A national survey of beekeepers found colony losses increased by 10 percent from last October through this April to the highest level since 2010.
Julie Shapiro with the Honey Bee Health Coalition tells Brownfield colony losses are caused by a multitude of factors including pests and diseases, pesticides, and poor nutrition. “Some of our members have remarked that it was a bad year for weather and that could have effected some beekeepers, but there’s all these other factors.”
She says the coalition has resources for farmers to protect bees and create pollinator habitats.
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