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I think it's pretty clear that while it is discouraging for new beekeepers to lose bees over and over, they are not alone in this
> We found that U.S. beekeepers lost 50.8% of their colonies in 2020–21, the highest annual (year-long) loss reported to date. Our results show that severe colony losses still occur periodically. From these data on colony loss rates, it does not appear that the health of honey bee colonies in the U.S. has improved since this survey began in 2008. We suggest that research should continue to focus on stressors that beekeepers most often perceive to be leading causes of loss—Varroa destructor mites, queen issues, and weather.
Yes, the weather. I will get right on that.
PLB
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JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH. 2023, VOL. 62, NO. 2, 204–210
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2022.2113329
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