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Logo: NZ Colony Loss SurveyThe first NZ Colony Loss and Survival (COLOSS) survey of beekeepers was carried out in spring 2015 by Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. The survey was funded by MPI and the beekeeping industry to deliver a “baseline” of information about the status of bees and the challenges that beekeepers face. The survey was largely based on international COLOSS surveys, although it was tailored to the realities of beekeeping in New Zealand.

Survey coverage

Location of Apiaries: Regional share of respondents who keep bees in each New Zealand Apiary Registration Region. Includes all respondents in all operation size classes. Image
Location of Apiaries: Regional share of respondents who keep bees in each New Zealand Apiary Registration Region. Includes all respondents in all operation size classes.
Operation Size: Total number of hives reported by each respondent. Grouped into six operation size classes. Image
Operation Size: Total number of hives reported by each respondent. Grouped into six operation size classes.

2015 winter losses

Total Hive Losses: Winter 2015 hive losses as a share of total hives on 31 March 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Total Hive Losses: Winter 2015 hive losses as a share of total hives on 31 March 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Total Nuc/Split/Top Losses: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses as a share of total nucs/splits/tops on 31 March 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Total Nuc/Split/Top Losses: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses as a share of total nucs/splits/tops on 31 March 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Total Hive Losses: Winter 2015 hive losses as a share of total hives on 31 March 2015 for all respondents, by operation size. Image
Total Hive Losses: Winter 2015 hive losses as a share of total hives on 31 March 2015 for all respondents, by operation size.
Total Nuc/Split/Top Losses: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses as a share of total nucs/splits/tops on 31 March 2015 for all respondents, by operation size. Image
Total Nuc/Split/Top Losses: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses as a share of total nucs/splits/tops on 31 March 2015 for all respondents, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to Queen Problems: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from queen problems (including drone-laying queens and no queen) based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to Queen Problems: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from queen problems (including drone-laying queens and no queen) based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region.
Losses Attributable to Queen Problems: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from queen problems (including drone-laying queens and no queen) based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to Queen Problems: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from queen problems (including drone-laying queens and no queen) based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region.
Losses Attributable to Queen Problems: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from queen problems (including drone-laying and no queen) based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to Queen Problems: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from queen problems (including drone-laying and no queen) based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to Queen Problems: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from queen problems (including drone-laying and no queen) based on reports from all respondents who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to Queen Problems: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from queen problems (including drone-laying and no queen) based on reports from all respondents who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to Colony Death: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from colony death based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to Colony Death: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from colony death based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region.
Losses Attributable to Colony Death: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from colony death based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to Colony Death: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from colony death based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region.
Losses Attributable to Colony Death: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from colony death based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to Colony Death: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from colony death based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to Colony Death: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from colony death based on reports from all respondents who any lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to Colony Death: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from colony death based on reports from all respondents who any lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to American Foulbrood: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from AFB based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to American Foulbrood: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from AFB based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region.
Losses Attributable to American Foulbrood: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from AFB based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to American Foulbrood: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from AFB based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region.
Losses Attributable to American Foulbrood: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from AFB based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to American Foulbrood: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from AFB based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to American Foulbrood: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from AFB based on reports from all respondents who lost any nuc/splits/tops, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to American Foulbrood: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from AFB based on reports from all respondents who lost any nuc/splits/tops, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to Natural Disasters: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from natural disasters based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region. Natural disasters include gale force winds, flooding, etc. Image
Losses Attributable to Natural Disasters: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from natural disasters based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region. Natural disasters include gale force winds, flooding, etc.
Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from natural disasters based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nuc/splits/tops, by region. Natural disasters include gale force winds, flooding, etc. Image
Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from natural disasters based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nuc/splits/tops, by region. Natural disasters include gale force winds, flooding, etc.
Losses Attributable to Natural Disasters: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from natural disasters based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size. Natural disasters include gale force winds, flooding, etc. Image
Losses Attributable to Natural Disasters: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from natural disasters based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size. Natural disasters include gale force winds, flooding, etc.
Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from natural disasters based on reports from all respondents who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size. Natural disasters include gale force winds, flooding, etc. Image
Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from natural disasters based on reports from all respondents who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size. Natural disasters include gale force winds, flooding, etc.
Losses Attributable to Theft or Vandalism: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from theft or vandalism based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to Theft or Vandalism: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from theft or vandalism based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region.
Losses Attributable to Theft or Vandalism: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from theft or vandalism based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to Theft or Vandalism: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from theft or vandalism based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region.
Losses Attributable to Theft or Vandalism: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from theft or vandalism based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to Theft or Vandalism: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from theft or vandalism based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to Theft or Vandalism: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from theft or vandalism based on reports from all respondents who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to Theft or Vandalism: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from theft or vandalism based on reports from all respondents who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to Wasps: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from wasp problems based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to Wasps: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from wasp problems based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any hives, by region.
Losses Attributable to Wasps: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from wasp problems based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region. Image
Losses Attributable to Wasps: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from wasp problems based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who lost any nucs/splits/tops, by region.
Losses Attributable to Wasps: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from wasp problems based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to Wasps: Winter 2015 hive losses that resulted from wasp problems based on reports from all respondents who lost any hives, by operation size.
Losses Attributable to Wasps: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from wasp problems based on reports from all respondents who any lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size. Image
Losses Attributable to Wasps: Winter 2015 nuc/split/top losses that resulted from wasp problems based on reports from all respondents who any lost any nucs/splits/tops, by operation size.
Summary of Reasons Underlying Hive Losses: Regional Average Share of Hive losses attributed to each cause based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who reported losses, by region. Image
Summary of Reasons Underlying Hive Losses: Regional Average Share of Hive losses attributed to each cause based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who reported losses, by region.
Summary of Reasons Underlying Nuc/Split/Top Losses: Regional Average Share of nuc/splits/tops losses attributed to each cause based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who reported losses, by region. Image
Summary of Reasons Underlying Nuc/Split/Top Losses: Regional Average Share of nuc/splits/tops losses attributed to each cause based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who reported losses, by region.
Summary of Reasons Underlying Hive Losses: Operation Size Average Share of Hive losses attributed to each cause based on reports from respondents all respondents who reported losses, by operation size. Image
Summary of Reasons Underlying Hive Losses: Operation Size Average Share of Hive losses attributed to each cause based on reports from respondents all respondents who reported losses, by operation size.
Summary of Reasons Underlying Nuc/Split/Top Losses: Operation size share of nucs/splits/tops losses attributed to each cause based on reports from all respondents who reported losses, by operation size. Image
Summary of Reasons Underlying Nuc/Split/Top Losses: Operation size share of nucs/splits/tops losses attributed to each cause based on reports from all respondents who reported losses, by operation size.
Indicators of Hive Death: Dead workers in cells and no food present after winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Indicators of Hive Death: Dead workers in cells and no food present after winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Dead workers in cells and no food present after winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Dead workers in cells and no food present after winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Indicators of Hive Death: Dead workers in cells and no food present after winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Indicators of Hive Death: Dead workers in cells and no food present after winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Dead workers in cells and no food present after winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Dead workers in cells and no food present after winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Indicators of Hive Death: Dead hives that had many dead bees in or in front of the hive after winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Indicators of Hive Death: Dead hives that had many dead bees in or in front of the hive after winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Dead nucs/splits/tops that had many dead bees in or in front of the nucs/splits/tops after winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Dead nucs/splits/tops that had many dead bees in or in front of the nucs/splits/tops after winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Indicators of Hive Death: Dead hives that had many dead bees in or in front of the hive after winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Indicators of Hive Death: Dead hives that had many dead bees in or in front of the hive after winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Dead nucs/splits/tops that had many dead bees in or in front of the nucs/splits/tops after winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Dead nucs/splits/tops that had many dead bees in or in front of the nucs/splits/tops after winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Comparison of Indicators of Hive Death: Indicators of hive deaths based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who reported hive deaths, by region. Image
Comparison of Indicators of Hive Death: Indicators of hive deaths based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who reported hive deaths, by region.
Comparison of Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Indicators of nuc/split/top deaths based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who reported nucs/splits/tops deaths, by region. Image
Comparison of Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Indicators of nuc/split/top deaths based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives who reported nucs/splits/tops deaths, by region.
Comparison of Indicators of Hive Death: Indicators of hive deaths based on reports from all respondents who reported hive deaths, by operation size. Image
Comparison of Indicators of Hive Death: Indicators of hive deaths based on reports from all respondents who reported hive deaths, by operation size.
Comparison of Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Indicators of nuc/split/top deaths based on reports from all respondents who reported nucs/splits/tops deaths, by operation size. Image
Comparison of Indicators of Nuc/Split/Top Death: Indicators of nuc/split/top deaths based on reports from all respondents who reported nucs/splits/tops deaths, by operation size.

2014-2015 season

Queen Problems in 2015 Vis-à-Vis 2014: Queen problems in 2015 compared to those in 2014 for respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Queen Problems in 2015 Vis-à-Vis 2014: Queen problems in 2015 compared to those in 2014 for respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Queen Problems in 2015 Vis-à-Vis 2014:Queen problems in 2015 compared to queen problems in 2014 for all respondents, by operation size. Image
Queen Problems in 2015 Vis-à-Vis 2014:Queen problems in 2015 compared to queen problems in 2014 for all respondents, by operation size.
New Queens in Hives: Hives that had new queens in autumn 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
New Queens in Hives: Hives that had new queens in autumn 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
New Queens in Hives: Hives that had new queens in autumn 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
New Queens in Hives: Hives that had new queens in autumn 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Queens from Breeder Stock: New queens in autumn 2015 that were from queen breeder stock based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Queens from Breeder Stock: New queens in autumn 2015 that were from queen breeder stock based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Queens from Breeder Stock: New queens in autumn 2015 that were from queen breeder stock based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Queens from Breeder Stock: New queens in autumn 2015 that were from queen breeder stock based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Faeces: Hives that had a large amount of faeces inside when they were first opened in spring 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Faeces: Hives that had a large amount of faeces inside when they were first opened in spring 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Faeces: Nucs/splits/tops that had a large amount of faeces inside when they were first opened in spring 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Faeces: Nucs/splits/tops that had a large amount of faeces inside when they were first opened in spring 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Faeces: Hives that had a large amount of faeces inside hive when they were first opened in spring 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Faeces: Hives that had a large amount of faeces inside hive when they were first opened in spring 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Faeces: Nucs/splits/tops had a large amount of faeces inside when they were first opened in spring 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Faeces: Nucs/splits/tops had a large amount of faeces inside when they were first opened in spring 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Varroa Treatments: Summary of Varroa treatment methods based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Varroa Treatments: Summary of Varroa treatment methods based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Varroa Treatments: Summary of Varroa treatment methods based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Varroa Treatments: Summary of Varroa treatment methods based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Pollination Services and Honey Harvesting: Use of production colonies in the 2014 - 2015 season for pollination only, pollination plus honey harvesting, and honey harvesting only based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Pollination Services and Honey Harvesting: Use of production colonies in the 2014 - 2015 season for pollination only, pollination plus honey harvesting, and honey harvesting only based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Pollination Services and Honey Harvesting: Use of production colonies in the 2014 - 2015 season for pollination only, pollination plus honey harvesting, and honey harvesting only based on reports from all respondents. Image
Pollination Services and Honey Harvesting: Use of production colonies in the 2014 - 2015 season for pollination only, pollination plus honey harvesting, and honey harvesting only based on reports from all respondents.
Nectar Flow Sources: Significant sources of nectar flow during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Nectar Flow Sources: Significant sources of nectar flow during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Nectar Flow Sources: Significant sources of nectar flow during the 2014 - 2015 season based reports from on all respondents, by operation size. Image
Nectar Flow Sources: Significant sources of nectar flow during the 2014 - 2015 season based reports from on all respondents, by operation size.
Migratory Hives: Share of respondents that migrated hives at least once during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Migratory Hives: Share of respondents that migrated hives at least once during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Migratory Hives: Share of respondents who migrated hives at least once during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Migratory Hives: Share of respondents who migrated hives at least once during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Proportion Migratory Hives: Share of hives that were migrated at least once during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives that migrated hives, by region. Image
Proportion Migratory Hives: Share of hives that were migrated at least once during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives that migrated hives, by region.
Proportion Migratory Hives: Share of hives that were migrated at least once during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents that migrated hives, by operation size. Image
Proportion Migratory Hives: Share of hives that were migrated at least once during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents that migrated hives, by operation size.
Brood Comb Replacement: Proportion of brood combs replaced by comb foundation (per colony)during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Brood Comb Replacement: Proportion of brood combs replaced by comb foundation (per colony)during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Brood Comb Replacement: Proportion of brood combs replaced by comb foundation (per colony) during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Brood Comb Replacement: Proportion of brood combs replaced by comb foundation (per colony) during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Carbohydrate Feeding: Share of colonies that were provided with supplemental sugar feed to prepare for winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Carbohydrate Feeding: Share of colonies that were provided with supplemental sugar feed to prepare for winter 2015 based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Carbohydrate Feeding: Share of production colonies that were provided with supplemental sugar feed to prepare for winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Carbohydrate Feeding: Share of production colonies that were provided with supplemental sugar feed to prepare for winter 2015 based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Types of Carbohydrate Feed: Types of supplemental sugar feed provided to production colonies during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Types of Carbohydrate Feed: Types of supplemental sugar feed provided to production colonies during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Types of Carbohydrate Feed: Types of supplemental sugar feed provided to production colonies during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Types of Carbohydrate Feed: Types of supplemental sugar feed provided to production colonies during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Protein Feeding: Share of production colonies that were provided with supplemental protein feed during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Protein Feeding: Share of production colonies that were provided with supplemental protein feed during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Protein Feeding: Share of production colonies that were provided with supplemental protein feed during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Protein Feeding: Share of production colonies that were provided with supplemental protein feed during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Types of Protein Feed: Types of supplemental protein feed provided to production colonies during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Types of Protein Feed: Types of supplemental protein feed provided to production colonies during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Types of Protein Feed: Types of supplemental protein feed provided to production colonies during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Types of Protein Feed: Types of supplemental protein feed provided to production colonies during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Crippled or Deformed Wings: Share of respondents who observed crippled or deformed wings during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Crippled or Deformed Wings: Share of respondents who observed crippled or deformed wings during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Crippled or Deformed Wings: Share of respondents who observed crippled or deformed wings during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Crippled or Deformed Wings: Share of respondents who observed crippled or deformed wings during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Apiary Takeovers: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because they were taken over by other beekeepers during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Apiary Takeovers: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because they were taken over by other beekeepers during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Apiary Takeovers: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because they were taken over by other beekeepers during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Apiary Takeovers: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because they were taken over by other beekeepers during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Overcrowded Apiaries: Regional share of respondents who lost apiary sites because they were overcrowded (i.e., too many hives close to the apiary) during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Overcrowded Apiaries: Regional share of respondents who lost apiary sites because they were overcrowded (i.e., too many hives close to the apiary) during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Overcrowded Apiaries: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because they were overcrowded (i.e., too many hives close to apiary) during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Overcrowded Apiaries: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because they were overcrowded (i.e., too many hives close to apiary) during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.
Forage Removed from Apiaries: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because pollen and nectar sources were removed without replacement during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region. Image
Forage Removed from Apiaries: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because pollen and nectar sources were removed without replacement during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from respondents with > 250 hives, by region.
Forage Removed from Apiaries: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because pollen and nectar sources were removed without replacement during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size. Image
Forage Removed from Apiaries: Share of respondents who lost apiary sites because pollen and nectar sources were removed without replacement during the 2014 - 2015 season based on reports from all respondents, by operation size.