 7,000 7 5,000 1,300 1 Mississippi .....: 18,500 18,500 1,900 10 770 310 2 Missouri ........: 6,500 7,000 480 7 420 900 13 Montana .........: 103,000 114,000 6,000 5 870 7,500 7 Nebraska ........: 45,000 49,000 6,000 12 1,200 1,800 4 New Jersey ......: 19,500 19,500 400 2 390 480 2 New Mexico ......: 5,500 5,500 30 1 40 130 2 New York ........: 62,000 67,000 5,500 8 2,200 5,000 7 North Carolina ..: 23,000 25,000 3,000 12 3,800 2,200 9 North Dakota ....: 510,000 580,000 67,000 12 7,500 14,500 3 : Ohio ............: 21,000 21,000 1,700 8 1,300 4,100 20 Oklahoma ........: 3,300 3,300 260 8 340 20 1 Oregon ..........: 130,000 132,000 14,000 11 9,000 13,500 10 Pennsylvania ....: 25,000 28,000 1,600 6 740 980 4 South Carolina ..: 17,000 20,000 2,200 11 2,500 460 2 South Dakota ....: 230,000 235,000 29,000 12 7,000 3,100 1 Tennessee .......: 13,500 15,500 1,100 7 850 740 5 Texas ...........: 138,000 144,000 4,000 3 3,100 6,000 4 Utah ............: 37,000 37,000 2,900 8 2,200 1,900 5 Vermont .........: 7,000 7,000 10 (Z) 310 100 1 : Virginia ........: 10,500 10,500 890 8 530 750 7 Washington ......: 72,000 79,000 4,900 6 4,300 15,500 20 West Virginia ...: 8,000 8,000 570 7 320 220 3 Wisconsin .......: 66,000 66,000 7,000 11 1,500 4,300 7 Wyoming .........: 27,000 36,000 2,200 6 430 3,900 11 : Other States 5/ .: 8,890 10,990 530 5 210 1,460 13 : United States ...: 3,173,390 (X) 295,660 9 194,900 226,820 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ July 1 colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the July 1 colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the July 1 colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2021 and October-December 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 9,000 9,000 1,100 12 360 10 (Z) Arizona .........: 23,000 23,000 5,500 24 7,500 - - Arkansas ........: 18,000 18,000 480 3 920 100 1 California ......: 640,000 1,210,000 50,000 4 15,000 29,000 2 Colorado ........: 12,000 13,000 1,600 12 200 - (Z) Connecticut .....: 4,000 4,000 180 5 140 130 3 Florida .........: 255,000 310,000 38,000 12 20,000 11,000 4 Georgia .........: 131,000 132,000 24,000 18 12,500 12,000 9 Hawaii ..........: 20,000 20,000 100 1 1,100 530 3 Idaho ...........: 141,000 230,000 22,000 10 250 4,300 2 : Illinois ........: 12,500 12,500 1,300 10 180 810 6 Indiana .........: 14,500 14,500 1,700 12 130 2,400 17 Iowa ............: 51,000 51,000 4,000 8 170 90 (Z) Kansas ..........: 8,000 8,000 2,100 26 140 50 1 Kentucky ........: 10,500 10,500 880 8 120 460 4 Louisiana .......: 30,000 36,000 2,800 8 1,400 1,300 4 Maine ...........: 5,500 5,500 700 13 70 160 3 Maryland ........: 5,500 6,000 720 12 1,200 - - Massachusetts ...: 10,500 10,500 290 3 20 50 (Z) Michigan ........: 105,000 105,000 6,000 6 140 2,200 2 : Minnesota .......: 100,000 100,000 10,500 11 4,900 350 (Z) Mississippi .....: 15,500 23,000 3,000 13 30 240 1 Missouri ........: 6,000 7,500 590 8 190 120 2 Montana .........: 92,000 102,000 17,000 17 3,200 8,000 8 Nebraska ........: 43,000 43,000 7,500 17 10 250 1 New Jersey ......: 19,500 19,500 430 2 350 - - New Mexico ......: 5,500 5,500 1,900 35 2,000 - - New York ........: 65,000 66,000 21,000 32 440 26,000 39 North Carolina ..: 21,000 22,000 2,100 10 260 360 2 North Dakota ....: 485,000 485,000 27,000 6 11,000 8,000 2 : Ohio ............: 13,500 17,000 1,600 9 300 460 3 Oklahoma ........: 3,300 21,000 1,400 7 230 950 5 Oregon ..........: 103,000 103,000 10,500 10 680 29,000 28 Pennsylvania ....: 26,000 26,000 2,400 9 250 150 1 South Carolina ..: 20,000 21,000 3,200 15 70 150 1 South Dakota ....: 190,000 190,000 11,500 6 1,400 120 (Z) Tennessee .......: 15,500 15,500 1,400 9 20 1,200 8 Texas ...........: 146,000 290,000 23,000 8 2,100 1,700 1 Utah ............: 37,000 37,000 3,200 9 1,500 1,400 4 Vermont .........: 7,000 7,000 40 1 - 50 1 : Virginia ........: 8,500 8,500 930 11 160 210 2 Washington ......: 79,000 83,000 6,500 8 1,400 2,300 3 West Virginia ...: 7,500 7,500 560 7 10 100 1 Wisconsin .......: 47,000 47,000 5,500 12 1,100 150 (Z) Wyoming .........: 21,000 22,000 2,400 11 660 560 3 : Other States 5/ .: 8,990 8,990 510 6 140 110 1 : United States ...: 3,091,790 (X) 329,110 11 93,940 146,520 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, 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 .........: 8,000 11,500 1,100 10 1,600 520 5 Arizona .........: 25,000 28,000 2,300 8 4,700 10 (Z) Arkansas ........: 18,500 21,000 2,600 12 780 20 (Z) California ......: 1,020,000 1,330,000 163,000 12 139,000 95,000 7 Colorado ........: 3,800 8,500 540 6 - 10 (Z) Connecticut .....: 4,000 4,000 420 11 500 170 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 Hawaii ..........: 21,000 21,000 1,600 8 2,600 1,000 5 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 .........: 11,000 11,000 2,900 26 130 30 (Z) Iowa ............: 26,000 29,000 2,800 10 610 30 (Z) Kansas ..........: 5,000 5,000 520 10 140 60 1 Kentucky ........: 8,500 9,500 1,300 14 50 160 2 Louisiana .......: 35,000 42,000 6,000 14 7,000 2,200 5 Maine ...........: 3,100 7,000 340 5 300 120 2 Maryland ........: 6,500 7,500 1,900 25 1,800 1,000 13 Massachusetts ...: 6,000 6,000 950 16 350 510 9 Michigan ........: 66,000 77,000 4,500 6 1,400 2,500 3 : Minnesota .......: 95,000 98,000 1,500 2 6,000 80 (Z) Mississippi .....: 20,000 38,000 3,300 9 12,000 2,100 6 Missouri ........: 7,000 11,000 730 7 310 570 5 Montana .........: 45,000 54,000 300 1 30 - (Z) Nebraska ........: 24,000 30,000 840 3 30 - - New Jersey ......: 15,000 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 1,800 11 30 530 3 Oklahoma ........: 20,000 20,000 3,000 15 50 3,500 18 Oregon ..........: 92,000 95,000 5,000 5 2,400 310 (Z) Pennsylvania ....: 23,000 25,000 2,800 11 470 360 1 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 8,000 380 5 - - - : Virginia ........: 7,500 10,000 1,700 17 940 200 2 Washington ......: 70,000 102,000 7,500 7 1,400 6,000 6 West Virginia ...: 5,500 5,500 1,000 18 420 200 4 Wisconsin .......: 39,000 53,000 2,800 5 1,400 240 (Z) Wyoming .........: 6,000 8,000 180 2 20 - - : Other States 5/ .: 6,870 7,230 710 10 320 60 1 : United States ...: 2,875,770 (X) 331,780 12 367,890 187,180 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 1,300 11 4,600 1,900 16 Arizona .........: 31,000 32,000 3,100 10 17,500 2,800 9 Arkansas ........: 19,000 22,000 2,800 13 5,000 1,100 5 California ......: 980,000 1,030,000 82,000 8 154,000 121,000 12 Colorado ........: 8,000 19,500 1,400 7 7,500 2,300 12 Connecticut .....: 4,100 4,100 30 1 130 30 1 Florida .........: 290,000 300,000 34,000 11 40,000 39,000 13 Georgia .........: 132,000 134,000 25,000 19 27,000 47,000 35 Hawaii ..........: 22,000 22,000 420 2 2,200 2,100 10 Idaho ...........: 103,000 111,000 14,500 13 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 28,000 2,300 8 5,000 2,400 9 Kansas ..........: 4,600 4,900 650 13 6,000 580 12 Kentucky ........: 6,500 10,500 610 6 3,600 460 4 Louisiana .......: 43,000 43,000 1,900 4 8,500 11,500 27 Maine ...........: 7,000 19,000 890 5 1,300 300 2 Maryland ........: 7,500 8,500 390 5 1,600 1,100 13 Massachusetts ...: 5,500 14,000 290 2 1,200 910 7 Michigan ........: 74,000 90,000 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 4,000 9 16,000 7,000 15 Missouri ........: 10,500 10,500 1,500 14 6,000 4,800 46 Montana .........: 38,000 102,000 970 1 5,500 8,000 8 Nebraska ........: 19,000 45,000 2,400 5 8,000 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 53,000 2,000 4 6,000 4,400 8 North Carolina ..: 25,000 30,000 1,200 4 7,500 3,300 11 North Dakota ....: 90,000 455,000 16,500 4 12,000 9,000 2 : Ohio ............: 14,500 14,500 400 3 4,300 1,200 8 Oklahoma ........: 12,500 20,000 1,100 6 10,500 2,100 11 Oregon ..........: 94,000 96,000 4,200 4 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 ....: 13,500 184,000 4,100 2 2,100 19,000 10 Tennessee .......: 9,500 11,500 4,400 38 9,000 1,200 10 Texas ...........: 345,000 415,000 41,000 10 83,000 114,000 27 Utah ............: 23,000 29,000 4,300 15 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 6,000 6 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 6,000 1,300 2 Wyoming .........: 8,000 23,000 1,900 8 4,500 1,800 8 : Other States 5/ .: 4,390 4,690 120 3 900 400 9 : United States ...: 2,921,590 (X) 282,630 10 589,630 492,410 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ April 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2021 [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 ............: 52.2 30.3 - (Z) 3.1 4.0 Arizona ............: 6.7 6.1 6.0 - 0.5 3.8 Arkansas ...........: 27.2 18.3 (Z) 13.2 3.8 2.5 California .........: 29.9 5.7 1.7 7.2 6.2 3.4 Colorado ...........: 7.9 - - - 1.0 7.0 Connecticut ........: 17.8 3.5 - 0.5 1.6 1.0 Florida ............: 34.6 11.9 5.6 6.6 6.3 3.4 Georgia ............: 47.9 14.4 8.9 1.5 4.1 4.6 Hawaii .............: 53.0 52.2 - - 4.7 - Idaho ..............: 30.0 9.9 - 8.9 1.6 1.5 : Illinois ...........: 28.8 12.9 1.6 1.3 17.9 9.4 Indiana ............: 34.1 5.4 - 0.7 4.8 4.4 Iowa ...............: 18.9 0.7 (Z) 3.7 7.8 3.8 Kansas .............: 25.7 2.8 - - 19.1 2.2 Kentucky ...........: 27.5 16.9 (Z) - 5.1 9.3 Louisiana ..........: 62.1 3.8 - 1.6 10.0 1.1 Maine ..............: 7.2 2.6 (Z) - 2.2 2.1 Maryland ...........: 34.6 1.1 - (Z) 19.7 2.7 Massachusetts ......: 28.9 3.6 1.0 0.5 7.8 4.5 Michigan ...........: 2.3 (Z) (Z) (Z) 0.7 1.6 : Minnesota ..........: 6.3 0.6 - 2.5 2.8 (Z) Mississippi ........: 19.7 3.8 - 1.0 15.5 4.7 Missouri ...........: 16.6 5.6 (Z) 0.8 13.1 5.3 Montana ............: 15.0 - - - (Z) (Z) Nebraska ...........: 11.0 (Z) (Z) 1.5 1.7 0.7 New Jersey .........: 18.7 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.2 0.8 New Mexico .........: 14.2 (Z) - - 6.5 1.9 New York ...........: 15.0 3.9 0.6 0.5 5.7 4.8 North Carolina .....: 23.5 7.2 (Z) (Z) 0.6 0.5 North Dakota .......: 12.0 0.5 1.0 (Z) 1.5 (Z) : Ohio ...............: 26.6 14.4 2.9 2.0 8.2 4.9 Oklahoma ...........: 7.6 (Z) - (Z) 4.2 2.0 Oregon .............: 12.8 10.7 1.4 (Z) 1.2 0.6 Pennsylvania .......: 18.1 11.6 (Z) - 6.8 8.6 South Carolina .....: 48.5 10.1 (Z) 3.2 4.1 0.9 South Dakota .......: 8.6 - - (Z) (Z) 0.8 Tennessee ..........: 34.4 5.2 1.4 0.8 2.6 8.9 Texas ..............: 17.7 13.0 1.5 5.8 7.4 (Z) Utah ...............: 45.4 0.9 - 2.4 1.0 6.3 Vermont ............: 21.1 (Z) 3.7 - 10.1 (Z) : Virginia ...........: 11.9 1.0 - 1.9 3.9 4.9 Washington .........: 14.8 2.3 1.0 (Z) 4.5 (Z) West Virginia ......: 13.6 3.3 0.7 2.6 1.2 3.1 Wisconsin ..........: 16.1 (Z) (Z) (Z) 3.6 3.2 Wyoming ............: 8.4 (Z) (Z) - 3.3 7.9 : Other States 4/ ....: 19.4 1.2 4.1 (Z) 6.6 1.1 : United States ......: 33.0 8.9 2.3 6.4 6.7 3.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2021 [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 ............: 55.2 35.0 0.5 2.1 5.8 7.4 Arizona ............: 7.4 - 3.6 1.2 7.1 6.9 Arkansas ...........: 42.2 21.9 5.7 2.8 2.0 3.6 California .........: 42.4 11.5 7.7 16.1 11.6 3.8 Colorado ...........: 56.1 (Z) - (Z) 0.5 2.9 Connecticut ........: 16.5 6.0 0.1 (Z) 1.0 - Florida ............: 43.4 22.9 4.3 10.1 6.4 7.7 Georgia ............: 44.7 13.8 5.2 2.8 5.2 5.8 Hawaii .............: 92.6 60.8 - - (Z) (Z) Idaho ..............: 31.9 1.9 5.4 9.9 2.0 6.2 : Illinois ...........: 32.5 4.5 1.6 3.5 4.1 7.4 Indiana ............: 22.8 7.3 0.6 7.0 6.1 1.3 Iowa ...............: 13.7 2.5 1.2 0.8 2.6 8.2 Kansas .............: 47.8 21.6 7.2 8.6 1.5 6.5 Kentucky ...........: 21.5 4.0 1.0 2.2 4.2 2.6 Louisiana ..........: 29.1 3.7 (Z) (Z) 10.6 0.9 Maine ..............: 13.9 - (Z) - 1.5 - Maryland ...........: 17.2 8.9 (Z) 0.6 2.0 1.4 Massachusetts ......: 45.5 34.3 (Z) 34.0 (Z) - Michigan ...........: 44.8 2.7 0.8 3.5 0.8 (Z) : Minnesota ..........: 13.1 - (Z) 12.8 1.1 1.1 Mississippi ........: 46.7 11.3 3.2 0.5 3.2 9.9 Missouri ...........: 21.9 8.8 1.8 0.9 8.3 4.8 Montana ............: 20.8 - 1.5 13.3 5.2 3.0 Nebraska ...........: 17.3 (Z) (Z) 7.4 3.2 1.3 New Jersey .........: 11.8 5.5 - 2.6 1.8 1.3 New Mexico .........: 60.0 1.2 1.3 2.5 - (Z) New York ...........: 35.8 3.9 0.5 1.7 2.3 3.5 North Carolina .....: 35.8 3.5 (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) North Dakota .......: 29.2 0.7 (Z) (Z) 2.0 (Z) : Ohio ...............: 62.1 37.8 6.6 4.1 7.1 3.1 Oklahoma ...........: 3.1 2.1 (Z) (Z) 7.0 1.0 Oregon .............: 17.2 8.3 6.2 10.1 6.5 1.8 Pennsylvania .......: 21.4 5.0 1.4 2.6 1.2 0.5 South Carolina .....: 48.4 32.7 2.1 (Z) 9.1 5.0 South Dakota .......: 49.4 12.0 3.6 4.2 27.3 0.7 Tennessee ..........: 22.4 10.3 (Z) 2.4 3.1 (Z) Texas ..............: 38.1 3.4 - 11.5 5.7 (Z) Utah ...............: 40.0 25.7 10.3 18.7 (Z) 1.4 Vermont ............: 28.1 0.8 0.5 - 1.5 - : Virginia ...........: 13.3 6.3 3.6 2.1 2.7 3.7 Washington .........: 31.7 19.1 8.4 1.2 4.7 (Z) West Virginia ......: 5.2 3.9 1.1 - 1.0 2.2 Wisconsin ..........: 26.1 19.3 1.2 15.1 1.1 2.2 Wyoming ............: 8.3 0.9 - 6.9 1.5 2.4 : Other States 4/ ....: 42.8 (Z) (Z) 4.6 5.7 4.7 : United States ......: 50.7 12.8 5.2 12.4 10.0 3.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2021 [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 ............: 37.4 25.9 0.9 11.0 16.3 1.9 Arizona ............: 20.3 1.5 0.7 6.6 5.4 10.6 Arkansas ...........: 42.3 32.9 3.2 30.6 5.8 4.9 California .........: 39.6 16.5 14.2 13.0 11.0 5.0 Colorado ...........: 7.8 (Z) 2.9 - 6.4 0.8 Connecticut ........: 16.4 0.8 0.7 3.9 2.4 5.9 Florida ............: 43.4 20.5 7.1 14.1 11.4 8.7 Georgia ............: 63.9 32.2 4.8 12.0 13.4 7.6 Hawaii .............: 29.6 19.0 (Z) 18.0 - 0.9 Idaho ..............: 55.2 1.8 2.6 7.0 7.0 1.5 : Illinois ...........: 37.7 9.5 1.4 3.3 4.4 5.7 Indiana ............: 39.3 23.7 5.2 17.4 1.9 2.3 Iowa ...............: 7.5 1.6 2.8 5.9 (Z) 2.2 Kansas .............: 66.8 31.1 10.1 14.9 17.7 14.7 Kentucky ...........: 39.4 18.2 0.6 (Z) 1.2 11.0 Louisiana ..........: 8.0 2.3 - - 0.6 6.0 Maine ..............: 18.7 - (Z) 5.0 17.0 - Maryland ...........: 20.0 13.6 (Z) 0.5 0.7 1.5 Massachusetts ......: 23.0 8.7 0.6 1.5 0.5 4.5 Michigan ...........: 63.5 4.2 (Z) 17.0 2.7 0.8 : Minnesota ..........: 27.5 1.1 (Z) 10.5 2.3 1.8 Mississippi ........: 25.3 1.1 1.3 (Z) 3.0 7.8 Missouri ...........: 24.0 14.4 (Z) 1.3 2.1 8.7 Montana ............: 19.5 1.5 1.2 (Z) 14.8 0.5 Nebraska ...........: 13.7 (Z) (Z) 1.8 3.2 1.8 New Jersey .........: 10.7 4.9 (Z) 1.8 0.7 1.9 New Mexico .........: 22.5 4.4 1.1 - - - New York ...........: 37.7 14.1 3.0 5.6 11.8 11.2 North Carolina .....: 29.3 10.4 0.9 (Z) 6.6 1.0 North Dakota .......: 31.7 6.1 2.2 4.1 7.0 5.5 : Ohio ...............: 78.7 49.9 0.7 23.0 8.2 4.1 Oklahoma ...........: 14.5 9.4 0.5 (Z) 6.2 1.4 Oregon .............: 39.4 8.4 3.4 10.9 9.6 1.3 Pennsylvania .......: 40.5 15.3 1.0 2.6 4.2 3.8 South Carolina .....: 15.8 5.3 2.8 1.3 4.3 3.2 South Dakota .......: 18.3 4.6 1.1 3.9 14.1 1.3 Tennessee ..........: 16.0 11.6 (Z) 0.7 1.8 (Z) Texas ..............: 20.2 6.0 0.5 4.4 4.4 0.5 Utah ...............: 40.0 (Z) (Z) 3.9 1.9 0.5 Vermont ............: 25.4 3.0 1.5 - 1.6 0.6 : Virginia ...........: 19.2 12.1 0.9 0.8 4.6 1.9 Washington .........: 34.3 2.2 4.9 2.3 12.7 1.6 West Virginia ......: 24.7 15.1 10.2 9.9 2.8 1.2 Wisconsin ..........: 56.0 36.8 20.3 31.2 15.3 8.0 Wyoming ............: 4.7 (Z) (Z) 0.5 0.8 0.8 : Other States 4/ ....: 31.7 10.9 (Z) 11.0 4.6 2.2 : United States ......: 38.0 11.6 5.5 9.2 9.3 4.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2021 [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 ............: 60.8 44.7 3.5 6.8 2.5 1.4 Arizona ............: 67.2 35.2 (Z) 3.3 1.8 0.9 Arkansas ...........: 35.7 28.2 - 25.6 0.6 0.7 California .........: 14.6 4.8 3.7 1.9 2.8 2.0 Colorado ...........: 4.6 (Z) - (Z) 2.6 3.7 Connecticut ........: 20.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.8 Florida ............: 28.9 19.0 5.9 9.1 8.8 13.6 Georgia ............: 41.0 24.7 0.5 7.8 5.7 7.2 Hawaii .............: 66.1 64.2 19.7 - - - Idaho ..............: 58.1 8.0 4.9 12.0 4.0 11.2 : Illinois ...........: 31.9 9.1 2.4 1.4 2.3 7.2 Indiana ............: 43.6 19.6 11.3 21.3 1.5 1.9 Iowa ...............: 17.9 1.2 0.9 17.0 1.0 1.7 Kansas .............: 30.5 20.1 1.5 15.5 14.6 13.9 Kentucky ...........: 54.1 39.0 2.3 (Z) 13.2 12.0 Louisiana ..........: 28.2 5.4 - (Z) (Z) 5.3 Maine ..............: 29.3 18.1 - - 15.2 2.0 Maryland ...........: 21.2 12.2 (Z) - 3.1 0.7 Massachusetts ......: 5.4 (Z) 0.5 - (Z) 0.6 Michigan ...........: 8.7 2.2 - 3.1 0.9 1.5 : Minnesota ..........: 8.0 (Z) - 3.4 0.6 1.4 Mississippi ........: 27.8 8.6 - 5.8 (Z) 8.3 Missouri ...........: 17.3 6.3 (Z) 1.1 1.3 0.8 Montana ............: 27.2 2.9 3.1 - 4.9 (Z) Nebraska ...........: 28.0 1.5 2.8 4.2 1.8 (Z) New Jersey .........: 8.6 5.9 (Z) - (Z) (Z) New Mexico .........: 65.6 44.4 - 14.1 (Z) 0.7 New York ...........: 48.0 34.5 1.0 1.3 13.6 3.5 North Carolina .....: 24.1 1.4 - (Z) (Z) 5.1 North Dakota .......: 28.0 0.9 2.8 (Z) 7.8 (Z) : Ohio ...............: 36.6 10.9 (Z) 2.5 1.5 6.6 Oklahoma ...........: 5.6 3.2 (Z) 0.5 (Z) 0.8 Oregon .............: 28.8 23.3 8.7 2.0 1.3 (Z) Pennsylvania .......: 30.3 8.2 3.5 3.4 7.0 1.1 South Carolina .....: 28.1 5.5 (Z) 11.3 0.8 2.0 South Dakota .......: 45.8 9.0 (Z) 7.4 1.7 1.6 Tennessee ..........: 33.5 5.1 0.5 1.4 2.5 1.0 Texas ..............: 19.4 8.3 1.2 9.8 4.1 5.5 Utah ...............: 4.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.0 4.7 Vermont ............: 16.1 0.6 (Z) - (Z) 0.8 : Virginia ...........: 31.8 19.1 0.8 0.5 5.2 3.2 Washington .........: 42.3 2.7 2.0 2.5 7.6 0.8 West Virginia ......: 13.8 6.3 0.6 1.9 1.0 3.1 Wisconsin ..........: 28.4 (Z) 0.5 0.7 2.5 0.7 Wyoming ............: 14.7 2.3 9.3 - 2.3 0.6 : Other States 4/ ....: 14.2 (Z) 0.9 (Z) 4.2 (Z) : United States ......: 33.6 10.6 3.9 5.6 5.4 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 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 - 13.1 1.3 8.9 California .........: 29.7 7.2 3.3 5.3 3.9 4.2 Colorado ...........: 4.0 - 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 Hawaii .............: 76.1 76.0 - - 3.0 - Idaho ..............: 57.0 1.1 (Z) 15.5 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 ...........: 13.7 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 ........: 39.7 13.2 6.5 2.0 1.8 9.4 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 ...............: 3.2 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 ............: 1.3 - - - 1.2 0.8 : Other States 4/ ....: 11.6 2.4 4.3 1.0 2.1 0.8 : United States ......: 33.7 8.4 2.5 5.8 4.5 4.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 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 ...........: 22.2 14.4 2.0 11.2 6.5 3.8 California .........: 41.1 16.0 4.8 6.7 19.8 3.7 Colorado ...........: 27.0 - 0.6 (Z) 16.6 (Z) Connecticut ........: 1.9 - - - 1.1 - Florida ............: 28.4 15.8 5.9 8.5 12.7 6.5 Georgia ............: 35.0 8.8 1.4 5.9 8.1 5.6 Hawaii .............: 63.1 61.2 4.6 - 0.5 (Z) 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 ............: 25.9 4.6 0.5 3.9 6.7 4.3 Iowa ...............: 49.3 1.1 1.6 0.9 4.6 8.2 Kansas .............: 41.6 1.0 1.7 16.1 23.0 1.9 Kentucky ...........: 39.9 15.1 10.7 2.4 2.5 12.9 Louisiana ..........: 30.6 9.5 4.6 4.6 2.3 2.4 Maine ..............: (Z) - (Z) - (Z) (Z) Maryland ...........: 15.0 7.9 2.4 0.8 14.7 1.7 Massachusetts ......: 3.7 0.9 0.9 (Z) 0.6 (Z) Michigan ...........: 10.4 (Z) 3.0 6.9 2.7 (Z) : Minnesota ..........: 4.9 0.7 (Z) (Z) 2.6 (Z) Mississippi ........: 25.4 15.3 (Z) 0.7 15.2 8.9 Missouri ...........: 11.5 3.1 0.9 0.5 2.8 1.2 Montana ............: 9.2 - - 1.8 8.8 - Nebraska ...........: 26.6 22.1 0.8 - 0.6 (Z) New Jersey .........: 7.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 (Z) - New Mexico .........: 52.0 8.6 8.6 0.9 1.5 0.7 New York ...........: 23.2 3.4 0.8 (Z) 1.7 1.0 North Carolina .....: 23.9 2.8 3.5 - (Z) 1.0 North Dakota .......: 38.7 22.4 0.9 4.7 9.7 0.5 : Ohio ...............: 51.2 5.6 5.1 3.3 2.3 2.1 Oklahoma ...........: 8.4 2.6 - 1.4 7.8 0.7 Oregon .............: 49.3 23.2 9.5 16.1 17.5 (Z) Pennsylvania .......: 19.0 3.3 0.6 (Z) 1.1 2.1 South Carolina .....: 29.9 13.2 (Z) 12.8 1.2 0.9 South Dakota .......: 44.5 29.3 - 2.5 12.9 1.2 Tennessee ..........: 30.9 23.7 1.0 (Z) 14.4 1.7 Texas ..............: 39.2 30.0 (Z) 0.7 5.2 0.9 Utah ...............: 40.1 0.8 6.9 7.9 13.8 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 ..........: 27.0 14.6 4.9 11.8 9.6 6.0 Wyoming ............: 5.6 2.5 5.1 - 3.0 1.0 : Other States 4/ ....: 7.9 3.8 4.5 2.1 3.0 4.1 : United States ......: 45.2 21.2 3.9 6.7 15.1 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. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 2021 and 2022 [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 : 2021 .............: 77,150 49,420 74,910 82,340 2022 .............: 86,070 51,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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