With the amount of commercial bees currently unsustainable, a unique resource can help better predict the number of colonies that will survive the winter.
Survey results of Bee Informed Partnership finds nearly 38% of colonies died this past winter and almost 41% of colonies were lost from April 2018 to April 2019.
Cornell University’s NYS Beekeeper Tech Team recent report also shows most hives are infected with Deformed Wing Virus (DWV), a disease linked to the mites.