NPR
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What we know about the big bee die-off this year : NPR
April 7, 2025 - We just wrapped the most deadly winter on record for commercial honey bees in the U.S. They not only make honey, they also pollinate more than a hundred U.S. crops here for a total of $18 billion in agricultural revenue. KVPR's Kerry Klein reports from central California, where the bee industry is scrambling to recover from these sudden, massive losses.
InvestigateTV
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Honeybee colonies face unprecedented losses as 2025 becomes worst year on record
An estimated 1.6 million colonies — more than half the country’s honeybees — were lost. “This is unprecedented. Definitely higher losses than we’ve ever seen before, even with colony collapse disorder,” Downey said.
Published October 22, 2025
“Scientists warn of severe honeybee losses in 2025” -how are they predicting this?
Heavy losses have been reported by commercial keepers (+70% loss) that were headed to almond groves in the US. They are usually the first hives out of the gate. More hives will report as spring weather advances. More on reddit.com
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March 27, 2025Scientists warn of severe honey bee losses in 2025
Please plant native species for our native bees. There are around 4,000 species of native bees that get a small fraction of the attention that nonnative invasive honeybees do. Planting natives can also increase the number of caterpillars and thus the number of birds. Everyone should check out r/nativeplantgardening if they're interested in gardening with native plants. More on reddit.com
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March 26, 2025Honey bee colonies could face 70% losses in 2025, impacting agriculture
Yay what a great time to be alive! Environmental collapse and the US is going full fascist! More on reddit.com
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March 27, 2025The bees are dying, and will take us with them.
US beekeepers continue to report high colony loss rates, no clear progression toward improvement Beekeepers across the United States lost 45.5% of their managed honey bee colonies from April 2020 to April 2021, according to preliminary results of the 15th annual nationwide survey conducted by the nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership, or BIP. More on reddit.com
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Cornell Chronicle
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Cornell to help pinpoint cause of massive honeybee die-offs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell bee experts are analyzing samples of bees and related material to help identify the cause of unprecedented managed honeybee losses this winter.
The Guardian
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‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees | Bees | The Guardian
July 8, 2025 - Norman Carreck, a senior technician at the University of Sussex, who was not involved in the research, says: “Sadly, it was inevitable that major honeybee colony losses would again occur in the US at some point.
American Veterinary Medical Association
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USDA identifies cause of recent mass honey bee collapse | American Veterinary Medical Association
September 15, 2025 - That was the highest loss ever recorded in the industry, said Dr. Britteny Kyle, who gave two honey bee sessions at the AVMA Convention 2025 in July in Washington, D.C.
Wsu
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2025 Colony Losses | WSU Honey Bees + Pollinators Program | Washington State University
March 20, 2025 - In January 2025, commercial beekeepers discovered sudden mass honey bee colony losses (60-100%).
The Guardian
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US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause | US news | The Guardian
March 25, 2025 - The latest, record leap in honeybee losses is now being investigated by staff at the US Department of Agriculture, which is analyzing bees, wax and pollen to determine if parasites and viruses are to blame for the deaths.
USDA ARS
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USDA Researchers Find Viruses from Miticide Resistant Parasitic Mites are Cause of Recent Honey Bee Colony Collapses : USDA ARS
February 6, 2025 - ARS Home » News & Events » News Articles » Research News » 2025 » USDA Researchers Find Viruses from Miticide Resistant Parasitic Mites are Cause of Recent Honey Bee Colony Collapses
Seed World
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Mass Honey Bee Die-Off Could Threaten U.S. Food Security, Report Says - Seed World
August 19, 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 ...
American Veterinary Medical Association
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Mass honey bee collapse may compromise US agriculture | American Veterinary Medical Association
May 14, 2025 - The sudden and unexplained deaths of honey bees in the past year have sparked a national investigation to determine what killed untold numbers of these pollinators.
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
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2025 Honey Bee Colony Losses | Topics in Subtropics
January 7, 2026 - Most notably, the research team reported that all Varroa mites they examined from collapsed and surviving colonies showed genetic markers for resistance to the acaricide (mite-specific pesticide) amitraz, the current primary control method for Varroa mite. They also found high prevalence of Varroa mite-vectored viruses, which are known to cause mortality in honey bees. These results suggest that the difficulty of controlling Varroa mite is likely the driver of the massive colony losses observed this year.
Honey Bee Health Coalition
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New Data Confirm Catastrophic Honey Bee Colony Losses, Underscoring Urgent Need for Action - Honey Bee Health Coalition
May 8, 2025 - “In January 2025, beekeepers across the country began reporting unexpected large-scale honey bee losses—we now know the largest ever recorded in the U.S.,” said Danielle Downey, executive director of Project Apis m. “In response, USDA ...
PubMed Central
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Case Report: Emerging Losses of Managed Honey Bee Colonies - PMC
Whatever the culprit or culprits, beekeepers have been severely affected by these loss events. It is of the utmost importance for the commercial beekeepers participating in this study to pinpoint the underlying issue before the arrival of winter in 2024. Many beekeepers said they could not recoup from a similar event if it were to happen in 2025.
Bee Culture
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Severe and Sudden Losses of Managed Honey Bees Across the Nation | Bee Culture
February 7, 2025 - In January 2025, beekeepers again discovered sudden losses. In response, surveys were shared to determine the extent of the problem and samples were collected.
MSU Extension
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Reports of high honey bee colony losses and how farmers and growers can support honey bees - Beekeeping & Pollinators
April 1, 2025 - 2025 Colony Loss Results: Survey ... – Press Release from the Honey Bee Health Coalition · Survey Reveals Over 1.1 Million Honey Bee Colonies Lost, Raising Alarm for Pollination and Agriculture - Press Release from the Honey ...
Nebraska Public Media
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Soon after massive honeybee deaths, Trump moves to close the nation's premier bee lab | Nebraska Public Media
1 month ago - After the massive honeybee die-off that occurred between June 2024 and March 2025, USDA researchers at the Beltsville facility moved quickly to identify its cause.
EcoWatch
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U.S. Honeybee Deaths Reach Record High: Survey - EcoWatch
March 26, 2025 - Honeybee deaths in the United States ... 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....
DVM360
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USDA pinpoints cause of recent mass honeybee collapse | dvm360
3 weeks ago - In January 2025, commercial beekeepers in the US started reporting mass honeybee die-offs. A month later ARS researchers collected bee and colony samples from California and other Western US states prior to almond pollination to analyze parasites ...
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There are some notable misleading statements in this. Honeybee colonies in the United States are projected to decline by up to 70% in 2025 This is a really common mis-framing of annual losses. Even if the losses are 70% that won't represent a decline in colonies of 70%. Beekeepers lose colonies every year, and a year of high losses just means more work propagating new colonies. All the news stories about honeybee population declines are missing the fact that global honeybee populations are increasing and are at their highest level ever. About 35% of the world’s food depends on pollinators This gets quoted a lot, and as far as I've been able to tell, what this actually means is that 35% of crop types depend on pollinators, but those crops make up far less of a proportion of actual food production. None of the top 15 staple crops that provide around 90% of global food by calories rely on insect pollination for production. The quoted figure also almost always has the context left off that it's referring to all insect pollinators, with honeybees providing only a portion of that, and many crops requiring specialist pollination that honeybees as generalists can't provide. Overall, the actual conclusions of the article are sound, though — These kinds of losses are bad for beekeepers and for those who grow or want to buy the handful of highly-honeybee-dependent crops that are typically grown in large monocultures that require managed pollinators (ie, honeybees) to be shipped in because the area doesn't have the year-round forage to support enough of a local pollinator population.
The Texas Tribune
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Honey bee losses alarm Texas beekeepers
March 3, 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, ...