New survey data does not paint full picture of devastating bee losses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Today, the Bee Informed Partnership, with support from the Apiary Inspectors of America and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released the results from its annual survey of honey bee colony losses. The national survey assessed the losses over the winter of 2013/2014, and concluded that beekeepers across the U.S. suffered average hive losses of 23 percent. However, deeper investigation reveals that the…
