Honey Bee Colonies ISSN: 2470-993X Released May 12, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 1 Honey Bee Colonies Down 8 Percent for Operations with Five or More Colonies Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in the United States as of January 1, 2016 totaled 2.59 million. This is 8 percent below the 2.82 million colonies on January 1, 2015. During 2015, honey bee colonies on April 1, July 1, and October 1 were 2.85 million, 3.13 million, and 2.87 million, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with five or more colonies during the quarter of January-March 2016, was 429 thousand colonies or 17 percent lost. The quarter of January-March 2015 had a loss of 500 thousand colonies or 18 percent, the highest honey bee colonies loss of the five quarters. The quarter of April-June 2015, at 353 thousand or 12 percent, showed the least amount of lost honey bee colonies. Honey bee colonies added for operations with five or more colonies during the quarter of January-March 2016 was 378 thousand colonies. The quarter of April-June 2015, added 662 thousand colonies, the highest number of honey bee colonies added of the five quarters. The quarter of October-December 2015, at 117 thousand, showed the least amount of honey bee colonies added. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with five or more colonies during the quarter of January-March 2016 was 158 thousand colonies or 6 percent. This is the lowest number of colonies renovated during the five quarters. The number of colonies renovated during the quarter of January-March 2015 was 271 thousand or 10 percent. The highest number of honey bee colonies renovated for any quarter, at 693 thousand, occurred during April-June 2015. Renovated colonies are those that were requeened or received new honey bees through 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 each of the quarters surveyed. The quarter of January-March 2016 showed varroa mites at 34.3 percent. The quarter of April-June 2015 showed the highest percentage of varroa mites at 43.4 percent affected. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms for Operations with Five or More Colonies Colonies with 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, peaked at 114 thousand colonies lost during January-March 2016. That same quarter a year ago showed 92.3 thousand colonies lost. Honey Bee Operations with Less than Five Colonies Honey bee colonies for operations with less than five colonies in the United States on January 1, 2015 were 50.0 thousand. Honey bee colonies on April 1, July 1, and October 1, 2015; 43.0 thousand, 52.0 thousand, and 49.0 thousand, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with less than five colonies during the quarter of January-March 2015, was 15.5 thousand colonies, the highest honey bee colonies loss during 2015. The quarter of April-June 2015, at 5.50 thousand, showed the least amount of lost honey bee colonies during the year. Honey bee colonies added for operations with less than five colonies during the quarter of April-June 2015, was 15.0 thousand colonies, the highest honey bee colonies added during the year. The quarter of October-December 2015, at 860, showed the least amount of added honey bee colonies. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with less than five colonies varied by quarter. The highest number of honey bee colonies renovated for any quarter, at 3.80 thousand, occurred during April-June 2015. The quarter of October-December 2015, with 470, was the lowest number of honey bee colonies renovated for any quarter. Colony Stressor for Operations with Less than Five Colonies Unknown colony health stressors, at 20.8 percent, was the highest for operations with less than five colonies during 2015. Varroa mites was the next ranked stressor at 19.8 percent. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms for Operations with Less than Five Colonies Colonies with loss reported that meet all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads, totaled 7.00 thousand colonies during 2015. Contents Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2015 and January-March 2015.................................... 4 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2015 and April-June 2015......................................... 5 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2015 and July-September 2015...................................... 6 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2015 and October-December 2015................................. 7 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2016 and January-March 2016.................................... 8 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2015.............. 9 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2015................. 10 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2015............. 11 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2015........... 12 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2016.............. 13 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: Quarterly January-December 2015 and January-March 2016................................................................... 14 Number of Colonies, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Inventory of Less than Five Colonies - United States: First of Quarter and Quarterly 2015............................................. 14 Colony Health Stressors with Less than Five Colonies - United States: Annual 2015.............................. 14 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Less than Five Colonies - United States: Annual 2015.................................................................................................... 14 Statistical Methodology........................................................................................ 15 Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates ........................................................... 16 Information Contacts........................................................................................... 17 Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2015 and January-March 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1 : January-March State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 7,000 7,000 1,800 26 2,800 250 4 Arizona .........: 35,000 35,000 4,600 13 3,400 2,100 6 Arkansas ........: 13,000 14,000 1,500 11 1,200 90 1 California ......: 1,440,000 1,690,000 255,000 15 250,000 124,000 7 Colorado ........: 3,500 12,500 1,500 12 200 140 1 Connecticut .....: 3,900 3,900 870 22 290 - - Florida .........: 305,000 315,000 42,000 13 54,000 25,000 8 Georgia .........: 104,000 105,000 14,500 14 47,000 9,500 9 Hawaii ..........: 10,500 10,500 380 4 3,400 760 7 Idaho ...........: 81,000 88,000 3,700 4 2,600 8,000 9 : Illinois ........: 6,000 10,500 4,200 40 2,300 390 4 Indiana .........: 9,000 9,500 2,100 22 490 120 1 Iowa ............: 12,500 17,500 3,100 18 1,700 270 2 Kansas ..........: 4,600 7,000 1,600 23 450 70 1 Kentucky ........: 7,500 10,500 4,100 39 250 - - Louisiana .......: 51,000 51,000 8,000 16 3,100 6,500 13 Maine ...........: 3,100 6,500 380 6 20 - - Maryland ........: 7,500 10,000 4,100 41 1,600 870 9 Massachusetts ...: 2,900 4,600 1,000 22 260 120 3 Michigan ........: 16,500 60,000 11,500 19 7,500 2,400 4 : Minnesota .......: 28,000 74,000 3,700 5 690 530 1 Mississippi .....: 34,000 76,000 8,500 11 22,000 7,500 10 Missouri ........: 12,000 13,000 2,000 15 220 910 7 Montana .........: 8,500 36,000 2,200 6 1,400 1,100 3 Nebraska ........: 10,000 31,000 2,600 8 120 310 1 New Jersey ......: 6,000 9,000 1,100 12 570 1,600 18 New Mexico ......: 7,000 7,000 690 10 190 600 9 New York ........: 27,000 30,000 6,500 22 430 950 3 North Carolina ..: 24,000 26,000 7,000 27 6,000 690 3 North Dakota ....: 57,000 120,000 620 1 1,800 530 (Z) : Ohio ............: 18,000 22,000 10,500 48 5,000 3,300 15 Oklahoma ........: 9,500 26,000 6,000 23 2,600 260 1 Oregon ..........: 77,000 87,000 6,500 8 4,300 2,400 3 Pennsylvania ....: 14,000 21,000 6,500 31 360 - - South Carolina ..: 17,000 17,500 2,700 15 2,700 1,400 8 South Dakota ....: 50,000 97,000 4,600 5 8,500 2,800 3 Tennessee .......: 9,500 9,500 2,000 21 1,000 190 2 Texas ...........: 191,000 250,000 26,000 10 82,000 51,000 20 Utah ............: 6,000 24,000 3,300 14 2,500 290 1 Vermont .........: 5,500 5,500 700 13 1,200 20 (Z) : Virginia ........: 8,000 9,000 2,500 28 800 460 5 Washington ......: 52,000 105,000 14,000 13 13,500 9,000 9 West Virginia ...: 4,700 6,000 1,800 30 570 60 1 Wisconsin .......: 16,500 29,000 8,000 28 3,100 2,500 9 Wyoming .........: 5,500 12,000 2,000 17 2,000 1,400 12 : Other States 5/ .: 3,410 8,990 2,080 23 870 150 2 : United States ...: 2,824,610 (X) 500,020 18 546,980 270,530 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ January 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the January 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the January 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2015 and April-June 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 1 : April-June State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 7,500 7,500 860 12 1,900 680 9 Arizona .........: 33,000 33,000 5,500 17 19,500 7,000 21 Arkansas ........: 13,500 13,500 1,900 14 11,500 5,500 41 California ......: 1,040,000 1,050,000 104,000 10 170,000 285,000 27 Colorado ........: 12,000 25,000 1,900 8 6,000 3,500 14 Connecticut .....: 3,000 3,000 80 3 1,100 150 5 Florida .........: 210,000 215,000 35,000 16 44,000 24,000 11 Georgia .........: 114,000 124,000 23,000 19 25,000 19,000 15 Hawaii ..........: 13,500 13,500 120 1 1,100 1,200 9 Idaho ...........: 62,000 72,000 6,500 9 16,500 10,500 15 : Illinois ........: 9,500 9,500 1,300 14 6,000 1,500 16 Indiana .........: 8,000 12,500 1,300 10 4,900 4,300 34 Iowa ............: 12,500 24,000 1,400 6 6,500 3,100 13 Kansas ..........: 6,000 7,000 670 10 2,800 420 6 Kentucky ........: 7,500 8,500 980 12 3,600 1,500 18 Louisiana .......: 44,000 45,000 1,800 4 6,500 8,000 18 Maine ...........: 4,600 30,000 3,200 11 3,500 700 2 Maryland ........: 8,000 11,000 370 3 2,600 710 7 Massachusetts ...: 4,100 14,000 320 2 940 510 4 Michigan ........: 58,000 88,000 9,500 11 13,500 5,500 6 : Minnesota .......: 71,000 125,000 12,500 10 20,000 21,000 17 Mississippi .....: 89,000 89,000 11,000 12 5,500 10,000 11 Missouri ........: 11,500 12,500 500 4 1,900 1,800 14 Montana .........: 36,000 210,000 4,200 2 14,000 33,000 16 Nebraska ........: 29,000 68,000 4,100 6 15,500 4,600 7 New Jersey ......: 8,500 19,000 1,800 10 2,100 2,900 15 New Mexico ......: 6,500 8,500 1,000 12 1,500 330 4 New York ........: 24,000 34,000 1,100 3 11,000 1,500 4 North Carolina ..: 19,500 23,000 1,800 8 5,500 3,300 14 North Dakota ....: 121,000 450,000 29,000 6 39,000 61,000 14 : Ohio ............: 17,500 19,000 2,100 11 10,000 6,000 32 Oklahoma ........: 25,000 27,000 2,200 8 5,500 2,200 8 Oregon ..........: 82,000 95,000 5,500 6 14,500 9,500 10 Pennsylvania ....: 15,500 19,000 1,600 8 8,500 2,600 14 South Carolina ..: 17,500 18,500 950 5 1,100 2,000 11 South Dakota ....: 100,000 290,000 21,000 7 27,000 23,000 8 Tennessee .......: 7,500 7,500 730 10 3,600 920 12 Texas ...........: 305,000 315,000 33,000 11 76,000 94,000 30 Utah ............: 24,000 27,000 3,400 13 10,000 3,900 14 Vermont .........: 6,000 6,000 100 2 580 50 1 : Virginia ........: 7,500 7,500 270 4 2,100 430 6 Washington ......: 105,000 127,000 5,000 4 15,000 13,000 10 West Virginia ...: 4,700 4,700 570 12 2,900 590 13 Wisconsin .......: 25,000 65,000 4,600 7 10,000 5,500 9 Wyoming .........: 12,000 25,000 3,200 13 7,500 5,000 20 : Other States 5/ .: 8,600 11,200 1,940 17 4,140 1,960 18 : United States ...: 2,849,500 (X) 352,860 12 661,860 692,850 24 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ April 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2015 and July-September 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 1 : July-September State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :Renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 8,500 9,000 1,400 16 160 260 3 Arizona .........: 40,000 40,000 6,000 15 4,300 15,500 39 Arkansas ........: 23,000 30,000 9,000 30 500 210 1 California ......: 730,000 800,000 76,000 10 40,000 93,000 12 Colorado ........: 29,000 30,000 4,500 15 1,400 1,400 5 Connecticut .....: 3,700 3,700 50 1 190 440 12 Florida .........: 164,000 220,000 36,000 16 37,000 29,000 13 Georgia .........: 108,000 110,000 13,000 12 19,500 15,500 14 Hawaii ..........: 14,500 14,500 2,700 19 1,200 5,500 38 Idaho ...........: 80,000 128,000 14,000 11 5,500 11,500 9 : Illinois ........: 14,000 14,000 1,400 10 1,300 1,100 8 Indiana .........: 15,000 15,000 1,600 11 1,400 420 3 Iowa ............: 29,000 37,000 3,000 8 640 680 2 Kansas ..........: 9,000 9,500 1,000 11 100 160 2 Kentucky ........: 10,000 10,000 1,300 13 170 550 6 Louisiana .......: 50,000 55,000 2,000 4 2,300 1,800 3 Maine ...........: 6,000 6,000 450 8 410 140 2 Maryland ........: 7,000 7,500 680 9 730 70 1 Massachusetts ...: 7,500 7,500 560 8 290 400 5 Michigan ........: 89,000 89,000 7,000 8 3,300 3,800 4 : Minnesota .......: 133,000 136,000 32,000 24 640 2,300 2 Mississippi .....: 23,000 34,000 3,500 10 260 110 (Z) Missouri ........: 14,000 14,000 1,200 9 700 630 5 Montana .........: 140,000 156,000 10,500 7 3,200 10,000 6 Nebraska ........: 67,000 77,000 6,000 8 500 6,000 8 New Jersey ......: 18,500 18,500 210 1 190 500 3 New Mexico ......: 6,500 6,500 1,600 25 1,300 650 10 New York ........: 44,000 47,000 6,500 14 4,400 7,000 15 North Carolina ..: 24,000 24,000 2,900 12 2,500 1,100 5 North Dakota ....: 460,000 500,000 93,000 19 11,000 22,000 4 : Ohio ............: 23,000 23,000 1,900 8 2,300 880 4 Oklahoma ........: 19,500 22,000 230 1 160 190 1 Oregon ..........: 68,000 100,000 8,500 9 8,000 21,000 21 Pennsylvania ....: 25,000 25,000 1,800 7 1,800 2,400 10 South Carolina ..: 12,000 12,000 2,000 17 880 580 5 South Dakota ....: 295,000 295,000 53,000 18 2,100 13,000 4 Tennessee .......: 10,000 10,000 1,200 12 500 350 4 Texas ...........: 76,000 136,000 16,500 12 5,500 4,800 4 Utah ............: 31,000 36,000 8,000 22 1,400 2,200 6 Vermont .........: 6,000 6,500 40 1 30 20 (Z) : Virginia ........: 8,000 8,000 680 9 520 220 3 Washington ......: 84,000 97,000 11,500 12 1,800 20,000 21 West Virginia ...: 7,000 7,000 300 4 300 270 4 Wisconsin .......: 60,000 62,000 9,000 15 1,300 4,300 7 Wyoming .........: 29,000 35,000 2,500 7 270 440 1 : Other States 5/ .: 12,180 12,280 900 7 1,050 700 6 : United States ...: 3,132,880 (X) 457,100 15 172,990 303,070 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ July 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the July 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the July 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2015 and October-December 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 1 : October-December State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 8,000 8,000 610 8 80 60 1 Arizona .........: 36,000 39,000 12,000 31 3,000 16,000 41 Arkansas ........: 23,000 27,000 2,400 9 1,900 - - California ......: 750,000 1,260,000 149,000 12 39,000 75,000 6 Colorado ........: 24,000 24,000 2,500 10 3,400 - - Connecticut .....: 3,200 3,200 210 7 40 70 2 Florida .........: 220,000 260,000 37,000 14 30,000 28,000 11 Georgia .........: 110,000 121,000 18,000 15 4,400 1,900 2 Hawaii ..........: 13,000 13,000 690 5 2,700 760 6 Idaho ...........: 121,000 145,000 22,000 15 5,500 5,500 4 : Illinois ........: 14,000 14,000 690 5 - 30 (Z) Indiana .........: 11,500 11,500 1,100 10 140 - - Iowa ............: 35,000 35,000 4,300 12 40 30 (Z) Kansas ..........: 8,500 8,500 3,400 40 50 20 (Z) Kentucky ........: 8,500 8,500 1,100 13 20 10 (Z) Louisiana .......: 55,000 71,000 4,900 7 1,100 2,400 3 Maine ...........: 4,700 4,700 60 1 530 20 (Z) Maryland ........: 7,500 9,500 730 8 - - - Massachusetts ...: 4,500 4,500 260 6 30 30 1 Michigan ........: 67,000 73,000 9,000 12 210 1,600 2 : Minnesota .......: 104,000 105,000 10,000 10 600 40 (Z) Mississippi .....: 31,000 34,000 1,500 4 500 230 1 Missouri ........: 13,500 13,500 690 5 30 40 (Z) Montana .........: 116,000 123,000 10,000 8 1,000 80 (Z) Nebraska ........: 72,000 73,000 7,000 10 10 5,500 8 New Jersey ......: 8,000 8,500 270 3 20 10 (Z) New Mexico ......: 6,000 6,000 290 5 290 30 1 New York ........: 45,000 45,000 4,000 9 260 10 (Z) North Carolina ..: 22,000 22,000 2,200 10 510 70 (Z) North Dakota ....: 230,000 275,000 35,000 13 2,700 9,000 3 : Ohio ............: 19,000 19,000 2,400 13 200 140 1 Oklahoma ........: 5,000 10,000 650 7 290 60 1 Oregon ..........: 100,000 114,000 8,500 8 200 1,400 1 Pennsylvania ....: 22,000 23,000 2,500 11 1,300 6,500 28 South Carolina ..: 10,000 17,500 2,200 13 640 1,000 6 South Dakota ....: 194,000 205,000 9,000 4 2,400 - - Tennessee .......: 8,500 10,000 1,100 11 70 420 4 Texas ...........: 125,000 250,000 25,000 10 13,000 2,000 1 Utah ............: 28,000 28,000 1,900 7 120 100 (Z) Vermont .........: 6,500 6,500 940 15 10 10 (Z) : Virginia ........: 7,500 7,500 750 10 - 350 5 Washington ......: 87,000 89,000 6,500 7 330 170 (Z) West Virginia ...: 7,000 7,000 610 9 190 140 2 Wisconsin .......: 48,000 48,000 6,500 14 210 10 (Z) Wyoming .........: 24,000 25,000 1,300 5 30 - - : Other States 5/ .: 11,360 12,560 1,630 13 100 50 (Z) : United States ...: 2,874,760 (X) 412,380 14 117,150 158,790 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ October 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the October 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the October 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Number of Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2016 and January-March 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1 : January-March State : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number of : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : colonies : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 7,500 7,500 1,700 23 1,200 180 2 Arizona .........: 30,000 30,000 4,700 16 2,200 960 3 Arkansas ........: 27,000 27,000 5,000 19 4,700 2,200 8 California ......: 1,140,000 1,410,000 210,000 15 175,000 63,000 5 Colorado ........: 6,000 7,000 570 8 - 20 (Z) Connecticut .....: 2,700 2,700 270 10 70 10 (Z) Florida .........: 245,000 265,000 45,000 17 36,000 18,500 7 Georgia .........: 100,000 100,000 20,000 20 28,000 6,000 6 Hawaii ..........: 15,000 15,000 280 2 570 1,100 7 Idaho ...........: 90,000 97,000 6,500 7 5,500 6,500 7 : Illinois ........: 7,000 7,500 1,300 17 470 20 (Z) Indiana .........: 6,500 6,500 770 12 40 - - Iowa ............: 16,500 16,500 3,200 19 90 - - Kansas ..........: 4,700 4,700 980 21 - 200 4 Kentucky ........: 7,000 7,000 1,300 19 110 70 1 Louisiana .......: 68,000 69,000 9,500 14 7,500 5,500 8 Maine ...........: 2,200 3,700 170 5 - - - Maryland ........: 6,500 6,500 1,400 22 40 20 (Z) Massachusetts ...: 3,000 3,000 370 12 120 330 11 Michigan ........: 25,000 37,000 5,000 14 2,300 110 (Z) : Minnesota .......: 37,000 39,000 6,000 15 4,400 10 (Z) Mississippi .....: 24,000 77,000 6,500 8 11,000 1,700 2 Missouri ........: 11,500 11,500 1,200 10 930 290 3 Montana .........: 15,500 48,000 840 2 11,500 - - Nebraska ........: 10,500 21,000 330 2 40 30 (Z) New Jersey ......: 8,500 8,500 1,000 12 80 40 1 New Mexico ......: 6,000 6,500 1,700 26 10 70 1 New York ........: 31,000 31,000 4,000 13 140 1,400 5 North Carolina ..: 18,500 24,000 2,500 10 80 840 4 North Dakota ....: 82,000 173,000 17,000 10 - - - : Ohio ............: 16,000 16,000 4,200 26 760 100 1 Oklahoma ........: 6,000 6,000 2,900 48 60 510 9 Oregon ..........: 70,000 92,000 2,800 3 3,800 1,800 2 Pennsylvania ....: 12,500 12,500 2,900 23 220 340 3 South Carolina ..: 16,500 16,500 3,400 21 2,100 1,800 11 South Dakota ....: 30,000 91,000 770 1 30 - - Tennessee .......: 9,000 9,000 1,700 19 100 150 2 Texas ...........: 240,000 290,000 29,000 10 73,000 42,000 15 Utah ............: 12,000 12,500 1,700 14 710 100 1 Vermont .........: 5,500 5,500 410 8 - - - : Virginia ........: 6,500 6,500 1,100 17 500 130 2 Washington ......: 78,000 135,000 13,000 10 4,200 2,000 2 West Virginia ...: 6,500 7,500 1,700 23 - 10 (Z) Wisconsin .......: 22,000 23,000 2,900 13 530 - - Wyoming .........: 2,700 5,000 340 7 - - - : Other States 5/ .: 7,290 7,890 900 11 60 10 (Z) : United States ...: 2,594,590 (X) 428,800 17 378,160 158,050 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ January 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the January 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the January 1 number of colonies. 5/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2015 [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 ............: 10.0 5.4 (Z) 2.2 9.1 9.4 Arizona ............: 26.9 20.5 0.1 (Z) 1.8 3.1 Arkansas ...........: 17.6 11.4 1.5 3.4 1.0 1.0 California .........: 24.7 7.2 3.0 7.5 6.5 2.8 Colorado ...........: 14.6 0.9 1.8 0.6 2.6 5.9 Connecticut ........: 2.5 1.4 (Z) (Z) 21.2 2.4 Florida ............: 22.3 13.5 0.8 8.9 5.1 4.4 Georgia ............: 6.2 4.9 3.3 2.6 4.8 10.5 Hawaii .............: 38.8 37.7 1.6 (Z) 2.0 (Z) Idaho ..............: 39.8 6.7 12.5 4.8 8.9 4.9 : Illinois ...........: 12.3 6.9 0.7 0.4 12.6 11.6 Indiana ............: 20.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 22.3 11.7 Iowa ...............: 26.0 0.7 4.6 3.4 18.0 3.4 Kansas .............: 32.7 1.3 1.1 14.2 9.5 3.4 Kentucky ...........: 10.8 10.7 2.5 2.5 22.7 12.9 Louisiana ..........: 17.2 4.7 4.3 1.7 3.1 2.1 Maine ..............: 4.4 0.1 (Z) (Z) 7.5 1.9 Maryland ...........: 10.1 1.8 0.4 (Z) 24.2 12.4 Massachusetts ......: 23.5 3.5 2.1 2.8 7.6 4.7 Michigan ...........: 14.3 3.1 1.1 1.6 8.3 4.6 : Minnesota ..........: 1.4 0.1 (Z) 0.1 1.6 2.1 Mississippi ........: 9.4 8.2 0.1 2.1 1.2 1.1 Missouri ...........: 13.1 6.0 2.2 4.2 11.8 6.3 Montana ............: 8.7 0.5 0.6 0.8 2.3 7.9 Nebraska ...........: 5.9 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 3.0 New Jersey .........: 40.1 13.2 30.4 11.1 19.5 16.7 New Mexico .........: 17.1 0.1 (Z) 0.2 1.3 0.4 New York ...........: 7.6 2.6 0.5 4.4 12.4 8.3 North Carolina .....: 35.5 2.3 0.1 22.9 6.2 12.2 North Dakota .......: 1.7 1.7 (Z) (Z) 2.5 0.1 : Ohio ...............: 10.7 1.6 1.0 3.0 17.8 3.1 Oklahoma ...........: 14.5 10.1 0.5 (Z) 2.1 2.9 Oregon .............: 20.2 2.0 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 Pennsylvania .......: 28.1 6.3 1.9 1.9 17.8 6.3 South Carolina .....: 10.5 2.3 0.2 0.3 3.6 2.9 South Dakota .......: 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.8 Tennessee ..........: 22.2 17.1 (Z) (Z) 13.0 4.4 Texas ..............: 21.5 12.2 5.0 11.1 2.3 6.2 Utah ...............: 13.6 0.9 0.1 4.4 3.0 0.5 Vermont ............: 2.3 5.6 (Z) (Z) 5.8 4.9 : Virginia ...........: 19.0 9.4 2.3 (Z) 9.8 11.9 Washington .........: 21.5 0.5 0.3 3.6 6.0 1.1 West Virginia ......: 18.0 7.3 2.2 2.1 14.6 6.1 Wisconsin ..........: 18.8 1.6 2.7 8.5 8.3 5.8 Wyoming ............: 0.9 (Z) (Z) (Z) 0.7 (Z) : Other States 4/ ....: 0.8 0.1 (Z) 0.1 0.9 (Z) : United States ......: 25.2 8.6 3.1 7.4 6.9 4.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2015 [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 ............: 16.7 42.5 (Z) 2.3 3.2 4.1 Arizona ............: 8.4 32.1 0.5 20.1 28.2 0.3 Arkansas ...........: 65.9 63.4 7.0 22.6 27.4 9.3 California .........: 50.9 21.5 7.8 23.0 14.2 3.1 Colorado ...........: 38.6 1.8 4.6 2.8 3.4 6.6 Connecticut ........: 10.2 0.4 1.9 0.8 1.0 0.7 Florida ............: 44.2 26.4 2.7 17.7 13.6 5.4 Georgia ............: 52.8 17.5 2.9 28.7 11.5 4.1 Hawaii .............: 60.1 61.0 0.3 0.1 3.2 0.1 Idaho ..............: 25.5 6.7 6.5 6.0 13.7 0.3 : Illinois ...........: 10.3 3.7 0.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 Indiana ............: 15.4 1.8 7.0 0.5 4.4 2.0 Iowa ...............: 21.5 5.1 2.9 7.8 2.7 1.9 Kansas .............: 14.4 2.4 0.9 0.1 3.5 4.9 Kentucky ...........: 21.7 18.2 5.3 1.8 9.5 2.9 Louisiana ..........: 36.4 3.7 0.2 1.1 5.0 0.5 Maine ..............: 72.1 34.5 0.1 34.5 0.5 0.1 Maryland ...........: 4.9 1.3 0.2 2.5 1.6 1.5 Massachusetts ......: 66.8 61.7 0.2 61.8 4.4 3.1 Michigan ...........: 26.9 13.0 0.6 9.1 16.4 3.1 : Minnesota ..........: 25.4 6.2 1.4 16.5 10.1 9.3 Mississippi ........: 10.1 6.0 0.3 0.1 2.3 1.7 Missouri ...........: 5.1 6.2 3.1 1.6 1.0 7.4 Montana ............: 9.0 0.9 0.8 5.3 1.6 (Z) Nebraska ...........: 6.5 6.9 (Z) 1.4 2.1 1.5 New Jersey .........: 52.5 3.6 0.3 26.1 1.0 2.4 New Mexico .........: 38.8 (Z) 15.5 5.9 0.4 2.7 New York ...........: 19.1 12.5 4.5 4.4 3.3 1.1 North Carolina .....: 51.0 14.3 0.3 3.5 5.8 3.0 North Dakota .......: 15.5 3.0 0.1 4.3 4.6 0.3 : Ohio ...............: 15.8 4.1 3.0 11.9 11.2 29.0 Oklahoma ...........: 66.1 6.3 (Z) 0.1 7.0 1.9 Oregon .............: 39.3 20.9 13.2 16.0 5.8 0.4 Pennsylvania .......: 11.4 5.8 2.6 1.6 6.7 2.1 South Carolina .....: 29.9 5.4 0.5 1.4 3.7 0.7 South Dakota .......: 9.8 11.1 1.8 2.0 1.4 1.5 Tennessee ..........: 47.8 26.3 1.8 9.8 2.6 3.0 Texas ..............: 19.3 22.9 2.5 6.6 7.4 3.0 Utah ...............: 27.2 10.8 1.5 12.3 5.6 1.2 Vermont ............: 3.7 1.9 0.1 (Z) 1.3 0.1 : Virginia ...........: 26.2 13.0 1.8 0.2 3.0 4.5 Washington .........: 48.7 0.2 2.2 2.0 3.2 0.5 West Virginia ......: 15.6 8.3 0.6 2.7 4.6 4.4 Wisconsin ..........: 35.3 5.6 1.0 8.2 15.2 2.3 Wyoming ............: 19.1 17.9 0.8 3.6 8.3 2.4 : Other States 4/ ....: 36.3 9.1 (Z) (Z) 0.1 (Z) : United States ......: 43.4 19.5 4.9 16.6 11.6 3.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2015 [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 ............: 63.1 70.6 (Z) 2.6 2.2 17.7 Arizona ............: 53.5 24.8 5.4 17.3 7.6 5.1 Arkansas ...........: 69.2 32.4 0.9 5.0 1.8 1.4 California .........: 39.9 20.4 12.5 19.6 15.0 4.7 Colorado ...........: 50.5 1.5 2.7 16.5 3.7 2.7 Connecticut ........: 39.3 1.2 0.4 1.5 7.8 (Z) Florida ............: 39.5 21.7 6.7 22.9 21.9 3.4 Georgia ............: 47.6 16.2 3.6 21.2 8.9 3.6 Hawaii .............: 78.1 80.5 0.1 0.1 2.5 (Z) Idaho ..............: 46.8 5.2 1.7 10.0 2.2 6.4 : Illinois ...........: 7.7 3.0 0.6 0.4 3.4 1.0 Indiana ............: 13.7 10.3 4.8 8.2 1.0 6.2 Iowa ...............: 17.4 5.8 0.1 4.7 5.6 3.4 Kansas .............: 22.5 16.2 0.2 14.1 14.8 1.7 Kentucky ...........: 40.4 11.3 1.2 6.5 9.0 2.0 Louisiana ..........: 25.9 2.3 (Z) 1.6 3.0 0.2 Maine ..............: 9.9 3.4 13.2 (Z) 2.6 7.8 Maryland ...........: 26.9 19.1 2.9 22.8 7.1 2.0 Massachusetts ......: 16.3 2.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 0.3 Michigan ...........: 44.6 16.3 7.3 13.7 1.8 8.8 : Minnesota ..........: 33.3 14.6 7.4 27.4 7.0 7.2 Mississippi ........: 45.5 2.2 (Z) 1.1 3.8 1.4 Missouri ...........: 11.1 11.7 3.0 2.0 2.1 1.4 Montana ............: 52.5 16.4 10.7 2.3 6.4 5.3 Nebraska ...........: 33.2 10.3 10.9 13.2 4.6 4.3 New Jersey .........: 7.2 1.0 0.1 (Z) 1.1 0.7 New Mexico .........: 61.2 55.0 55.0 58.0 55.5 0.7 New York ...........: 40.0 14.3 5.7 17.1 8.8 1.5 North Carolina .....: 33.9 27.9 0.7 7.5 5.7 8.5 North Dakota .......: 33.8 15.5 8.1 12.3 4.1 3.7 : Ohio ...............: 30.7 8.0 0.6 23.4 1.6 1.7 Oklahoma ...........: 1.6 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 Oregon .............: 56.0 20.8 5.2 3.1 4.8 3.8 Pennsylvania .......: 45.1 11.3 3.7 5.1 7.2 0.8 South Carolina .....: 58.4 31.0 18.3 14.7 3.9 3.0 South Dakota .......: 22.0 7.3 2.0 7.1 1.9 5.7 Tennessee ..........: 50.8 38.4 0.5 4.8 2.2 1.0 Texas ..............: 30.7 26.0 1.3 19.4 4.7 5.2 Utah ...............: 40.1 25.0 41.6 33.6 3.6 0.1 Vermont ............: 22.7 0.5 (Z) (Z) 0.4 (Z) : Virginia ...........: 29.0 14.2 1.3 3.7 3.5 8.9 Washington .........: 45.6 3.7 2.3 1.4 3.8 0.3 West Virginia ......: 21.7 5.3 1.0 1.5 3.0 1.1 Wisconsin ..........: 47.3 20.1 8.3 20.9 12.6 13.5 Wyoming ............: 28.5 11.0 6.4 3.4 2.0 0.4 : Other States 4/ ....: 8.8 0.2 (Z) 0.4 0.7 0.2 : United States ......: 41.2 17.6 8.0 15.2 8.8 4.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2015 [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 ............: 3.1 6.4 0.2 0.2 2.8 1.9 Arizona ............: 50.1 1.7 1.1 3.5 0.5 15.5 Arkansas ...........: 38.1 9.7 0.1 8.2 8.5 0.6 California .........: 37.3 12.7 6.2 11.7 10.5 7.3 Colorado ...........: 47.6 24.4 21.2 19.7 8.4 1.8 Connecticut ........: 10.5 1.7 0.5 1.1 3.4 2.0 Florida ............: 27.3 18.4 2.5 6.8 3.0 4.2 Georgia ............: 43.5 13.9 5.3 4.5 3.7 1.3 Hawaii .............: 31.0 33.9 0.2 (Z) (Z) (Z) Idaho ..............: 38.9 0.6 4.3 4.0 2.8 4.5 : Illinois ...........: 9.4 2.5 0.3 0.9 1.0 3.1 Indiana ............: 15.1 0.5 6.3 0.1 0.6 3.7 Iowa ...............: 53.4 0.9 0.6 6.4 24.8 1.4 Kansas .............: 44.5 24.8 0.2 25.1 33.9 19.0 Kentucky ...........: 22.2 14.8 0.4 9.8 7.2 1.7 Louisiana ..........: 10.9 1.0 (Z) 0.6 2.4 0.2 Maine ..............: 18.0 0.2 (Z) (Z) 0.1 0.4 Maryland ...........: 5.6 2.0 0.1 (Z) 0.2 4.3 Massachusetts ......: 31.4 1.6 6.2 1.9 2.6 1.1 Michigan ...........: 30.2 4.1 (Z) 4.1 3.2 3.7 : Minnesota ..........: 43.6 8.7 8.4 25.0 3.8 8.9 Mississippi ........: 10.6 2.5 0.3 (Z) 0.7 1.3 Missouri ...........: 2.8 6.0 3.3 0.1 0.8 1.5 Montana ............: 35.5 19.8 14.4 11.4 3.2 13.9 Nebraska ...........: 15.5 (Z) 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.7 New Jersey .........: 7.7 2.2 (Z) 0.4 0.4 1.2 New Mexico .........: 30.9 0.3 0.2 8.4 0.6 1.7 New York ...........: 24.5 2.2 0.8 0.9 0.4 6.2 North Carolina .....: 9.6 3.4 0.5 0.4 5.4 3.4 North Dakota .......: 10.8 2.3 1.8 1.5 3.7 2.1 : Ohio ...............: 36.3 8.8 2.0 7.3 14.5 2.1 Oklahoma ...........: 2.8 4.5 0.1 0.1 1.3 2.5 Oregon .............: 16.4 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 Pennsylvania .......: 32.2 4.3 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.0 South Carolina .....: 14.2 2.9 0.4 1.7 5.8 (Z) South Dakota .......: 16.8 3.0 1.9 7.1 2.4 4.1 Tennessee ..........: 43.6 28.3 (Z) 4.6 7.1 3.6 Texas ..............: 20.9 8.7 2.7 5.4 2.2 8.0 Utah ...............: 75.8 9.1 6.4 0.2 4.4 0.4 Vermont ............: 57.1 16.8 0.9 0.6 0.4 15.6 : Virginia ...........: 26.3 17.2 0.4 (Z) 5.8 10.4 Washington .........: 6.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 3.0 1.5 West Virginia ......: 18.8 4.5 1.3 3.0 8.2 0.6 Wisconsin ..........: 49.4 15.6 2.5 21.9 6.6 21.4 Wyoming ............: 45.0 3.3 6.6 10.5 11.3 3.9 : Other States 4/ ....: 8.2 (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 8.0 : United States ......: 37.0 11.4 5.2 9.5 7.3 6.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2016 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ............: 24.2 22.0 4.3 8.1 2.4 11.3 Arizona ............: 32.8 2.8 (Z) 7.7 6.5 7.2 Arkansas ...........: 57.5 7.0 (Z) 0.5 1.9 8.1 California .........: 38.5 15.2 9.0 12.6 8.4 4.3 Colorado ...........: 3.5 4.7 0.6 0.3 3.0 0.2 Connecticut ........: 12.3 0.8 0.2 (Z) 7.7 1.7 Florida ............: 21.7 6.3 0.5 5.4 1.9 1.5 Georgia ............: 32.2 7.7 2.1 21.3 3.1 3.9 Hawaii .............: 0.3 1.5 (Z) 0.1 0.8 (Z) Idaho ..............: 31.7 2.3 2.1 5.9 5.5 0.3 : Illinois ...........: 15.0 7.8 0.4 2.9 5.0 10.4 Indiana ............: 17.4 3.7 0.9 0.3 7.2 5.5 Iowa ...............: 41.6 0.5 (Z) 2.1 34.4 12.2 Kansas .............: 32.2 10.6 0.1 1.2 2.6 5.8 Kentucky ...........: 20.9 8.0 0.6 5.6 11.1 7.5 Louisiana ..........: 18.0 11.1 13.9 0.3 9.9 1.5 Maine ..............: 3.3 0.4 0.3 (Z) 0.8 1.4 Maryland ...........: 30.2 0.1 (Z) 11.0 7.8 0.8 Massachusetts ......: 10.1 5.2 0.7 (Z) 3.1 1.1 Michigan ...........: 5.4 0.2 (Z) 0.5 1.2 10.3 : Minnesota ..........: 11.8 6.9 0.1 11.3 7.1 14.2 Mississippi ........: 8.5 1.1 (Z) 2.0 0.2 8.8 Missouri ...........: 17.8 6.2 0.3 5.4 4.0 5.4 Montana ............: 0.8 (Z) (Z) 0.6 0.2 0.1 Nebraska ...........: 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.4 New Jersey .........: 5.5 0.8 0.2 0.4 1.2 8.2 New Mexico .........: 69.0 0.4 31.5 (Z) 1.5 0.3 New York ...........: 27.5 5.9 1.5 7.6 9.5 2.6 North Carolina .....: 9.6 2.5 1.9 2.7 4.0 2.5 North Dakota .......: (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 9.9 : Ohio ...............: 41.9 4.4 0.2 1.3 10.2 5.3 Oklahoma ...........: 9.7 2.6 0.1 0.6 2.4 41.5 Oregon .............: 20.9 15.0 5.3 (Z) 2.4 0.3 Pennsylvania .......: 44.8 4.3 0.3 3.8 5.5 4.6 South Carolina .....: 11.0 2.3 0.6 2.1 5.1 4.9 South Dakota .......: 0.2 (Z) (Z) (Z) 0.4 0.3 Tennessee ..........: 19.7 7.1 0.2 3.7 10.1 10.9 Texas ..............: 21.0 10.6 2.5 10.2 4.0 2.7 Utah ...............: 28.8 7.6 0.1 0.4 1.9 0.6 Vermont ............: 1.3 (Z) 0.3 (Z) 0.5 1.7 : Virginia ...........: 32.7 7.2 (Z) 0.4 5.0 3.8 Washington .........: 21.6 11.3 1.4 1.7 1.7 5.4 West Virginia ......: 21.9 2.9 1.1 0.6 6.9 6.5 Wisconsin ..........: 22.0 1.5 1.0 12.2 8.8 9.4 Wyoming ............: (Z) 0.5 0.2 3.3 1.0 1.6 : Other States 4/ ....: 0.1 (Z) (Z) (Z) 13.3 (Z) : United States ......: 34.3 12.6 6.2 10.5 7.0 5.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: Quarterly January-December 2015 and January-March 2016 [Loss reported that met all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January- : April- : July- : October- : January- : March : June : September : December : March 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number number number : Colonies lost ................: 92,250 56,760 88,390 87,610 113,930 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2016. Number of Colonies, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Inventory of Less than Five Colonies - United States: First of Quarter and Quarterly 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :Colonies on first: Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent Quarter :of the quarter 1/: colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number number percent number number percent : January-March ......: 50,000 15,500 31 8,000 3,200 6 April-June .........: 43,000 5,500 13 15,000 3,800 9 July-September .....: 52,000 6,500 13 2,800 1,400 3 October-December ...: 49,000 7,000 14 860 470 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Number of colonies on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the first of quarter number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the first of quarter number of colonies. Colony Health Stressors with Less than Five Colonies - United States: Annual 2015 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the year. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the year] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Varroa : Other pests : : : : : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Colonies affected .......: 19.8 12.5 2.2 4.9 15.5 20.8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Less than Five Colonies - United States: Annual 2015 [Loss reported that met all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Annual -----------------------------------: : number : Colonies lost .....................: 7,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for operations with honey bee colonies are collected from a stratified sample of operations that responded as having honey bees on the Bee and Honey Inquiry and from the NASS list frame. For operations with five or more colonies, data was collected on a quarterly basis; operations with less than five colonies were collected with one, annual survey. NASS Regional Field Offices maintain a list of all known operations with honey bees and use known sources of producers to update their lists. All operations are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to respond by mail or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not respond by mail or EDR are telephoned or possibly enumerated in person. Estimation Procedures: Estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board after reviewing recommendations and analysis submitted by each Regional Field Office. All data were analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation were compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. National and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness with each other and estimates from the previous quarters using a balance sheet. Revision Policy: The previous year's estimates are subject to revision when current year's estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late reports or corrected data. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Since all operations with honey bees are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates Added colonies: A new or replacement, surviving colony that was either created or purchased whole by an operation. Colony: A hive containing queen bee and attendant worker bees and/or drone bees. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) criteria: Colonies reported as being lost due to CCD must have fully met four criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. Colonies lost due to CCD were collected on a quarterly basis for operations with five or more colonies. Colonies lost due to CCD on operations with less than five colonies were collected annually and for the year as a whole. Lost colony: A completely failed colony, loss of most workers, and possibly the queen. Colony is no longer viable. Sometimes referred to as a dead out. Maximum colonies: Refers to the sum of colonies in a state on the first of the quarter plus all those moved into the state during that period. Maximum colonies is considered the base number from which a data user can do further analysis. It does not include the colonies that were added, lost, or renovated in the state. Colonies are counted in every state they were in during the quarter; therefore, a national level maximum number of colonies cannot be calculated due to duplication. Nuc: A smaller sized hive box with reduced numbers of bees and brood, usually containing a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or renovating an existing colony. Package: A shipping container with several pounds of honey bees that may or may not include a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or renovating an existing colony. Percent lost: The state-level percentage of colonies lost is the number of colonies lost in that state divided by the maximum colonies for that state. The national level percentage of colonies lost is the total number of all colonies lost in the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Percent renovated: The state-level percentage of colonies renovated is the number of colonies renovated in that state divided by the maximum colonies for that state. The national level percentage of colonies renovated is the total number of all colonies renovated in the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Renovated colony: An existing colony that was requeened or received a nuc or package. Stressors: State level colony health stressors for operations with five or more colonies are the percent of the maximum colonies reported to be affected, by quarter. The national level colony stressors is the summed number for the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. The health percentages for operations with less than five colonies are the percent of colonies reported to be affected during the entire year divided by the maximum number of colonies for all purposes reported to be on operations with less than five colonies, collected from the Bee and Honey Inquiry. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............... (202) 720-4447 Aaron Cosgrove - Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Trout Production ...... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ...................................... (202) 720-4751 Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ....................... (202) 720-0585 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture .................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-8632 Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Mink, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised .. (202) 720-3244 Joshua O'Rear - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies................................ (202) 690-3676 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. 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