Honey Bee Colonies ISSN: 2470-993X Released August 2, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 1 Honey Bee colonies Up 2 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, 2021 totaled 2.92 million colonies, up 2 percent from January 1, 2020. The number of colonies in the United States on April 1, 2021 was 2.86 million colonies. During 2020, honey bee colonies on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 were 2.88 million, 2.97 million, 3.18 million, and 3.14 million colonies, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2021, was 372,630 colonies, or 13 percent. The number of colonies lost during the quarter of April through June 2021 was 255,860 colonies, or 9 percent. During the quarter of October through December 2020, colonies lost totaled 484,920 colonies, or 15 percent, the highest number lost of any quarter surveyed in 2020. The quarter surveyed in 2020 with the lowest number of colonies lost was April through June, with 300,990 colonies lost, or 10 percent. Honey bee colonies added for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2021 was 308,530 colonies. The number of colonies added during the quarter of April through June 2021 was 677,690. During the quarter of April through June 2020, the number of colonies added were 536,170 colonies, the highest number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2020. The quarter of October through December 2020 added 271,500 colonies, the least number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2020. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2021 was 156,270 colonies, or 5 percent. During the quarter of April through June 2021, the number of colonies renovated were 480,380 colonies, or 17 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2020 with the highest number of colonies renovated was April through June with 626,870 colonies renovated, or 21 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2020 with the lowest number of colonies renovated was October through December 2020, with 128,990, or 4 percent. Renovated colonies are those that were requeened or received new honey bees through a nuc or package. Varroa Mites Top Colony Stressor for Operations with Five or More colonies Varroa mites were the number one stressor for operations with five or more colonies during all quarters surveyed in 2020. The period with the highest percentage of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites was July through September 2020 at 55.7 percent. The percent of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites during January through March 2021 and April through June 2021 are 31.3 percent and 48.7 percent, respectively. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms Down 27 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 76,930 colonies from January through March 2021. This represents a 27 percent decrease from the same quarter in 2020. Contents Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2020 and January-March 2020........................................... 3 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2020 and April-June 2020 ............................................... 4 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2020 and July-September 2020............................................. 5 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2020 and October-December 2020........................................ 6 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........................................... 7 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................................................ 8 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2020............ 9 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2020 .............. 10 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2020........... 11 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2020......... 12 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2021............ 13 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2021............... 14 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 2020 and 2021................................................................................................ 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, 2020 and January-March 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : January-March State : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : Alabama .........: 5,500 7,000 410 6 1,900 780 11 Arizona .........: 29,000 31,000 8,500 27 3,000 120 (Z) Arkansas ........: 16,500 16,500 1,600 10 1,800 30 (Z) California ......: 1,350,000 1,710,000 230,000 13 240,000 66,000 4 Colorado ........: 4,500 13,000 670 5 4,000 500 4 Connecticut .....: 3,700 3,800 330 9 360 - - Florida .........: 295,000 305,000 30,000 10 41,000 8,000 3 Georgia .........: 115,000 119,000 14,500 12 41,000 22,000 18 Hawaii ..........: 16,000 16,000 1,800 11 1,300 2,200 14 Idaho ...........: 156,000 168,000 18,500 11 4,400 920 1 : Illinois ........: 11,500 11,500 2,400 21 2,900 160 1 Indiana .........: 11,000 11,000 1,600 15 1,500 420 4 Iowa ............: 9,000 17,000 1,600 9 6,000 420 2 Kansas ..........: 4,500 6,500 760 12 2,000 130 2 Kentucky ........: 7,000 11,000 1,200 11 1,400 120 1 Louisiana .......: 44,000 48,000 4,800 10 9,000 20,000 42 Maine ...........: 1,300 1,300 160 12 460 - - Maryland ........: 7,000 7,000 1,900 27 1,900 30 (Z) Massachusetts ...: 3,800 3,800 470 12 1,100 100 3 Michigan ........: 60,000 60,000 7,000 12 10,000 100 (Z) : Minnesota .......: 21,000 58,000 920 2 1,300 40 (Z) Mississippi .....: 26,000 28,000 5,000 18 16,000 660 2 Missouri ........: 8,500 8,500 5,500 65 3,400 - - Montana .........: 18,000 47,000 150 (Z) 500 - - Nebraska ........: 9,000 17,000 670 4 70 - - New Jersey ......: 6,500 6,500 430 7 800 40 1 New Mexico ......: 6,000 6,000 40 1 120 - - New York ........: 29,000 36,000 2,500 7 230 370 1 North Carolina ..: 15,000 24,000 2,500 10 2,600 490 2 North Dakota ....: 53,000 82,000 7,500 9 - - - : Ohio ............: 15,500 21,000 6,000 29 840 1,100 5 Oklahoma ........: 19,500 19,500 700 4 5,000 - - Oregon ..........: 97,000 108,000 4,800 4 9,000 1,700 2 Pennsylvania ....: 18,500 26,000 2,100 8 370 320 1 South Carolina ..: 13,000 17,000 1,400 8 2,700 1,100 6 South Dakota ....: 20,000 20,000 1,200 6 20 - - Tennessee .......: 8,000 14,000 2,700 19 2,200 130 1 Texas ...........: 235,000 340,000 35,000 10 83,000 24,000 7 Utah ............: 12,000 19,000 1,100 6 3,000 - - Vermont .........: 6,500 7,000 520 7 500 70 1 : Virginia ........: 6,000 7,000 1,100 16 1,600 60 1 Washington ......: 49,000 74,000 1,500 2 580 150 (Z) West Virginia ...: 6,000 8,000 1,100 14 600 680 9 Wisconsin .......: 16,000 28,000 1,900 7 700 370 1 Wyoming .........: 4,000 17,000 140 1 450 60 (Z) : Other States 5/ .: 7,800 7,800 440 6 560 20 (Z) : United States ...: 2,876,100 (X) 415,110 14 511,160 153,390 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, 2020 and April-June 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 8,500 8,500 4,100 48 4,700 2,600 31 Arizona .........: 26,000 26,000 1,300 5 14,500 4,700 18 Arkansas ........: 17,000 17,000 1,800 11 4,900 800 5 California ......: 1,200,000 1,200,000 100,000 8 175,000 240,000 20 Colorado ........: 16,500 27,000 2,100 8 7,000 2,800 10 Connecticut .....: 3,900 4,300 30 1 1,200 450 10 Florida .........: 310,000 310,000 40,000 13 25,000 18,500 6 Georgia .........: 145,000 147,000 10,000 7 18,500 20,000 14 Hawaii ..........: 15,500 15,500 - - 3,000 2,300 15 Idaho ...........: 48,000 81,000 18,000 22 22,000 29,000 36 : Illinois ........: 12,000 12,000 1,500 13 4,200 1,700 14 Indiana .........: 11,000 12,000 920 8 4,500 1,800 15 Iowa ............: 21,000 29,000 3,600 12 17,000 4,700 16 Kansas ..........: 7,500 8,000 680 9 1,900 1,800 23 Kentucky ........: 11,000 11,000 1,200 11 4,200 3,500 32 Louisiana .......: 53,000 53,000 1,800 3 2,300 4,700 9 Maine ...........: 1,600 22,000 700 3 520 110 1 Maryland ........: 7,000 8,000 670 8 4,400 1,700 21 Massachusetts ...: 4,400 13,500 630 5 870 540 4 Michigan ........: 64,000 85,000 1,500 2 11,000 10,000 12 : Minnesota .......: 59,000 126,000 13,000 10 9,000 2,600 2 Mississippi .....: 34,000 37,000 4,500 12 1,500 570 2 Missouri ........: 6,500 6,500 390 6 2,800 1,200 18 Montana .........: 48,000 120,000 2,000 2 18,000 16,000 13 Nebraska ........: 16,500 41,000 1,900 5 7,000 1,100 3 New Jersey ......: 7,000 21,000 710 3 1,500 650 3 New Mexico ......: 3,100 6,000 1,000 17 400 40 1 New York ........: 34,000 58,000 4,000 7 6,000 2,800 5 North Carolina ..: 24,000 25,000 1,600 6 6,000 1,300 5 North Dakota ....: 67,000 415,000 20,000 5 53,000 38,000 9 : Ohio ............: 15,500 16,500 1,700 10 9,500 3,700 22 Oklahoma ........: 16,000 16,000 1,500 9 6,000 3,100 19 Oregon ..........: 89,000 96,000 2,500 3 11,000 19,000 20 Pennsylvania ....: 24,000 28,000 930 3 5,500 1,500 5 South Carolina ..: 18,500 18,500 1,700 9 2,700 2,500 14 South Dakota ....: 9,500 220,000 4,600 2 10,000 14,500 7 Tennessee .......: 13,500 13,500 1,200 9 4,200 3,200 24 Texas ...........: 360,000 385,000 35,000 9 15,000 136,000 35 Utah ............: 21,000 31,000 2,800 9 8,500 13,000 42 Vermont .........: 7,000 7,000 200 3 680 110 2 : Virginia ........: 7,500 8,000 1,200 15 4,800 1,300 16 Washington ......: 50,000 114,000 3,500 3 5,000 3,300 3 West Virginia ...: 7,500 7,500 570 8 1,600 1,500 20 Wisconsin .......: 27,000 55,000 1,700 3 14,000 4,600 8 Wyoming .........: 17,500 30,000 2,000 7 4,400 2,100 7 : Other States 5/ .: 6,500 9,840 260 3 1,400 1,500 15 : United States ...: 2,972,000 (X) 300,990 10 536,170 626,870 21 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (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, 2020 and July-September 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 9,000 19,000 3,700 19 1,800 990 5 Arizona .........: 28,000 30,000 8,000 27 2,600 1,800 6 Arkansas ........: 19,000 22,000 1,700 8 1,500 390 2 California ......: 640,000 700,000 69,000 10 61,000 108,000 15 Colorado ........: 29,000 29,000 7,000 24 3,800 5,500 19 Connecticut .....: 4,700 4,700 300 6 130 150 3 Florida .........: 220,000 230,000 29,000 13 36,000 31,000 13 Georgia .........: 150,000 163,000 23,000 14 22,000 35,000 21 Hawaii ..........: 18,500 18,500 500 3 4,000 3,400 18 Idaho ...........: 70,000 85,000 11,000 13 18,500 8,500 10 : Illinois ........: 14,000 14,000 1,400 10 770 690 5 Indiana .........: 15,000 15,000 1,600 11 1,200 2,700 18 Iowa ............: 34,000 38,000 1,800 5 1,100 2,900 8 Kansas ..........: 7,000 7,000 910 13 600 730 10 Kentucky ........: 11,500 12,000 1,400 12 800 510 4 Louisiana .......: 48,000 48,000 2,600 5 1,200 3,100 6 Maine ...........: 9,500 10,000 1,500 15 700 820 8 Maryland ........: 7,500 7,500 690 9 1,200 220 3 Massachusetts ...: 11,000 11,000 330 3 840 810 7 Michigan ........: 96,000 106,000 34,000 32 37,000 11,000 10 : Minnesota .......: 114,000 119,000 10,500 9 1,800 3,700 3 Mississippi .....: 26,000 29,000 1,600 6 2,500 130 (Z) Missouri ........: 8,000 8,000 730 9 290 820 10 Montana .........: 138,000 139,000 8,500 6 6,500 28,000 20 Nebraska ........: 47,000 48,000 4,300 9 3,000 3,100 6 New Jersey ......: 17,500 18,500 2,300 12 1,500 1,800 10 New Mexico ......: 5,500 5,500 1,600 29 3,300 760 14 New York ........: 61,000 61,000 3,600 6 5,500 1,600 3 North Carolina ..: 26,000 27,000 4,600 17 950 5,500 20 North Dakota ....: 455,000 495,000 53,000 11 57,000 33,000 7 : Ohio ............: 22,000 22,000 1,900 9 730 2,100 10 Oklahoma ........: 7,000 8,000 1,100 14 150 930 12 Oregon ..........: 102,000 124,000 12,000 10 13,000 28,000 23 Pennsylvania ....: 27,000 27,000 2,200 8 2,500 1,200 4 South Carolina ..: 12,000 13,500 1,800 13 1,200 2,200 16 South Dakota ....: 230,000 235,000 66,000 28 30,000 12,500 5 Tennessee .......: 15,000 15,000 2,200 15 460 860 6 Texas ...........: 167,000 173,000 9,500 5 9,000 7,500 4 Utah ............: 24,000 30,000 2,000 7 1,500 2,300 8 Vermont .........: 7,500 7,500 210 3 700 180 2 : Virginia ........: 8,500 8,500 1,200 14 910 730 9 Washington ......: 94,000 104,000 7,000 7 5,000 8,500 8 West Virginia ...: 8,000 8,000 540 7 210 800 10 Wisconsin .......: 68,000 68,000 8,000 12 970 9,000 13 Wyoming .........: 33,000 34,000 3,600 11 640 7,500 22 : Other States 5/ .: 10,630 11,630 2,080 18 2,230 700 6 : United States ...: 3,175,330 (X) 411,490 13 348,280 381,620 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2020 and October-December 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 .........: 17,000 17,000 1,100 6 750 60 (Z) Arizona .........: 25,000 27,000 4,000 15 5,500 600 2 Arkansas ........: 22,000 23,000 2,100 9 380 780 3 California ......: 700,000 1,400,000 164,000 12 120,000 58,000 4 Colorado ........: 19,000 19,000 5,000 26 930 20 (Z) Connecticut .....: 4,300 4,600 500 11 20 20 (Z) Florida .........: 240,000 290,000 29,000 10 50,000 17,500 6 Georgia .........: 165,000 174,000 30,000 17 11,000 11,000 6 Hawaii ..........: 22,000 22,000 2,700 12 200 370 2 Idaho ...........: 94,000 180,000 19,000 11 8,000 1,700 1 : Illinois ........: 13,000 13,000 1,700 13 330 410 3 Indiana .........: 10,000 11,000 930 8 240 260 2 Iowa ............: 38,000 38,000 4,800 13 700 850 2 Kansas ..........: 6,000 7,000 2,400 34 460 170 2 Kentucky ........: 11,500 11,500 1,100 10 380 520 5 Louisiana .......: 46,000 52,000 1,700 3 30 620 1 Maine ...........: 9,000 9,000 100 1 180 250 3 Maryland ........: 6,000 8,000 980 12 60 460 6 Massachusetts ...: 10,000 10,000 390 4 270 90 1 Michigan ........: 97,000 101,000 10,500 10 2,400 1,600 2 : Minnesota .......: 99,000 105,000 9,500 9 1,200 340 (Z) Mississippi .....: 30,000 37,000 3,800 10 300 30 (Z) Missouri ........: 6,500 7,000 750 11 20 110 2 Montana .........: 81,000 92,000 14,000 15 3,500 290 (Z) Nebraska ........: 43,000 43,000 7,000 16 280 2,500 6 New Jersey ......: 18,000 18,000 310 2 2,000 480 3 New Mexico ......: 2,400 3,600 190 5 80 50 1 New York ........: 52,000 52,000 4,100 8 2,400 5,000 10 North Carolina ..: 16,500 22,000 2,500 11 200 9,000 41 North Dakota ....: 445,000 445,000 45,000 10 12,500 - - : Ohio ............: 21,000 21,000 1,600 8 10 490 2 Oklahoma ........: 7,000 28,000 300 1 250 - - Oregon ..........: 122,000 123,000 15,500 13 7,000 2,600 2 Pennsylvania ....: 23,000 25,000 1,900 8 580 440 2 South Carolina ..: 11,500 18,500 2,600 14 270 210 1 South Dakota ....: 197,000 197,000 16,000 8 1,000 150 (Z) Tennessee .......: 13,500 13,500 680 5 20 640 5 Texas ...........: 144,000 255,000 43,000 17 27,000 1,700 1 Utah ............: 29,000 29,000 3,800 13 1,800 50 (Z) Vermont .........: 8,000 8,000 270 3 30 - - : Virginia ........: 8,000 8,500 1,000 12 70 450 5 Washington ......: 102,000 103,000 16,500 16 6,000 2,000 2 West Virginia ...: 7,500 7,500 550 7 120 800 11 Wisconsin .......: 60,000 60,000 8,000 13 2,800 4,700 8 Wyoming .........: 23,000 25,000 1,600 6 160 380 2 : Other States 5/ .: 10,640 10,740 2,470 23 80 1,300 12 : United States ...: 3,135,340 (X) 484,920 15 271,500 128,990 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 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 1,200 12 670 200 2 Arizona .........: 29,000 29,000 7,000 24 3,500 180 1 Arkansas ........: 21,000 21,000 2,200 10 790 130 1 California ......: 1,240,000 1,550,000 193,000 12 76,000 84,000 5 Colorado ........: 3,000 16,500 640 4 850 30 (Z) Connecticut .....: 4,200 4,200 780 19 350 50 1 Florida .........: 300,000 305,000 31,000 10 42,000 17,000 6 Georgia .........: 120,000 120,000 20,000 17 34,000 14,500 12 Hawaii ..........: 19,500 19,500 900 5 2,400 1,600 8 Idaho ...........: 168,000 171,000 15,000 9 9,000 8,500 5 : Illinois ........: 9,500 12,500 3,000 24 3,300 200 2 Indiana .........: 10,000 11,000 2,700 25 3,500 20 (Z) Iowa ............: 15,000 25,000 2,100 8 3,100 30 (Z) Kansas ..........: 5,000 6,500 1,400 22 2,300 10 (Z) Kentucky ........: 9,500 9,500 2,100 22 2,500 80 1 Louisiana .......: 51,000 53,000 7,500 14 1,100 3,000 6 Maine ...........: 2,900 2,900 300 10 60 80 3 Maryland ........: 7,000 7,000 1,200 17 590 240 3 Massachusetts ...: 5,000 5,000 1,000 20 30 90 2 Michigan ........: 78,000 78,000 1,500 2 320 4,100 5 : Minnesota .......: 41,000 68,000 3,200 5 2,900 140 (Z) Mississippi .....: 33,000 36,000 5,500 15 14,500 3,800 11 Missouri ........: 5,500 5,500 1,500 27 780 40 1 Montana .........: 40,000 51,000 310 1 - 20 (Z) Nebraska ........: 11,000 17,500 640 4 1,300 - - New Jersey ......: 14,000 14,000 360 3 610 80 1 New Mexico ......: 3,500 3,500 230 7 2,200 - - New York ........: 30,000 30,000 4,900 16 3,400 380 1 North Carolina ..: 18,000 21,000 2,100 10 2,700 110 1 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 79,000 3,100 4 2,600 610 1 Pennsylvania ....: 20,000 21,000 5,500 26 4,100 40 (Z) South Carolina ..: 15,500 18,500 1,200 6 930 190 1 South Dakota ....: 28,000 34,000 450 1 - - - Tennessee .......: 12,000 13,000 2,200 17 960 310 2 Texas ...........: 240,000 345,000 23,000 7 56,000 13,000 4 Utah ............: 17,500 18,500 2,500 14 4,000 - - Vermont .........: 7,500 7,500 1,300 17 670 70 1 : Virginia ........: 7,000 7,000 1,400 20 2,300 50 1 Washington ......: 48,000 67,000 6,000 9 5,500 850 1 West Virginia ...: 7,000 7,500 1,200 16 1,700 720 10 Wisconsin .......: 25,000 37,000 2,500 7 7,000 170 (Z) Wyoming .........: 13,000 14,500 1,700 12 500 1,200 8 : Other States 5/ .: 6,640 6,640 540 8 600 70 1 : United States ...: 2,923,240 (X) 372,630 13 308,530 156,270 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 2,800 930 10 Arizona .........: 26,000 26,000 4,200 16 8,500 7,500 29 Arkansas ........: 12,000 12,000 1,600 13 9,000 6,000 50 California ......: 1,050,000 1,060,000 64,000 6 200,000 180,000 17 Colorado ........: 17,000 22,000 5,500 25 4,800 1,100 5 Connecticut .....: 3,800 4,000 60 2 960 400 10 Florida .........: 300,000 300,000 33,000 11 52,000 31,000 10 Georgia .........: 135,000 136,000 20,000 15 25,000 18,500 14 Hawaii ..........: 21,000 21,000 630 3 460 1,200 6 Idaho ...........: 86,000 120,000 19,500 16 40,000 19,000 16 : Illinois ........: 13,000 13,000 1,100 8 3,700 2,100 16 Indiana .........: 12,000 12,500 560 4 4,000 1,000 8 Iowa ............: 26,000 27,000 2,200 8 10,500 3,900 14 Kansas ..........: 7,500 8,000 870 11 4,900 1,600 20 Kentucky ........: 10,000 11,500 270 2 2,100 4,500 39 Louisiana .......: 29,000 30,000 2,300 8 8,000 2,000 7 Maine ...........: 2,000 18,000 1,100 6 430 260 1 Maryland ........: 6,500 7,500 320 4 2,600 690 9 Massachusetts ...: 4,000 10,000 810 8 1,400 310 3 Michigan ........: 75,000 97,000 3,500 4 10,000 8,000 8 : Minnesota .......: 69,000 98,000 5,500 6 28,000 4,000 4 Mississippi .....: 34,000 35,000 4,800 14 9,000 8,000 23 Missouri ........: 4,800 4,800 670 14 2,000 670 14 Montana .........: 38,000 116,000 3,100 3 13,500 15,500 13 Nebraska ........: 18,500 37,000 1,800 5 8,500 810 2 New Jersey ......: 14,500 19,500 410 2 1,400 140 1 New Mexico ......: 5,500 5,500 540 10 80 2,300 42 New York ........: 29,000 50,000 3,000 6 14,500 4,100 8 North Carolina ..: 22,000 23,000 1,700 7 6,000 3,300 14 North Dakota ....: 42,000 395,000 4,400 1 4,800 3,500 1 : Ohio ............: 13,000 13,500 820 6 6,500 2,400 18 Oklahoma ........: 17,000 17,000 3,600 21 4,200 190 1 Oregon ..........: 80,000 84,000 3,300 4 25,000 19,500 23 Pennsylvania ....: 20,000 23,000 2,100 9 7,000 2,800 12 South Carolina ..: 18,500 19,500 1,800 9 4,100 5,000 26 South Dakota ....: 16,500 198,000 6,500 3 39,000 19,000 10 Tennessee .......: 12,000 12,000 720 6 4,800 3,400 28 Texas ...........: 385,000 425,000 34,000 8 65,000 72,000 17 Utah ............: 20,000 31,000 3,500 11 8,500 3,900 13 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 2,200 4 9,000 7,500 13 Wyoming .........: 13,500 30,000 3,400 11 7,500 4,900 16 : Other States 5/ .: 5,970 8,410 140 2 2,890 3,100 37 : United States ...: 2,855,070 (X) 255,860 9 677,690 480,380 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ April 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2/ Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 3/ Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4/ Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2020 [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 ............: 12.4 3.4 - 0.1 1.7 4.3 Arizona ............: 31.7 (Z) (Z) - 10.1 9.0 Arkansas ...........: 31.7 22.7 (Z) 2.6 (Z) 11.2 California .........: 22.4 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.2 Colorado ...........: 20.8 - (Z) (Z) 10.8 2.4 Connecticut ........: 11.2 2.9 (Z) - 2.8 3.0 Florida ............: 28.0 14.2 5.5 5.3 8.7 10.9 Georgia ............: 50.9 3.4 (Z) (Z) (Z) 7.5 Hawaii .............: 75.3 60.8 (Z) - (Z) (Z) Idaho ..............: 10.4 0.8 (Z) 2.8 2.1 1.9 : Illinois ...........: 17.2 8.9 (Z) - 7.3 10.0 Indiana ............: 8.2 0.5 (Z) 2.9 1.9 6.2 Iowa ...............: 22.3 1.9 - (Z) 5.7 5.5 Kansas .............: 13.3 8.1 7.8 7.8 3.1 11.3 Kentucky ...........: 17.4 2.6 2.0 (Z) 7.6 6.5 Louisiana ..........: 26.5 7.0 0.7 1.2 1.4 0.6 Maine ..............: 19.6 1.2 0.7 - 2.2 3.0 Maryland ...........: 19.9 1.5 (Z) - 8.5 2.4 Massachusetts ......: 13.9 0.5 1.8 (Z) 4.5 2.2 Michigan ...........: 8.1 0.5 (Z) (Z) (Z) 0.7 : Minnesota ..........: 3.5 - - (Z) 4.3 (Z) Mississippi ........: 58.6 50.9 (Z) 1.8 14.5 3.6 Missouri ...........: 8.4 3.4 0.9 1.6 2.1 3.4 Montana ............: 4.0 - - - 0.5 (Z) Nebraska ...........: 2.2 (Z) (Z) - (Z) 0.8 New Jersey .........: 9.4 2.9 0.5 (Z) 3.2 2.3 New Mexico .........: 2.1 - - - 0.7 (Z) New York ...........: 6.6 2.9 - - 1.7 7.7 North Carolina .....: 35.7 7.1 4.8 0.6 1.4 5.1 North Dakota .......: 0.6 - - - 3.1 - : Ohio ...............: 17.6 3.6 1.1 (Z) 3.0 13.4 Oklahoma ...........: 11.4 0.6 (Z) 0.5 (Z) (Z) Oregon .............: 24.4 10.4 10.8 14.5 1.3 (Z) Pennsylvania .......: 15.5 3.9 2.8 1.8 2.7 3.2 South Carolina .....: 15.5 11.5 9.6 (Z) 6.4 5.4 South Dakota .......: 14.7 (Z) - 2.1 (Z) (Z) Tennessee ..........: 18.9 17.3 1.0 - 4.1 7.8 Texas ..............: 12.2 6.8 1.3 3.4 5.2 4.6 Utah ...............: 38.9 17.2 17.1 2.3 15.7 22.4 Vermont ............: 9.1 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.1 : Virginia ...........: 17.5 10.6 (Z) (Z) 3.8 3.5 Washington .........: 1.7 (Z) (Z) 0.5 (Z) (Z) West Virginia ......: 17.3 7.0 1.3 0.6 2.6 (Z) Wisconsin ..........: 9.0 1.9 (Z) (Z) 2.7 3.1 Wyoming ............: (Z) (Z) 0.1 - 0.8 1.7 : Other States 4/ ....: 5.8 - (Z) - 0.8 (Z) : United States ......: 25.5 8.0 4.4 5.0 5.6 5.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2020 [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 ............: 28.5 18.0 1.6 7.7 7.9 9.5 Arizona ............: 22.1 - (Z) 4.2 5.5 0.6 Arkansas ...........: 40.5 15.3 5.1 24.6 2.1 12.4 California .........: 33.6 4.8 3.9 5.5 7.6 3.1 Colorado ...........: 35.4 (Z) (Z) - 0.5 2.5 Connecticut ........: 14.8 2.1 - - 0.1 0.6 Florida ............: 33.1 16.0 3.4 5.8 5.9 7.9 Georgia ............: 47.9 19.6 6.9 2.9 7.9 13.4 Hawaii .............: 43.1 41.1 1.0 - 1.1 - Idaho ..............: 44.2 10.9 11.1 8.6 6.9 5.8 : Illinois ...........: 23.5 8.2 1.0 8.3 11.9 4.0 Indiana ............: 26.8 12.5 1.8 20.2 5.4 1.5 Iowa ...............: 30.6 24.7 16.6 0.8 3.5 0.5 Kansas .............: 68.4 34.1 24.0 32.8 28.9 14.3 Kentucky ...........: 18.3 10.9 (Z) 1.2 2.9 3.2 Louisiana ..........: 23.7 4.7 0.5 (Z) 3.5 1.3 Maine ..............: 47.1 (Z) 26.8 - 0.5 - Maryland ...........: 14.3 1.1 0.1 1.1 3.2 0.5 Massachusetts ......: 14.7 2.1 (Z) (Z) 1.1 (Z) Michigan ...........: 38.0 11.5 2.2 6.0 3.2 1.1 : Minnesota ..........: 20.6 2.9 0.7 8.8 4.4 (Z) Mississippi ........: 93.1 57.8 - 0.9 8.5 (Z) Missouri ...........: 17.4 1.5 5.7 3.1 11.2 1.9 Montana ............: 12.1 5.6 5.9 - 4.6 (Z) Nebraska ...........: 17.5 1.1 4.8 12.2 (Z) 2.7 New Jersey .........: 15.4 0.8 21.5 (Z) 21.7 (Z) New Mexico .........: 3.0 (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) New York ...........: 20.7 2.5 0.6 (Z) 3.5 0.5 North Carolina .....: 23.0 5.5 1.9 - 1.8 1.4 North Dakota .......: 28.8 1.7 2.5 3.1 3.0 1.9 : Ohio ...............: 23.8 12.0 6.2 5.8 7.3 13.3 Oklahoma ...........: 16.2 3.9 (Z) 0.9 15.1 5.1 Oregon .............: 28.0 1.7 7.5 2.2 5.9 0.7 Pennsylvania .......: 26.6 2.6 1.4 (Z) 3.3 1.3 South Carolina .....: 29.1 6.2 0.5 (Z) 5.7 0.5 South Dakota .......: 53.3 46.4 4.8 (Z) 52.5 5.3 Tennessee ..........: 31.2 7.8 (Z) 6.8 3.3 3.0 Texas ..............: 30.2 7.7 3.3 4.6 5.7 5.8 Utah ...............: 38.4 - (Z) 13.1 (Z) 7.7 Vermont ............: 10.7 0.5 0.1 - 1.1 - : Virginia ...........: 33.7 7.9 (Z) (Z) 7.9 1.1 Washington .........: 10.6 (Z) 0.7 1.0 1.3 (Z) West Virginia ......: 46.2 1.8 0.7 0.5 2.8 1.9 Wisconsin ..........: 46.1 27.3 25.0 25.1 25.8 26.1 Wyoming ............: 28.8 (Z) 0.1 1.1 3.5 1.2 : Other States 4/ ....: 12.8 0.8 0.5 - (Z) (Z) : United States ......: 43.1 12.5 5.5 6.2 11.2 5.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July-September 2020 [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 ............: 64.9 29.1 - 12.0 5.4 11.7 Arizona ............: 24.1 (Z) 1.9 1.7 9.3 12.2 Arkansas ...........: 33.9 15.6 3.9 13.9 1.3 8.6 California .........: 33.9 11.4 7.3 6.3 8.1 3.6 Colorado ...........: 23.1 1.1 (Z) - 6.3 19.8 Connecticut ........: 20.2 1.4 - - 4.0 - Florida ............: 42.2 19.9 12.8 14.8 7.9 10.9 Georgia ............: 49.6 22.5 3.5 3.4 5.3 13.0 Hawaii .............: 62.7 63.5 (Z) (Z) 0.5 (Z) Idaho ..............: 45.0 2.6 6.7 10.9 9.0 3.8 : Illinois ...........: 28.1 15.6 1.8 4.9 6.6 8.4 Indiana ............: 41.4 12.0 1.7 24.5 0.7 1.3 Iowa ...............: 49.1 29.4 3.9 6.3 4.5 (Z) Kansas .............: 93.8 24.8 15.6 34.1 2.1 (Z) Kentucky ...........: 23.3 4.0 1.4 1.6 2.4 5.1 Louisiana ..........: 27.2 14.4 4.7 0.8 3.6 3.4 Maine ..............: 65.2 2.5 0.7 - 4.6 6.2 Maryland ...........: 17.6 4.8 (Z) (Z) 0.6 2.9 Massachusetts ......: 29.7 1.6 1.5 0.8 1.2 0.7 Michigan ...........: 53.1 14.5 3.4 8.9 5.9 1.0 : Minnesota ..........: 46.3 3.7 (Z) 8.2 2.2 1.7 Mississippi ........: 45.7 41.8 (Z) (Z) 3.3 6.2 Missouri ...........: 30.8 8.8 (Z) 1.1 2.4 2.4 Montana ............: 36.6 2.1 0.9 (Z) 8.6 1.2 Nebraska ...........: 23.4 0.8 3.3 19.8 21.4 (Z) New Jersey .........: 21.7 5.6 - 16.3 (Z) (Z) New Mexico .........: 33.8 32.9 - - 0.5 (Z) New York ...........: 18.2 7.8 6.3 3.3 2.1 1.1 North Carolina .....: 70.5 17.9 (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) North Dakota .......: 61.3 15.9 12.3 4.1 9.3 1.4 : Ohio ...............: 28.6 10.4 0.8 3.7 10.8 1.4 Oklahoma ...........: 52.4 8.0 0.9 1.7 2.4 0.8 Oregon .............: 42.4 2.5 3.8 0.5 7.1 2.4 Pennsylvania .......: 32.2 12.3 1.2 1.6 5.5 2.3 South Carolina .....: 27.1 28.9 (Z) 6.2 1.5 0.9 South Dakota .......: 87.0 7.0 2.1 64.9 61.4 2.0 Tennessee ..........: 37.7 15.5 2.3 0.5 2.4 2.2 Texas ..............: 20.2 13.6 2.0 6.7 1.6 0.6 Utah ...............: 61.7 (Z) (Z) 31.6 3.7 3.9 Vermont ............: 26.6 0.7 0.9 3.8 0.9 (Z) : Virginia ...........: 27.5 8.3 (Z) (Z) 4.1 5.8 Washington .........: 19.2 (Z) (Z) 10.5 1.3 0.6 West Virginia ......: 17.7 10.1 4.7 4.7 1.7 2.6 Wisconsin ..........: 43.1 22.8 12.9 26.1 13.8 20.4 Wyoming ............: 13.4 (Z) 0.7 5.9 1.8 0.9 : Other States 4/ ....: 76.4 7.1 (Z) 6.3 14.1 (Z) : United States ......: 55.7 12.8 6.1 21.7 13.8 4.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2020 [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 ............: 50.8 43.2 15.4 2.0 2.3 16.9 Arizona ............: 22.5 (Z) (Z) 4.5 2.3 18.3 Arkansas ...........: 43.1 12.9 1.7 12.8 5.9 5.7 California .........: 45.5 11.1 7.1 4.8 4.2 4.0 Colorado ...........: 14.9 - (Z) - 0.9 1.5 Connecticut ........: 49.4 0.9 0.1 - 4.3 8.2 Florida ............: 45.7 21.7 10.4 19.6 2.3 7.5 Georgia ............: 35.5 12.9 1.8 7.5 1.9 6.7 Hawaii .............: 57.2 65.2 (Z) - 2.9 - Idaho ..............: 52.1 8.9 4.3 4.8 4.8 5.4 : Illinois ...........: 26.4 9.8 1.1 2.9 2.7 6.9 Indiana ............: 26.3 4.1 (Z) 1.9 2.4 5.7 Iowa ...............: 39.8 0.9 2.6 (Z) 1.8 1.4 Kansas .............: 37.7 30.3 1.2 33.3 26.4 25.9 Kentucky ...........: 23.8 8.8 - - 8.2 9.0 Louisiana ..........: 22.2 2.9 - (Z) 2.9 (Z) Maine ..............: 30.8 (Z) 0.5 - 1.2 0.6 Maryland ...........: 27.5 1.8 1.5 0.7 6.2 2.1 Massachusetts ......: 17.4 1.2 (Z) (Z) (Z) 0.9 Michigan ...........: 42.9 5.4 5.3 3.1 3.6 4.3 : Minnesota ..........: 17.2 1.6 1.0 19.2 1.8 2.6 Mississippi ........: 7.8 1.5 - 0.6 7.8 5.9 Missouri ...........: 13.1 7.9 (Z) 0.5 3.1 0.8 Montana ............: 15.1 11.6 11.6 2.6 4.4 6.0 Nebraska ...........: 3.6 (Z) 0.5 (Z) 1.4 6.3 New Jersey .........: 6.8 2.1 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.7 New Mexico .........: 15.7 (Z) 1.0 - 2.0 0.9 New York ...........: 19.2 7.2 (Z) (Z) 4.5 4.1 North Carolina .....: 37.7 14.0 (Z) 5.1 0.6 1.9 North Dakota .......: 60.2 0.5 5.1 11.5 1.1 5.5 : Ohio ...............: 42.4 12.4 0.9 6.4 2.5 1.7 Oklahoma ...........: 2.3 1.1 (Z) (Z) (Z) 0.8 Oregon .............: 28.5 4.6 3.7 1.6 3.8 3.9 Pennsylvania .......: 28.1 3.9 1.3 1.9 1.8 2.6 South Carolina .....: 22.9 4.2 - 1.3 2.7 3.8 South Dakota .......: 22.6 1.4 6.5 4.5 (Z) 1.8 Tennessee ..........: 33.8 25.4 (Z) 5.1 2.1 5.2 Texas ..............: 27.4 6.5 (Z) 5.0 5.7 9.6 Utah ...............: 49.5 (Z) (Z) 6.8 0.7 17.6 Vermont ............: 10.0 (Z) 0.5 - 0.6 (Z) : Virginia ...........: 30.3 13.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 2.9 Washington .........: 25.5 20.2 22.9 2.6 4.7 4.4 West Virginia ......: 7.2 4.3 (Z) 1.0 4.5 1.1 Wisconsin ..........: 29.3 0.6 (Z) 7.4 1.8 1.2 Wyoming ............: 19.2 - (Z) 2.4 2.2 1.4 : Other States 4/ ....: 44.5 1.1 (Z) (Z) 12.5 7.4 : United States ......: 48.6 11.0 6.8 8.0 4.1 6.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: 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 ............: 4.6 5.9 5.9 - 0.5 4.2 Arkansas ...........: 28.5 19.6 (Z) 14.2 3.8 2.6 California .........: 29.9 5.7 1.7 7.2 6.2 3.4 Colorado ...........: 2.1 - - - 1.1 7.8 Connecticut ........: 17.8 3.5 - 0.5 1.6 1.0 Florida ............: 34.7 11.9 5.6 6.6 6.3 3.4 Georgia ............: 47.9 14.4 8.9 1.5 4.1 4.6 Hawaii .............: 49.0 52.2 - - 4.7 - Idaho ..............: 33.3 10.7 - 9.5 1.8 1.7 : Illinois ...........: 28.8 12.9 1.6 1.3 17.9 9.4 Indiana ............: 34.4 5.4 - 0.7 4.8 4.5 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 ..........: 61.4 8.5 - 1.6 8.2 0.9 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 (Z) 2.5 2.8 (Z) Mississippi ........: 9.7 3.8 - 1.0 10.6 4.7 Missouri ...........: 16.6 5.6 (Z) 0.8 13.1 10.3 Montana ............: (Z) - (Z) - (Z) (Z) Nebraska ...........: - - - 1.5 1.7 0.7 New Jersey .........: 18.7 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.2 0.8 New Mexico .........: 14.2 0.1 - - 6.5 1.9 New York ...........: 15.0 3.9 0.6 0.5 5.7 4.8 North Carolina .....: 23.7 7.3 (Z) (Z) 0.6 0.5 North Dakota .......: (Z) (Z) - - (Z) (Z) : Ohio ...............: 26.6 14.4 2.9 2.0 8.2 4.9 Oklahoma ...........: 7.6 (Z) - (Z) 4.2 2.0 Oregon .............: 12.9 10.7 1.4 (Z) 1.2 0.6 Pennsylvania .......: 18.1 11.6 (Z) - 6.8 8.2 South Carolina .....: 48.5 10.1 (Z) 3.2 4.1 0.9 South Dakota .......: 8.6 (Z) - (Z) (Z) 0.8 Tennessee ..........: 34.4 5.2 1.4 0.8 2.6 8.9 Texas ..............: 18.5 13.8 1.6 6.0 7.7 (Z) Utah ...............: 45.4 0.9 - 2.4 1.0 11.2 Vermont ............: 21.1 (Z) 3.7 - 10.1 (Z) : Virginia ...........: 11.9 1.0 - 1.9 3.9 4.9 Washington .........: 15.5 2.4 1.0 (Z) 5.3 (Z) West Virginia ......: 13.7 3.4 0.7 2.6 1.2 3.3 Wisconsin ..........: 16.1 (Z) (Z) - 3.6 3.2 Wyoming ............: (Z) (Z) (Z) - 3.3 7.9 : Other States 4/ ....: 19.4 1.2 4.1 (Z) 6.8 1.1 : United States ......: 31.3 8.8 2.2 6.3 6.5 3.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: 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 45.0 0.5 2.1 5.8 26.0 Arizona ............: 6.4 (Z) 3.6 1.2 7.1 6.9 Arkansas ...........: 44.0 23.0 5.9 2.9 2.1 3.7 California .........: 42.4 11.5 7.7 16.1 11.6 3.8 Colorado ...........: 47.6 (Z) - (Z) (Z) 3.3 Connecticut ........: 16.0 0.7 0.1 (Z) 1.2 - Florida ............: 43.3 22.8 4.3 10.2 6.3 7.7 Georgia ............: 44.5 13.7 5.2 2.8 5.2 5.8 Hawaii .............: 93.3 65.3 - (Z) (Z) (Z) Idaho ..............: 31.9 1.9 5.4 9.9 2.0 6.2 : Illinois ...........: 22.7 3.1 1.1 2.5 2.8 5.2 Indiana ............: 22.8 7.3 0.6 7.0 7.5 1.6 Iowa ...............: 7.1 1.3 0.6 (Z) 1.3 8.2 Kansas .............: 45.7 21.2 7.2 8.5 1.5 6.5 Kentucky ...........: 21.5 4.0 1.0 2.2 4.2 2.6 Louisiana ..........: 30.6 3.6 (Z) (Z) 20.3 0.9 Maine ..............: 14.1 - (Z) - 1.5 - Maryland ...........: 17.4 9.0 (Z) 0.7 2.0 1.4 Massachusetts ......: 45.5 44.3 (Z) 44.0 0.5 - Michigan ...........: 45.1 2.7 0.8 3.5 0.9 (Z) : Minnesota ..........: 12.9 (Z) (Z) 12.6 1.1 1.0 Mississippi ........: 46.7 11.3 3.2 0.5 3.2 9.9 Missouri ...........: 15.4 6.2 1.3 0.6 5.8 4.6 Montana ............: 20.8 - 1.5 13.3 5.2 3.0 Nebraska ...........: 17.4 (Z) (Z) 7.4 3.2 1.3 New Jersey .........: 11.4 5.3 - 2.6 1.7 1.3 New Mexico .........: 64.6 - 0.1 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 .......: 29.9 0.7 (Z) (Z) 2.0 (Z) : Ohio ...............: 68.2 41.4 7.3 3.3 7.7 3.4 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 .......: 21.8 5.1 1.3 2.7 1.2 0.5 South Carolina .....: 50.1 43.8 2.3 (Z) 9.4 5.1 South Dakota .......: 51.8 12.6 3.7 4.2 49.5 0.8 Tennessee ..........: 22.4 10.3 (Z) 2.4 3.1 (Z) Texas ..............: 38.1 3.4 (Z) 11.5 5.7 (Z) Utah ...............: 40.1 25.8 10.4 18.7 (Z) 1.4 Vermont ............: 28.8 (Z) (Z) - 0.5 - : Virginia ...........: 13.3 6.3 3.6 2.1 2.7 3.7 Washington .........: 31.7 19.1 18.4 1.2 4.7 (Z) West Virginia ......: 5.2 3.9 1.1 - 1.0 2.2 Wisconsin ..........: 14.9 17.8 1.1 22.3 1.0 2.0 Wyoming ............: 8.3 0.9 (Z) 6.9 1.5 2.4 : Other States 4/ ....: 60.3 (Z) (Z) 4.8 5.9 5.0 : United States ......: 48.7 12.8 5.5 12.3 11.3 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. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 2020 and 2021 [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 : 2020 .............: 105,240 48,270 78,190 116,910 2021 .............: 76,930 49,620 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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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