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Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

apnews.com Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

A new survey says America's honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies. But using costly measures to create new colonies, beekeepers are somehow keeping afloat. Thursday’s University of Maryland and Aubu...

Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population
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AP News: 48% of US honey bee colonies died last year
AP News: 48% of US honey bee colonies died last year
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  • Pesticides, parasites, and starvation are the leading causes of bee deaths.

    I would like to know how/why starvation is even possible in a managed colony.

    And the article throwing out massive negative numbers like 48% and then mentioning that the actual population is pretty steady due to people splitting and making new colonies. It is still alarming, but I'm pretty sure looking at any pure death statistic without factoring in growth is going to look bad.