March 25, 2025 - The record loss of honeybees follows figures released last year showing that, conversely, there are now an all-time high number of honeybee colonies in the US – 3.8m, around 1m more than five years previously.

July 8, 2025 - Experts scrambling to understand losses in hives across the country are finally identifying the culprits. And the damage to farmed bees is a sign of trouble for wild bees too

In January 2025, commercial beekeepers discovered sudden mass honey bee colony losses (60-100%).

March 26, 2025 - Honeybee colonies in the United States are projected to decline by up to 70% in 2025, entomologists at Washington State University said Tuesday.

McArt and colleagues are using mass spectrometry techniques to analyze 500 samples and identify chemical residues. The Cornell lab can process up to 50 samples a week. Each sample costs about $120 to test; an anonymous private donor came forward to fund the project.

March 26, 2025 - Honeybee deaths in the United States ... — about 68 percent of the country’s bees. “The start of the 2025 almond pollination season was met with unprecedented colony losses which have shaken the beekeeping industry....

April 7, 2025 - This year, commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 60% of their bees – more than double average losses. What do those losses mean for beekeepers, and what do we know about the cause?

March 1, 2025 - Here at Pacific Northwest Honey Co., we’ve watched this unfold with heavy hearts. Reports from beekeepers nationwide, including posts on X and a chilling Forbes article from February 6, 2025, reveal a “full panic” in the industry.

March 5, 2025 - Luis Hernandez, a beekeeper with Frio Country Farms in Davis, shows an empty bee frame from a hive where the bees have died at the Noria bee yard on Feb. 25, 2025. Beekeepers nationwide are experiencing their highest honey bee losses in decades, which has large implications for Texas.

May 16, 2025 - Beekeepers became aware of the die-off in January as they prepared to transport hives to California for almond pollination. Project Apis m. says this event echoes the 2007-08 outbreak of colony collapse disorder (CCD), when as much as 70% of a colony was suddenly wiped out.

March 26, 2025 - I came to the subreddit because I couldn't figure out why, after many years, I only have minimal honeybees in my pollinator garden when, at this time of year, they were plentiful. Bumble bees are fine. Do you know if the extreme heat is also affecting them, making them more vulnerable? June 28, 2025

April 29, 2025 - Between June 2024 and March 2025 beekeepers lost 62% of their honeybees, an estimated 1.6 million colonies, according to a survey conducted by Project Apis m., a non-profit organization that supports beekeepers and beekeeping science. “Beekeeping businesses are facing unprecedented challenges ...

February 23, 2025 - Commercial beekeepers across the country are reporting sudden deaths of honey bee colonies. One industry official called the losses unprecedented.

Bees play a key role in the U.S. food supply, and the mass deaths could jeopardize that.

April 6, 2025 - Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields.

USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend

In January 2025, beekeepers again discovered sudden losses. In response, surveys were shared to determine the extent of the problem and samples were collected.

March 26, 2025 - Washington State University entomologists announced this week that commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach between 60% and 70% in 2025.

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