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The Missouri State Beekeepers Association (MSBA) is seeking efforts to combat the losses of honey bee colonies across the ...
Bee colony losses across the nation have come to a critical juncture, with newly analyzed data confirming losses of 1.6 ...
Washington State University said in March that honeybee colonies are projected to decline by up to 70% in 2025.
Bee colonies are rapidly declining, which spells bad news for the environment. As of 2025, annual honey bee colony losses in the U.S. are projected to reach between 60% and 70%. Although not all ...
A study found that in the past year, the average colony loss rate was at 70% to 100%, costing beekeepers an estimated $139 ...
Researchers have also found microplastics contaminating the beehives in Europe, where they tested 315 honey bee colonies to ...
Recorder’s front-page article, “Beekeepers report 1.6M colony loss,” reports a worrisome decline in honey bee colonies.
There have been other incidents of killer bees in Texas so far in 2025, including: April 27, 2025: A man mowing his property in Eastland, Texas, was attacked by a swarm of bees. He was rushed to the ...
Canada’s beekeepers are losing hives to issues like foulbrood and varroa mites. A B.C. company hopes their product, ApiSave, ...
University of Galway is leading an international research project to uncover how wild honey bee colonies survive and thrive ...
I got my first bee swarm call of the year a few weeks ago. With spring underway, this is the time for honey bee colonies to ...