Honey Bee Colonies
Honey Bee Colonies 

ISSN: 2470-993X

Released August 3, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

January 1 Honey Bee Colonies Up 8 Percent for Operations with Five or More 
Colonies

Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in the United 
States on January 1, 2020 totaled 2.88 million colonies, up 8 percent from 
January 1, 2019. The number of colonies in the United States on April 1, 2020 
was 2.98 million colonies. During 2019, honey bee colonies on January 1, July 
1, and October 1 were 2.67 million, 3.18 million, and 3.02 million colonies, 
respectively.

Honey bee colonies lost for operations with five or more colonies from 
January through March 2020, was 399,570 colonies, or 14 percent. The number 
of colonies lost during the quarter of April through June 2020 was 252,630 
colonies, or 8 percent. During the quarter of July through September 2019, 
colonies lost totaled 434,700 colonies, or 14 percent, the highest number 
lost of any quarter surveyed in 2019. The quarter surveyed in 2019 with the 
lowest number of colonies lost was October through December, with 399,510 
colonies lost, or 13 percent.

Honey bee colonies added for operations with five or more colonies from 
January through March 2020 was 477,200 colonies. The number of colonies added 
during the quarter of April through June 2020 was 596,860. During the quarter 
of July through September 2019, 252,550 colonies were added, the highest 
number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2019. The 
quarter of October through December 2019 added 233,260 colonies, the least 
number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2019.

Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with five or more colonies from 
January through March 2020 was 153,390 colonies, or 5 percent. During the 
quarter of April through June 2020, 632,680 colonies, or 21 percent, were 
renovated. The quarter surveyed in 2019 with the highest number of colonies 
renovated was July through September with 355,330 colonies renovated, or 11 
percent. The quarter surveyed in 2019 with the lowest number of colonies 
renovated was October through December 2019, with 91,000, or 3 percent. 
Renovated colonies are those that were requeened or received new honey bees 
through a nuc or package.

Varroa Mites Top Colony Stressor for Operations with Five or More Colonies

Varroa mites were the number one stressor for operations with five or more 
colonies during all quarters surveyed in 2019. The quarter of October through 
December 2019 had the highest percentage of colonies reported to be affected 
by varroa mites at 45.7 percent. The percent of colonies reported to be 
affected by varroa mites during January through March 2020 and April through 
June 2020 are 25.5 percent and 42.3 percent respectively.

Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms Up 76 Percent for 
Operations with Five or More Colonies 

Honey bee colonies lost with Colony Collapse Disorder symptoms on operations 
with five or more colonies was 105,240 colonies from January through March 
2020. This is a 76 percent increase from the same quarter of 2019.

Contents

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies 
- States and United States: January 1, 2019 and January-March 2019...........................................  3

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies 
- States and United States: April 1, 2019 and April-June 2019 ...............................................  4

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies 
- States and United States: July 1, 2019 and July-September 2019.............................................  5

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies 
- States and United States: October 1, 2019 and October-December 2019........................................  6

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies 
- States and United States: January 1, 2020 and January-March 2020...........................................  7

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies 
- States and United States: April 1, 2020 and April-June 2020................................................  8

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2019............  9

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2019 .............. 10

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2019........... 11

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2019......... 12

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2020............ 13

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2020............... 14

Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 
2019 and 2020................................................................................................ 15

Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates.......................................................... 16

Statistical Methodology...................................................................................... 17

Information Contacts......................................................................................... 18
 
Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies -
States and United States: January 1, 2019 and January-March 2019
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                 :             :                                  January-March                                  
      State      :  January 1  :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :  colonies   :   Maximum   :    Lost     :  Percent  :    Added    :  Renovated  :   Percent   
                 :             : colonies 1/ :  colonies   :  lost 2/  :  colonies   : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ 
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                 :   number        number        number       percent      number        number        percent   
                 :                                                                                               
Alabama .........:      5,500         5,500          650         12            800           200           4     
Arizona .........:     22,000        22,000        2,500         11            430            90         (Z)     
Arkansas ........:     28,000        28,000        6,500         23             20            20         (Z)     
California ......:  1,140,000     1,580,000      235,000         15         83,000        86,000           5     
Colorado ........:      5,000         7,500          320          4              -             -           -     
Connecticut .....:      3,100         3,100          270          9            170            10         (Z)     
Florida .........:    300,000       315,000       46,000         15         41,000        16,500           5     
Georgia .........:    120,000       129,000       14,500         11         19,500         8,000           6     
Hawaii ..........:     16,500        16,500          390          2            660         3,700          22     
Idaho ...........:    132,000       145,000       12,500          9          4,600         1,100           1     
                 :                                                                                               
Illinois ........:      9,000         9,000        2,300         26            210            80           1     
Indiana .........:      6,000         6,000          710         12            440           280           5     
Iowa ............:      7,500        11,500        1,600         14            170           140           1     
Kansas ..........:      4,500         4,500        1,500         33            370           110           2     
Kentucky ........:      3,700         4,400          890         20             60            30           1     
Louisiana .......:     49,000        51,000        3,500          7          9,000        16,000          31     
Maine ...........:      7,000         7,000          470          7             10            30         (Z)     
Maryland ........:      8,000         8,000        2,300         29             30            10         (Z)     
Massachusetts ...:      3,800         3,800          680         18             60            20           1     
Michigan ........:     24,000        33,000        6,500         20              -             -           -     
                 :                                                                                               
Minnesota .......:     17,000        43,000        2,200          5             80           470           1     
Mississippi .....:     26,000        29,000        2,400          8          3,800         1,700           6     
Missouri ........:      8,500         8,500        1,100         13             80            60           1     
Montana .........:     37,000        68,000        3,500          5          1,700         1,900           3     
Nebraska ........:     13,500        16,500        2,500         15              -             -           -     
New Jersey ......:      6,000         6,000          310          5            130            60           1     
New Mexico ......:      4,800         4,800          170          4              -             -           -     
New York ........:     24,000        24,000        3,400         14            110            80         (Z)     
North Carolina ..:     10,500        14,500        1,700         12            750           890           6     
North Dakota ....:     92,000       102,000        1,100          1              -         1,300           1     
                 :                                                                                               
Ohio ............:     10,500        12,500        3,500         28          1,700           440           4     
Oklahoma ........:     21,000        55,000           50        (Z)             20             -           -     
Oregon ..........:     89,000        95,000        7,500          8          8,000         1,800           2     
Pennsylvania ....:     15,000        15,000        2,900         19            370           320           2     
South Carolina ..:     12,000        13,000          690          5          2,000           340           3     
South Dakota ....:     18,500        18,500        1,100          6              -             -           -     
Tennessee .......:      6,000         7,000        1,500         21            240           320           5     
Texas ...........:    260,000       330,000       17,000          5         61,000        35,000          11     
Utah ............:      8,500        11,000        1,800         16            900             -           -     
Vermont .........:      6,500         6,500          260          4             50           (Z)         (Z)     
                 :                                                                                               
Virginia ........:      5,500         5,500        1,100         20             80           110           2     
Washington ......:     51,000        75,000        7,000          9          5,500         2,200           3     
West Virginia ...:      5,000         7,000        1,300         19             20            60           1     
Wisconsin .......:     16,500        17,000        3,700         22            580           100           1     
Wyoming .........:      6,500         9,500          250          3              -             -           -     
                 :                                                                                               
Other States 5/ .:      6,070         6,070          590         10             70            30         (Z)     
                 :                                                                                               
United States ...:  2,671,470           (X)      407,700         15        247,710       179,500           7     
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-   Represents zero.                                                                                             
(X) Not applicable.                                                                                              
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.                                                                            
1/  January 1 colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter.                               
2/  Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where  
    percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the January 1 colonies.                               
3/  Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package.        
4/  Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United      
    States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the January 1 colonies.       
5/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                        

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies -
States and United States: April 1, 2019 and April-June 2019 6/
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                 :             :                                   April-June                                    
      State      :   April 1   :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :  colonies   :   Maximum   :    Lost     :  Percent  :    Added    :  Renovated  :   Percent   
                 :             : colonies 1/ :  colonies   :  lost 2/  :  colonies   : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ 
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                 :   number        number        number       percent      number        number        percent   
                 :                                                                                               
Alabama .........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Arizona .........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Arkansas ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
California ......:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Colorado ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Connecticut .....:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Florida .........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Georgia .........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Hawaii ..........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Idaho ...........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
                 :                                                                                               
Illinois ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Indiana .........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Iowa ............:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Kansas ..........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Kentucky ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Louisiana .......:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Maine ...........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Maryland ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Massachusetts ...:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Michigan ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
                 :                                                                                               
Minnesota .......:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Mississippi .....:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Missouri ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Montana .........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Nebraska ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
New Jersey ......:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
New Mexico ......:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
New York ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
North Carolina ..:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
North Dakota ....:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
                 :                                                                                               
Ohio ............:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Oklahoma ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Oregon ..........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Pennsylvania ....:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
South Carolina ..:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
South Dakota ....:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Tennessee .......:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Texas ...........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Utah ............:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Vermont .........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
                 :                                                                                               
Virginia ........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Washington ......:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
West Virginia ...:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Wisconsin .......:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
Wyoming .........:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
                 :                                                                                               
Other States 5/ .:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
                 :                                                                                               
United States ...:    (NA)          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)         (NA)          (NA)          (NA)     
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(NA) Not available.                                                                                              
1/   April 1 colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter.                                
2/   Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where 
     percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the April 1 colonies.                                
3/   Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package.       
4/   Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United     
     States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the April 1 colonies.        
5/   Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                       
6/   Data collection for July 2019 quarterly honey bee colonies was suspended.                                   

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies -
States and United States: July 1, 2019 and July-September 2019
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                 :             :                                 July-September                                  
      State      :   July 1    :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :  colonies   :   Maximum   :    Lost     :  Percent  :    Added    :  Renovated  :   Percent   
                 :             : colonies 1/ :  colonies   :  lost 2/  :  colonies   : colonies 3/ :Renovated 4/ 
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                 :   number        number        number       percent      number        number        percent   
                 :                                                                                               
Alabama .........:      7,000        7,000           990        14             160           330          5      
Arizona .........:     26,000       30,000         2,000         7           5,500         3,800         13      
Arkansas ........:     20,000       21,000         2,100        10             170           680          3      
California ......:    650,000      700,000        93,000        13          87,000       108,000         15      
Colorado ........:     33,000       36,000         9,500        26           2,200         3,400          9      
Connecticut .....:      4,400        4,400           200         5              70           470         11      
Florida .........:    210,000      240,000        20,000         8          46,000        33,000         14      
Georgia .........:    116,000      118,000        13,000        11          12,000        36,000         31      
Hawaii ..........:     17,000       17,000           200         1             200         6,000         35      
Idaho ...........:     95,000      111,000        10,500         9           8,500        12,500         11      
                 :                                                                                               
Illinois ........:     13,500       13,500           940         7             460         1,300         10      
Indiana .........:     14,000       16,000         1,000         6           2,200         1,500          9      
Iowa ............:     30,000       33,000         3,400        10           2,000         4,800         15      
Kansas ..........:      7,500        7,500         1,900        25             190           400          5      
Kentucky ........:      8,000        8,500           850        10             700           430          5      
Louisiana .......:     42,000       44,000         4,100         9           4,400        13,000         30      
Maine ...........:     11,500       12,000         1,100         9             460         3,500         29      
Maryland ........:      7,500        7,500           790        11             720         1,200         16      
Massachusetts ...:     13,500       13,500         1,100         8             800           560          4      
Michigan ........:     94,000       99,000        11,000        11           3,000         3,300          3      
                 :                                                                                               
Minnesota .......:    126,000      129,000        21,000        16           5,000         2,100          2      
Mississippi .....:     23,000       23,000         2,900        13             550           850          4      
Missouri ........:     10,500       10,500           500         5             260           350          3      
Montana .........:    147,000      154,000        18,500        12           3,600        12,500          8      
Nebraska ........:     40,000       41,000         3,700         9             680         1,400          3      
New Jersey ......:     16,000       16,000           680         4             650         3,100         19      
New Mexico ......:      2,400        5,500           170         3           1,000           550         10      
New York ........:     65,000       69,000         8,500        12           3,200         3,700          5      
North Carolina ..:     22,000       22,000         2,700        12           1,800         5,000         23      
North Dakota ....:    530,000      530,000        81,000        15          15,000        17,500          3      
                 :                                                                                               
Ohio ............:     19,500       19,500         1,600         8           2,800         3,000         15      
Oklahoma ........:      7,500        7,500           930        12             130         1,100         15      
Oregon ..........:     83,000      118,000         8,000         7           6,000        21,000         18      
Pennsylvania ....:     19,000       20,000           980         5           1,800         1,900         10      
South Carolina ..:     14,500       14,500         2,200        15           2,000         1,400         10      
South Dakota ....:    255,000      255,000        51,000        20           1,300         8,000          3      
Tennessee .......:     14,000       14,000         4,500        32           2,200         2,200         16      
Texas ...........:    126,000      133,000        11,000         8           6,500         7,000          5      
Utah ............:     24,000       29,000         2,800        10           3,500         1,700          6      
Vermont .........:      7,000        7,000           120         2              80           490          7      
                 :                                                                                               
Virginia ........:      9,000        9,000           570         6             350           820          9      
Washington ......:     85,000       97,000        21,000        22          12,000        10,000         10      
West Virginia ...:     10,000       10,000         1,100        11             200         1,100         11      
Wisconsin .......:     63,000       63,000         6,500        10           2,400        10,000         16      
Wyoming .........:     24,000       27,000         3,000        11           2,500         3,500         13      
                 :                                                                                               
Other States 5/ .:     13,660       13,900         2,080        15             320           900          6      
                 :                                                                                               
United States ...:  3,175,960          (X)       434,700        14         252,550       355,330         11      
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(X) Not applicable.                                                                                              
1/  July 1 colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter.                                  
2/  Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where  
    percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the July 1 colonies.                                  
3/  Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package.        
4/  Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United      
    States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the July 1 colonies.          
5/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                        

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies -
States and United States: October 1, 2019 and October-December 2019
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                 :             :                                October-December                                 
      State      :  October 1  :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :  colonies   :   Maximum   :    Lost     :  Percent  :    Added    :  Renovated  :   Percent   
                 :             : colonies 1/ :  colonies   :  lost 2/  :  colonies   : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ 
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                 :   number        number        number       percent      number        number        percent   
                 :                                                                                               
Alabama .........:      6,000         6,000          660        11             240           70            1     
Arizona .........:     34,000        36,000        7,000        19             300          300            1     
Arkansas ........:     19,000        19,500        1,600         8             430          310            2     
California ......:    700,000     1,300,000      136,000        10         160,000       37,000            3     
Colorado ........:     27,000        27,000        8,000        30           1,100          440            2     
Connecticut .....:      3,800         4,000          300         8              10           50            1     
Florida .........:    270,000       300,000       30,000        10          28,000       15,000            5     
Georgia .........:    119,000       131,000       20,000        15          10,500       10,500            8     
Hawaii ..........:     17,000        17,000        1,300         8             300           50          (Z)     
Idaho ...........:    111,000       196,000       15,500         8           1,800        1,000            1     
                 :                                                                                               
Illinois ........:     13,000        13,000        1,700        13           1,000        1,500           12     
Indiana .........:     17,500        17,500        1,300         7             160          180            1     
Iowa ............:     32,000        32,000        7,500        23           1,500          530            2     
Kansas ..........:      4,800         4,900          650        13             190          460            9     
Kentucky ........:      8,500         8,500          410         5             190          170            2     
Louisiana .......:     41,000        46,000        2,300         5              70           80          (Z)     
Maine ...........:     11,500        11,500          770         7             110           40          (Z)     
Maryland ........:      6,500         8,000        1,100        14             390          420            5     
Massachusetts ...:      5,000         5,000        1,200        24              60          130            3     
Michigan ........:     84,000        84,000        6,500         8             820        1,500            2     
                 :                                                                                               
Minnesota .......:     97,000        97,000       15,500        16           3,400           60          (Z)     
Mississippi .....:     21,000        29,000        3,400        12             350           50          (Z)     
Missouri ........:      9,000        10,000        1,500        15             260           10          (Z)     
Montana .........:     71,000        79,000        7,000         9             770        4,000            5     
Nebraska ........:     37,000        38,000        2,700         7             320           10          (Z)     
New Jersey ......:     15,500        15,500          220         1              60           80            1     
New Mexico ......:      6,000         6,000           70         1              30           10          (Z)     
New York ........:     65,000        65,000       10,000        15             630          510            1     
North Carolina ..:     17,500        18,000        3,200        18             240          770            4     
North Dakota ....:    420,000       420,000       27,000         6           3,000        4,300            1     
                 :                                                                                               
Ohio ............:     19,000        19,000        2,700        14             800          390            2     
Oklahoma ........:      6,500        37,000        2,500         7             460            -            -     
Oregon ..........:    115,000       130,000       15,000        12             650        2,000            2     
Pennsylvania ....:     21,000        21,000        3,800        18           1,600        1,100            5     
South Carolina ..:     12,500        13,500        1,900        14           1,400          430            3     
South Dakota ....:    189,000       189,000        7,500         4               -           40          (Z)     
Tennessee .......:     11,000        11,000        1,300        12              20           70            1     
Texas ...........:    129,000       240,000       17,500         7           8,000        1,700            1     
Utah ............:     30,000        32,000        4,400        14             970           90          (Z)     
Vermont .........:      7,000         7,000          190         3             100          270            4     
                 :                                                                                               
Virginia ........:      8,000         8,000        1,200        15              10          190            2     
Washington ......:     89,000        93,000       12,500        13             810          100          (Z)     
West Virginia ...:      7,500         8,000        1,500        19              30        1,600           20     
Wisconsin .......:     46,000        46,000        8,500        18           1,800        3,000            7     
Wyoming .........:     27,000        28,000        3,300        12             100          490            2     
                 :                                                                                               
Other States 5/ .:     11,010        11,510        1,340        12             280            -            -     
                 :                                                                                               
United States ...:  3,018,110           (X)      399,510        13         233,260       91,000            3     
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-   Represents zero.                                                                                             
(X) Not applicable.                                                                                              
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.                                                                            
1/  October 1 colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter.                               
2/  Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where  
    percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the October 1 colonies.                               
3/  Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package.        
4/  Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United      
    States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the October 1 colonies.       
5/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                        

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies -
States and United States: January 1, 2020 and January-March 2020
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                 :             :                                  January-March                                  
      State      :  January 1  :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :  colonies   :   Maximum   :    Lost     :  Percent  :    Added    :  Renovated  :   Percent   
                 :             : colonies 1/ :  colonies   :  lost 2/  :  colonies   : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ 
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                 :   number        number        number       percent      number        number        percent   
                 :                                                                                               
Alabama .........:      5,500         8,000          410          5          1,000           780          10     
Arizona .........:     29,000        32,000        6,500         20            150           120         (Z)     
Arkansas ........:     16,500        17,500        1,200          7            700            30         (Z)     
California ......:  1,350,000     1,710,000      230,000         13        240,000        66,000           4     
Colorado ........:      4,500        16,000          650          4            850           500           3     
Connecticut .....:      3,700         4,100          330          8             60             -           -     
Florida .........:    295,000       310,000       30,000         10         41,000         8,000           3     
Georgia .........:    115,000       121,000       14,500         12         32,000        22,000          18     
Hawaii ..........:     16,000        16,000        1,500          9          1,000         2,200          14     
Idaho ...........:    156,000       168,000       18,500         11          4,400           920           1     
                 :                                                                                               
Illinois ........:     11,500        13,000        2,100         16            900           160           1     
Indiana .........:     11,000        11,500        1,600         14            880           420           4     
Iowa ............:      9,000        21,000        1,600          8          1,200           420           2     
Kansas ..........:      4,500         7,000          750         11          1,200           130           2     
Kentucky ........:      7,000        10,500        1,200         11          1,500           120           1     
Louisiana .......:     44,000        48,000        4,800         10          9,000        20,000          42     
Maine ...........:      1,300         1,700          130          8              -             -           -     
Maryland ........:      7,000         7,500          640          9              -            30         (Z)     
Massachusetts ...:      3,800         4,000          350          9            600           100           3     
Michigan ........:     60,000        65,000        6,000          9          3,800           100         (Z)     
                 :                                                                                               
Minnesota .......:     21,000        57,000        1,000          2          2,000            40         (Z)     
Mississippi .....:     26,000        28,000        5,000         18         16,000           660           2     
Missouri ........:      8,500         8,500        2,100         25             30           (Z)         (Z)     
Montana .........:     18,000        48,000          150        (Z)              -             -           -     
Nebraska ........:      9,000        17,000          670          4             70             -           -     
New Jersey ......:      6,500         7,000          250          4            110            40           1     
New Mexico ......:      6,000         6,000           40          1            120           (Z)         (Z)     
New York ........:     29,000        36,000        3,700         10            230           370           1     
North Carolina ..:     15,000        23,000        2,200         10          3,000           490           2     
North Dakota ....:     53,000        82,000        4,500          5          2,500             -           -     
                 :                                                                                               
Ohio ............:     15,500        20,000        5,500         28            840         1,100           6     
Oklahoma ........:     19,500        19,500          700          4          5,000             -           -     
Oregon ..........:     97,000       108,000        4,800          4          9,000         1,700           2     
Pennsylvania ....:     18,500        24,000        1,000          4          1,100           320           1     
South Carolina ..:     13,000        16,500          800          5          3,500         1,100           7     
South Dakota ....:     20,000        20,000        1,200          6             20             -           -     
Tennessee .......:      8,000        14,000        1,500         11          1,000           130           1     
Texas ...........:    235,000       340,000       35,000         10         83,000        24,000           7     
Utah ............:     12,000        17,000          400          2          4,200             -           -     
Vermont .........:      6,500         7,500          520          7              -            70           1     
                 :                                                                                               
Virginia ........:      6,000         7,000        1,100         16          1,600            60           1     
Washington ......:     49,000        74,000        1,500          2            580           150         (Z)     
West Virginia ...:      6,000         8,000        1,100         14            450           680           9     
Wisconsin .......:     16,000        26,000        1,500          6          2,000           370           1     
Wyoming .........:      4,000        17,000          140          1            450            60         (Z)     
                 :                                                                                               
Other States 5/ .:      7,800         8,200          440          5            160            20         (Z)     
                 :                                                                                               
United States ...:  2,876,100           (X)      399,570         14        477,200       153,390           5     
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-   Represents zero.                                                                                             
(X) Not applicable.                                                                                              
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.                                                                            
1/  January 1 colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter.                               
2/  Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where  
    percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the January 1 colonies.                               
3/  Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package.        
4/  Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United      
    States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the January 1 colonies.       
5/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                        

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies -
States and United States: April 1, 2020 and April-June 2020
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :             :                                   April-June                                    
      State      :   April 1   :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :  colonies   :   Maximum   :    Lost     :  Percent  :    Added    :  Renovated  :   Percent   
                 :             : colonies 1/ :  colonies   :  lost 2/  :  colonies   : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   number        number        number       percent      number        number        percent   
                 :                                                                                               
Alabama .........:      8,500         8,500        4,100         48          4,700         2,620         31      
Arizona .........:     26,000        26,000        1,300          5         14,000         4,700         18      
Arkansas ........:     17,000        17,000        1,900         11          5,000           800          5      
California ......:  1,200,000     1,200,000       74,000          6        184,000       240,000         20      
Colorado ........:     16,500        27,000        2,100          8          6,000         2,800         10      
Connecticut .....:      3,900         4,300           30          1          1,200           480         11      
Florida .........:    325,000       325,000       39,000         12         36,000        23,000          7      
Georgia .........:    141,000       143,000       10,000          7         19,500        19,000         13      
Hawaii ..........:     15,500        15,500           40        (Z)            240         2,300         15      
Idaho ...........:     48,000        81,000       14,500         18         32,000        29,000         36      
                 :                                                                                               
Illinois ........:     12,000        12,000        1,500         13          4,200         1,700         14      
Indiana .........:     11,000        12,000          920          8          4,300         3,200         27      
Iowa ............:     21,000        29,000        3,600         12         14,500         4,700         16      
Kansas ..........:      7,500         8,000          440          6          1,800         1,800         23      
Kentucky ........:     11,000        11,000        1,200         11          4,200         3,500         32      
Louisiana .......:     53,000        53,000        1,800          3          2,200         4,700          9      
Maine ...........:      1,600        22,000        1,300          6            520           110          1      
Maryland ........:      7,000         8,000          680          9          4,500         1,700         21      
Massachusetts ...:      4,300        13,500          740          5            980           590          4      
Michigan ........:     64,000        79,000        2,600          3          9,500        10,000         13      
                 :                                                                                               
Minnesota .......:     59,000       126,000        6,500          5         20,000         2,600          2      
Mississippi .....:     34,000        37,000        3,000          8          3,700           570          2      
Missouri ........:      6,500         6,500          390          6          2,900         1,200         18      
Montana .........:     48,000       120,000        3,800          3         14,000        16,500         14      
Nebraska ........:     16,500        39,000        1,800          5          7,000         1,100          3      
New Jersey ......:      7,000        20,000          760          4          1,600           720          4      
New Mexico ......:      3,100         6,000           50          1            250            60          1      
New York ........:     33,000        56,000        4,900          9          6,500         3,300          6      
North Carolina ..:     24,000        25,000        1,600          6          6,000         1,300          5      
North Dakota ....:     67,000       395,000       17,500          4         29,000        37,000          9      
                 :                                                                                               
Ohio ............:     15,500        16,500        1,700         10          9,500         3,700         22      
Oklahoma ........:     16,000        16,000        1,500          9          6,000         3,100         19      
Oregon ..........:     89,000        95,000        2,500          3         10,500        19,000         20      
Pennsylvania ....:     24,000        27,000        1,000          4          6,000         1,700          6      
South Carolina ..:     19,500        20,000        1,700          9          2,700         2,500         13      
South Dakota ....:      9,500       205,000        4,600          2          8,500        14,500          7      
Tennessee .......:     13,500        13,500        1,200          9          4,200         3,200         24      
Texas ...........:    360,000       385,000       25,000          6         75,000       136,000         35      
Utah ............:     21,000        31,000        2,700          9          7,000        13,500         44      
Vermont .........:      7,000         7,000          260          4            700           130          2      
                 :                                                                                               
Virginia ........:      7,500         8,000        1,200         15          4,800         1,300         16      
Washington ......:     50,000       114,000        3,100          3          5,000         3,300          3      
West Virginia ...:      7,500         7,500          570          8          1,600         1,500         20      
Wisconsin .......:     27,000        53,000        1,700          3         11,500         4,600          9      
Wyoming .........:     17,500        24,000        1,600          7          2,300         2,100          9      
                 :                                                                                               
Other States 5/ .:      6,500         7,440          250          3          1,270         1,500         20      
                 :                                                                                               
United States ...:  2,982,900           (X)      252,630          8        596,860       632,680         21      
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(X) Not applicable.                                                                                              
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.                                                                            
1/  April 1 number of colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter.                       
2/  Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where  
    percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the April 1 number of colonies.                       
3/  Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package.        
4/  Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United      
    States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the April 1 number of         
    colonies.                                                                                                    
5/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                        

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2019
[Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple
stressors during the quarter]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :    Varroa    :  Other pests   :              :              :              :              
        State       :    mites     :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/  :  Pesticides  :   Other 3/   :   Unknown    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                                          percent                                          
                    :                                                                                           
Alabama ............:     27.2            22.7             1.8            0.3            3.1            9.0     
Arizona ............:     25.8             7.9             6.5           16.2            8.4            0.2     
Arkansas ...........:     19.5             1.5             3.3           55.3            0.7            2.9     
California .........:     43.5            13.4             6.4           12.3            8.7            5.6     
Colorado ...........:     11.2             0.3               -              -            2.5            0.6     
Connecticut ........:     10.1             1.3               -              -            3.6            1.7     
Florida ............:     46.9            24.8             5.5           22.9            7.4            5.5     
Georgia ............:     69.6            17.8             7.4            9.6           10.6            4.9     
Hawaii .............:     72.1            64.9             0.1            0.7            2.9              -     
Idaho ..............:     24.5             8.0             8.0            9.2            8.6            (Z)     
                    :                                                                                           
Illinois ...........:     33.3            14.7             3.1            0.7           15.5           10.1     
Indiana ............:     15.6             8.8             2.6            5.5            7.1            1.7     
Iowa ...............:     34.8             1.7             0.6            0.3            7.7            3.5     
Kansas .............:     86.9             7.8             2.5           12.2           21.6            4.0     
Kentucky ...........:     21.6            12.9             0.1            5.3           10.7            4.6     
Louisiana ..........:     57.8             1.3             0.1            0.3            1.0            0.7     
Maine ..............:      2.3             0.1               -              -            1.4            0.8     
Maryland ...........:     12.6             5.1             0.2            (Z)           10.1            2.4     
Massachusetts ......:     10.3               -               -            4.3            6.3            0.9     
Michigan ...........:     18.2             5.8             1.5            0.2           12.2            0.7     
                    :                                                                                           
Minnesota ..........:      1.3             0.2             1.9              -            2.0            0.8     
Mississippi ........:     14.6            71.0            64.8           48.4            1.9            5.5     
Missouri ...........:      5.4             2.3             1.9            0.5            5.4            3.2     
Montana ............:     15.1             (Z)               -            0.8            0.8            1.1     
Nebraska ...........:     32.3             1.3            32.0            0.8            2.2            0.1     
New Jersey .........:     15.3             4.4               -              -            3.5            0.6     
New Mexico .........:      3.5             1.1             0.6              -            1.4            0.3     
New York ...........:     10.6             2.5             1.7            1.7            7.7            9.0     
North Carolina .....:     16.4             2.0             0.2            0.7            2.2            3.4     
North Dakota .......:      6.9               -               -            6.5            0.4            1.3     
                    :                                                                                           
Ohio ...............:     49.3             9.9            11.1            1.1            6.7            3.1     
Oklahoma ...........:      7.7             0.3               -              -            (Z)            (Z)     
Oregon .............:     18.0             0.1             0.2            0.2            2.7            0.5     
Pennsylvania .......:     15.3             4.6             3.7            4.0            7.5            9.5     
South Carolina .....:     18.5            14.5             (Z)            1.7           12.4            1.0     
South Dakota .......:      0.8             (Z)               -            2.5            0.8            2.2     
Tennessee ..........:     62.8            23.6             5.1            0.9            7.7            7.1     
Texas ..............:     26.1             6.5             5.3            8.3            6.9            3.0     
Utah ...............:     22.9               -             0.1              -            0.3            8.8     
Vermont ............:      6.2             0.1             2.4              -            0.2            1.2     
                    :                                                                                           
Virginia ...........:     16.6            12.8             0.8            0.3            3.9            9.3     
Washington .........:     22.3             0.8             0.6            0.3            0.8            0.2     
West Virginia ......:     10.3             3.2             1.1            0.2            5.0            1.3     
Wisconsin ..........:     15.9             3.2             0.7            1.1           13.8            5.0     
Wyoming ............:      0.7               -             0.1              -            0.5            2.3     
                    :                                                                                           
Other States 4/ ....:      6.9             1.8             0.3              -            2.1            1.6     
                    :                                                                                           
United States ......:     45.6            14.8             7.1           13.6            9.0            5.2     
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-   Represents zero.                                                                                            
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.                                                                           
1/  Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc.                                                        
2/  Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir,   
    deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc.                                                          
3/  Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc.               
4/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                       

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2019 5/
[Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple
stressors during the quarter]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :    Varroa    :  Other pests   :              :              :              :              
        State       :    mites     :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/  :  Pesticides  :   Other 3/   :   Unknown    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                                          percent                                          
                    :                                                                                           
Alabama ............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Arizona ............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Arkansas ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
California .........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Colorado ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Connecticut ........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Florida ............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Georgia ............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Hawaii .............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Idaho ..............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
                    :                                                                                           
Illinois ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Indiana ............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Iowa ...............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Kansas .............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Kentucky ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Louisiana ..........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Maine ..............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Maryland ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Massachusetts ......:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Michigan ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
                    :                                                                                           
Minnesota ..........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Mississippi ........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Missouri ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Montana ............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Nebraska ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
New Jersey .........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
New Mexico .........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
New York ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
North Carolina .....:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
North Dakota .......:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
                    :                                                                                           
Ohio ...............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Oklahoma ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Oregon .............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Pennsylvania .......:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
South Carolina .....:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
South Dakota .......:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Tennessee ..........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Texas ..............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Utah ...............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Vermont ............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
                    :                                                                                           
Virginia ...........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Washington .........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
West Virginia ......:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Wisconsin ..........:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
Wyoming ............:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
                    :                                                                                           
Other States 4/ ....:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
                    :                                                                                           
United States ......:     (NA)            (NA)            (NA)           (NA)           (NA)           (NA)     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(NA) Not available.                                                                                             
1/   Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc.                                                       
2/   Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir,  
     deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc.                                                         
3/   Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc.              
4/   Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                      
5/   Data collection for July 2019 quarterly honey bee colonies was suspended.                                  

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2019
[Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple
stressors during the quarter]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :    Varroa    :  Other pests   :              :              :              :              
        State       :    mites     :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/  :  Pesticides  :   Other 3/   :   Unknown    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                                          percent                                          
                    :                                                                                           
Alabama ............:     30.6            24.6             2.9            0.2            9.7            6.4     
Arizona ............:     29.0             9.9             2.7           11.4           13.2            0.6     
Arkansas ...........:     53.2            19.7             6.8           50.5            6.9           39.3     
California .........:     49.0            11.5             8.7           16.0           11.1            3.2     
Colorado ...........:     79.8            12.5             4.8           10.2            9.4            1.0     
Connecticut ........:     24.3             6.9             2.4              -            3.9            0.5     
Florida ............:     44.9            20.7             6.3           18.2           11.7           10.8     
Georgia ............:     52.5            18.6             1.6           25.8           17.1            4.6     
Hawaii .............:     37.2            39.0             0.3              -            1.3            0.2     
Idaho ..............:     59.9            15.4            21.7            9.9           18.5            0.8     
                    :                                                                                           
Illinois ...........:     35.9             8.3             0.7            2.5            5.5           11.5     
Indiana ............:     55.7            15.2             3.0           23.1           19.2            1.4     
Iowa ...............:     39.4             7.1             5.8           26.3           27.8            3.6     
Kansas .............:     67.5            33.8            21.8           23.9            1.2            0.5     
Kentucky ...........:     29.2            17.6             0.4            5.2            7.9            8.6     
Louisiana ..........:     67.1            66.8             0.4           57.0            2.5            2.7     
Maine ..............:     10.1             0.7             0.1              -            0.2            0.1     
Maryland ...........:     26.7             2.7               -            0.3            5.1            1.4     
Massachusetts ......:     13.0             2.9             0.2            (Z)            0.7            7.3     
Michigan ...........:     42.7            16.4             8.7            7.3            2.1            1.5     
                    :                                                                                           
Minnesota ..........:     54.9             8.2             4.0           13.4            6.6            2.1     
Mississippi ........:     59.1            45.6             2.4           25.4            4.0            5.1     
Missouri ...........:     18.4             7.1             0.4            0.8            2.1            0.6     
Montana ............:     28.0            10.0            10.6            6.1            4.1            1.0     
Nebraska ...........:     29.2             2.7             1.8            2.8            7.2            1.9     
New Jersey .........:     26.1             2.3             0.3            0.2            0.5            0.1     
New Mexico .........:     39.5            29.1             0.9              -            0.8              -     
New York ...........:     30.7            11.5             1.2            8.2            2.5            3.8     
North Carolina .....:     26.9            11.3            19.7            4.0            9.7            5.7     
North Dakota .......:     48.4            10.2            14.7            9.0           23.7            9.3     
                    :                                                                                           
Ohio ...............:     40.6            23.0             4.2            1.8            5.9            3.9     
Oklahoma ...........:     29.0             1.4             0.1            0.1            4.1            4.4     
Oregon .............:     35.4            12.8            19.8           15.1           16.6            0.4     
Pennsylvania .......:     23.4             8.8             1.8            5.0            1.5            5.6     
South Carolina .....:     44.9            11.6             0.6           16.2           19.6            3.7     
South Dakota .......:     10.4             3.5             0.3           14.0            4.0            1.5     
Tennessee ..........:     51.4            23.3             0.2            9.1           11.5            1.5     
Texas ..............:     21.9            18.3             4.4           11.5            7.2            2.1     
Utah ...............:     29.4             4.9             5.5            0.2            0.6            4.6     
Vermont ............:     22.2             4.3             0.7              -            0.5            0.1     
                    :                                                                                           
Virginia ...........:     37.9            18.3             0.9            1.3            2.7            3.1     
Washington .........:     47.3             0.9             2.5            4.6            9.4            0.3     
West Virginia ......:     33.7            10.7             0.7            2.7            6.9            0.3     
Wisconsin ..........:     46.4            20.5            13.9           18.1            6.5            3.9     
Wyoming ............:     45.7             0.4             3.3            2.2            6.3            2.5     
                    :                                                                                           
Other States 4/ ....:     11.3             4.5             4.2            7.7            1.4            0.1     
                    :                                                                                           
United States ......:     44.1            13.4             8.5           13.6           11.9            4.5     
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-   Represents zero.                                                                                            
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.                                                                           
1/  Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc.                                                        
2/  Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir,   
    deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc.                                                          
3/  Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc.               
4/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                       

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2019
[Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple
stressors during the quarter]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :    Varroa    :  Other pests   :              :              :              :              
        State       :    mites     :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/  :  Pesticides  :   Other 3/   :   Unknown    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                                          percent                                          
                    :                                                                                           
Alabama ............:     46.7            26.7             0.6            4.9            9.0           11.3     
Arizona ............:     53.9             1.5             0.4           23.3            4.0            2.9     
Arkansas ...........:     47.7            39.7             1.4            7.8           12.5           32.8     
California .........:     40.5            10.9             5.2           11.3            8.0            5.0     
Colorado ...........:     67.7             1.5               -           15.3            2.6            0.8     
Connecticut ........:     22.2            11.1             2.4              -            1.7            1.6     
Florida ............:     43.5            25.6             7.8           11.7            7.8            4.8     
Georgia ............:     34.3            18.2             5.6            9.1            2.6            4.4     
Hawaii .............:     44.0            61.8             0.2            1.0            0.1              -     
Idaho ..............:     20.3             4.3             5.4           10.5            9.9            1.1     
                    :                                                                                           
Illinois ...........:     28.9            27.3             1.1            3.4            8.9            8.9     
Indiana ............:     20.7            15.0             2.6            6.7            1.6            0.6     
Iowa ...............:     61.0            17.8             5.6           25.2           19.7            4.2     
Kansas .............:     65.8            15.0            11.9           43.4            0.4           14.4     
Kentucky ...........:     33.0            20.1             0.2            5.3           12.0            9.9     
Louisiana ..........:     33.0            18.5             3.5            0.7            6.1            0.9     
Maine ..............:     20.5               -             0.1            2.5            0.3            0.2     
Maryland ...........:     12.6             4.5             1.8              -            0.3            5.0     
Massachusetts ......:      7.6             0.2             0.8              -            1.1           10.7     
Michigan ...........:     37.0             9.7             9.2            8.3            1.1            3.8     
                    :                                                                                           
Minnesota ..........:     37.3             7.8             1.2            6.1            1.8            4.0     
Mississippi ........:     41.0            38.0             4.1           13.9           10.5            5.2     
Missouri ...........:     19.2             5.9             0.2            0.1            1.5            0.4     
Montana ............:     15.7             1.8             (Z)            0.8            2.8            0.3     
Nebraska ...........:      5.8             1.0               -            3.5            2.8            6.4     
New Jersey .........:      2.5             0.9               -              -            1.3            0.5     
New Mexico .........:      5.2             0.3             0.4              -            2.6              -     
New York ...........:     33.3            24.8             3.0            8.7            3.2            4.0     
North Carolina .....:     44.5            21.0             4.5            2.4           15.7           11.7     
North Dakota .......:     43.0             7.1             1.8            3.7            2.0            1.7     
                    :                                                                                           
Ohio ...............:     33.2             5.6             0.4            0.6            3.3            7.6     
Oklahoma ...........:      1.0             0.4               -            0.4            0.4            0.1     
Oregon .............:     35.8             2.1             4.7            1.8           16.6           16.0     
Pennsylvania .......:     33.2             4.6             1.0            3.2            2.3            2.9     
South Carolina .....:     56.7            18.4             1.7            3.5           13.1            6.3     
South Dakota .......:     12.2             6.1             3.2            5.6           11.2            1.5     
Tennessee ..........:     66.6            53.5               -           33.6            7.6            9.1     
Texas ..............:     23.1            14.0             4.6            4.9            5.8            1.4     
Utah ...............:     22.1             2.0             2.0           10.3            0.2            0.3     
Vermont ............:     21.0             1.3             0.6            0.8            0.6            0.9     
                    :                                                                                           
Virginia ...........:     37.7            18.6             0.4              -            5.3            6.0     
Washington .........:     40.3             2.3             0.6           19.6            2.9            3.2     
West Virginia ......:     65.8            10.7             1.1            0.4            6.1            2.2     
Wisconsin ..........:     40.0            22.1            14.8           14.1           22.0            7.3     
Wyoming ............:     27.6            12.3             3.2              -            4.3           13.2     
                    :                                                                                           
Other States 4/ ....:     13.6             2.3             0.3            0.3           32.4            0.9     
                    :                                                                                           
United States ......:     45.7            15.0             5.4           10.9            8.6            5.3     
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-   Represents zero.                                                                                            
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.                                                                           
1/  Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc.                                                        
2/  Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir,   
    deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc.                                                          
3/  Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc.               
4/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                       

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2020
[Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple
stressors during the quarter]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :    Varroa    :  Other pests   :              :              :              :              
        State       :    mites     :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/  :  Pesticides  :   Other 3/   :   Unknown    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                                          percent                                          
                    :                                                                                           
Alabama ............:     12.4             3.4             (Z)            0.1            1.7            4.3     
Arizona ............:     31.7             0.1             0.1              -           10.1            9.0     
Arkansas ...........:     31.7            22.7             0.2            2.6            0.4           11.2     
California .........:     22.4             6.0             5.0            5.3            5.3            4.2     
Colorado ...........:     20.8             (Z)             0.1            0.4           10.8            2.4     
Connecticut ........:     11.2             2.9             0.4              -            2.8            3.0     
Florida ............:     28.0            14.2             5.5            5.3            8.7           10.9     
Georgia ............:     50.9             3.4             0.2            0.3            0.4            7.5     
Hawaii .............:     75.3            60.8             0.1              -            0.2            0.2     
Idaho ..............:     10.4             0.8             0.1            2.8            2.1            1.9     
                    :                                                                                           
Illinois ...........:     17.2             8.9             0.2            (Z)            7.3           10.0     
Indiana ............:      8.2             0.5             0.1            2.9            1.9            6.2     
Iowa ...............:     22.3             1.9               -            0.2            5.7            5.5     
Kansas .............:     13.3             8.1             7.8            7.8            3.1           11.3     
Kentucky ...........:     17.4             2.6             2.0            0.3            7.6            6.5     
Louisiana ..........:     26.5             7.0             0.7            1.2            1.4            0.6     
Maine ..............:     19.6             1.2             0.7              -            2.2            3.0     
Maryland ...........:     19.9             1.5             0.1              -            8.5            2.4     
Massachusetts ......:     13.9             0.5             1.8            0.3            4.5            2.2     
Michigan ...........:      8.1             0.5             0.2            0.2            0.4            0.7     
                    :                                                                                           
Minnesota ..........:      3.5               -             (Z)            0.2            4.3            0.3     
Mississippi ........:     58.6            50.9             0.3            1.8           14.5            3.6     
Missouri ...........:      8.4             3.4             0.9            1.6            2.1            3.4     
Montana ............:      4.0               -               -              -            0.5            (Z)     
Nebraska ...........:      2.2             0.1             0.1              -            0.3            0.8     
New Jersey .........:      9.4             2.9             0.5            0.1            3.2            2.3     
New Mexico .........:      2.1               -               -              -            0.7            0.2     
New York ...........:      6.6             2.9             (Z)              -            1.7            7.7     
North Carolina .....:     35.7             7.1             4.8            0.6            1.4            5.1     
North Dakota .......:      0.6               -               -              -            3.1              -     
                    :                                                                                           
Ohio ...............:     17.6             3.6             1.1            0.1            3.0           13.4     
Oklahoma ...........:     11.4             0.6             0.4            0.5            0.4            0.3     
Oregon .............:     24.4            10.4            10.8           14.5            1.3            0.3     
Pennsylvania .......:     15.5             3.9             2.8            1.8            2.7            3.2     
South Carolina .....:     15.5            11.5             9.6            0.3            6.4            5.4     
South Dakota .......:     14.7             0.1               -            2.1            0.3            0.3     
Tennessee ..........:     18.9            17.3             1.0              -            4.1            7.8     
Texas ..............:     12.2             6.8             1.3            3.4            5.2            4.6     
Utah ...............:     38.9            17.2            17.1            2.3           15.7           22.4     
Vermont ............:      9.1             0.8             0.6            0.9            2.0            3.1     
                    :                                                                                           
Virginia ...........:     17.5            10.6             0.3            0.3            3.8            3.5     
Washington .........:      1.7             0.1             0.1            0.5            0.2            0.3     
West Virginia ......:     17.3             7.0             1.3            0.6            2.6            0.3     
Wisconsin ..........:      9.0             1.9             0.4            (Z)            2.7            3.1     
Wyoming ............:      0.2             0.1             0.1              -            0.8            1.7     
                    :                                                                                           
Other States 4/ ....:      5.5               -             (Z)            (Z)            0.7            0.4     
                    :                                                                                           
United States ......:     25.5             8.0             4.4            5.0            5.6            5.4     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   Represents zero.                                                                                            
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.                                                                           
1/  Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc.                                                        
2/  Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir,   
    deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc.                                                          
3/  Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc.               
4/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                       

Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2020
[Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple
stressors during the quarter]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :    Varroa    :  Other pests   :              :              :              :              
        State       :    mites     :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/  :  Pesticides  :   Other 3/   :   Unknown    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                                          percent                                          
                    :                                                                                           
Alabama ............:     28.5            18.0             1.6            7.7            7.9            9.5     
Arizona ............:     22.1             (Z)             (Z)            4.2            5.5            0.6     
Arkansas ...........:     40.5            15.3             5.1           24.6            2.1           12.4     
California .........:     33.4             4.7             3.9            5.4            7.5            3.0     
Colorado ...........:     35.4             0.1             0.1              -            0.5            2.5     
Connecticut ........:     14.8             2.1             (Z)              -            0.1            0.6     
Florida ............:     31.4            15.2             3.2            5.5            5.5            7.5     
Georgia ............:     49.2            20.2             7.1            3.0            8.1           13.8     
Hawaii .............:     43.1            41.1             1.0              -            1.1              -     
Idaho ..............:     44.2            10.9            11.1            8.6            6.9            5.8     
                    :                                                                                           
Illinois ...........:     23.5             8.2             1.0            8.3           11.9            4.0     
Indiana ............:     26.8            12.5             1.8           20.2            5.4            1.5     
Iowa ...............:     30.4            24.6            16.5            0.8            3.5            0.5     
Kansas .............:     68.4            34.1            24.0           32.8           28.9           14.3     
Kentucky ...........:     18.3            10.9             0.2            1.2            2.9            3.2     
Louisiana ..........:     23.7             4.7             0.5            0.1            3.5            1.3     
Maine ..............:     12.1             0.2             6.9              -            0.5              -     
Maryland ...........:     12.0             1.1             0.1            1.1            3.2            0.5     
Massachusetts ......:     14.7             2.1             0.3            0.4            1.1            0.4     
Michigan ...........:     38.0            11.5             2.2            6.0            3.2            1.1     
                    :                                                                                           
Minnesota ..........:     20.6             2.9             0.7            8.8            4.4            0.4     
Mississippi ........:     51.2            36.8               -            0.9            8.4            0.2     
Missouri ...........:     17.4             1.5             5.7            3.1           11.2            1.9     
Montana ............:     12.1             5.6             5.9              -            4.6            0.3     
Nebraska ...........:     15.8             1.0             4.4           10.9            0.1            2.6     
New Jersey .........:      7.2             0.8            22.1            0.1           22.3            0.1     
New Mexico .........:      3.0             0.4             0.3            0.4            0.4            0.1     
New York ...........:     21.2             2.6             0.6            0.2            3.6            0.6     
North Carolina .....:     23.0             5.5             1.9              -            1.8            1.4     
North Dakota .......:     25.7             1.7             2.6            3.0            2.9            1.5     
                    :                                                                                           
Ohio ...............:     23.8            12.0             6.2            5.8            7.3           13.3     
Oklahoma ...........:     14.8             3.9             0.4            0.9           18.1            5.1     
Oregon .............:     28.0             1.7             7.5            2.2            5.9            0.7     
Pennsylvania .......:     27.3             2.7             1.4            0.3            3.4            1.3     
South Carolina .....:     27.4             5.8             0.5            (Z)            5.3            0.4     
South Dakota .......:     53.4            31.4             4.8            0.4           37.5            5.3     
Tennessee ..........:     31.2             7.8             0.2            6.8            3.3            3.0     
Texas ..............:     30.2             7.7             3.3            4.6            5.7            5.8     
Utah ...............:     38.4               -             0.3           13.1            0.1            7.7     
Vermont ............:     10.7             0.5             0.1              -            1.1              -     
                    :                                                                                           
Virginia ...........:     33.7             7.9             0.3            0.4            7.9            1.1     
Washington .........:     10.6             (Z)             0.7            1.0            1.3            0.4     
West Virginia ......:     46.2             1.8             0.7            0.5            2.8            1.9     
Wisconsin ..........:     46.1            27.3            25.0           25.1           25.8           26.1     
Wyoming ............:     28.8             (Z)             0.1            1.1            3.5            1.2     
                    :                                                                                           
Other States 4/ ....:     16.8             1.1             0.7              -            0.3            0.3     
                    :                                                                                           
United States ......:     42.3            12.2             5.5            6.1           10.8            5.2     
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-   Represents zero.                                                                                            
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.                                                                           
1/  Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc.                                                        
2/  Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir,   
    deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc.                                                          
3/  Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc.               
4/  Includes data for States not published in this table.                                                       

Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies -
United States: 2019 and 2020
[Loss reported that met all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead
bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population
despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed
robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. Blank
cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Year       :  January-March  :   April-June    : July-September  :October-December 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :     number            number            number            number      
                  :                                                                       
2019 .............:      59,940             (NA)            67,240            83,710      
2020 .............:     105,240           55,830                                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(NA) Not available.                                                                       

Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates

Added colonies: A new or replacement, surviving colony that was either 
created or purchased whole by an operation. 

Colony: A hive containing a queen honey bee and attendant worker bees and/or 
drone bees.

Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) criteria: Colonies reported as being lost due 
to CCD must have fully met four criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead 
bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee 
population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) 
Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to 
varroa or nosema loads. Colonies lost due to CCD were collected on a 
quarterly basis for operations with five or more colonies. Colonies lost due 
to CCD on operations with less than five colonies were collected annually and 
for the year as a whole.

Lost colony: A completely failed colony, loss of most workers, and possibly 
the queen. Colony is no longer viable. Sometimes referred to as a dead out. 

Maximum colonies: Refers to the sum of colonies in a state on the first of 
the quarter plus all those moved into the state during that period. Maximum 
colonies is considered the base number from which a data user can do further 
analysis. It does not include the colonies that were added, lost, or 
renovated in the state. Colonies are counted in every state they were in 
during the quarter; therefore, a national level maximum number of colonies 
cannot be calculated due to duplication.

Nuc: A smaller sized hive box with reduced numbers of bees and brood, usually 
containing a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or renovating 
an existing colony.

Package: A shipping container with several pounds of honey bees that may or 
may not include a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or 
renovating an existing colony. 

Percent lost: The state-level percentage of colonies lost is the number of 
colonies lost in that state divided by the maximum colonies for that state. 
The national level percentage of colonies lost is the total number of all 
colonies lost in the United States divided by the number of colonies on the 
first of the quarter.

Percent renovated: The state-level percentage of colonies renovated is the 
number of colonies renovated in that state divided by the maximum colonies 
for that state. The national level percentage of colonies renovated is the 
total number of all colonies renovated in the United States divided by the 
number of colonies on the first of the quarter.

Renovated colony: An existing colony that was requeened or received a nuc or 
package. 

Stressors: State level colony health stressors for operations with five or 
more colonies are the percent of the maximum colonies reported to be 
affected, by quarter. The national level colony stressors is the summed 
number for the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first 
of the quarter.

Statistical Methodology

Survey Procedures: Data for operations with honey bee colonies are collected 
quarterly from a stratified sample of operations that responded as having 
five or more honey bee colonies on the Bee and Honey Inquiry and from the 
NASS list frame. NASS Regional Field Offices maintain a list of all known 
operations with honey bees and use known sources of producers to update their 
lists. All operations are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to 
respond by mail or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not respond 
by mail or EDR are telephoned or possibly enumerated in person. 

Estimation Procedures: Estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics 
Board after reviewing recommendations and analysis submitted by each Regional 
Field Office. All data were analyzed for unusual values. Data from each 
operation were compared to their own past operating profile and to trends 
from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on 
similar operations or historical data. National and State survey data were 
reviewed for reasonableness with each other and estimates from the previous 
quarters using a balance sheet.  

Revision Policy: The previous year's estimates are subject to revision when 
current year's estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late reports 
or corrected data.

Reliability: Since all operations with honey bees are not included in the 
sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results 
are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions, duplication, and 
mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors 
cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality 
controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported 
data for consistency and reasonableness.

Special Note: Data collection for July 2019 quarterly honey bee colonies was 
suspended.

Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may 
be sent to nass@usda.gov

Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069

Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................. (202) 690-3223
   Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585
   Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751
   Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784
   Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 690-3244 
   Adam Peters - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies .................................. (202) 690-4870
   Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs, Egg Products ................................ (202) 690-3676
   Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ...................... (202) 720-6147

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