Mike said: “So how do we know that commercial beekeepers actually have better survival rates?”
This is very clearly summarized on this page: https://bip2.beeinformed.org/survey/
Category- Responses- Average Winter Loss per Beekeeper
Backyard- 42217- 40.4%
Sideline- 1878- 34.3%
Commercial- 1039- 28.1%
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