Jeffrey Hamelman wrote: > just large beekeepers, particularly those who do a lot of trucking, or if it is hitting all beekeepers proportionally, including sideliners and hobbyists. Does anyone have any information about this? In this month's ABJ: Generally, the total loss experienced by commercial beekeepers (managing more than 500 hives) was the lowest at 31.2% when compared to hobbyist (managing 1 to 50 colonies; 38.0%) and sideline (managing 51 to 500 colonies; 35.4%) beekeepers. However, the average loss reported by each group was approximately the same. An Estimate of Managed Colony Losses in the Winter of 2006 – 2007: A Report Commissioned by the Apiary Inspectors of America by DENNIS VAN ENGELSDORP, ROBYN UNDERWOOD, DEWEY CARON, and JERRY HAYES, JR. American Bee Journal July 2007 ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************