Texas bee decline. New filings, studies and numbers. Every item links to its source.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 154,000; peak 235,000 after about 81,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 7% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 10.6%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 139,000; peak 156,000 after about 17,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 5% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 5.8%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 355,000; peak 375,000 after about 20,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 8% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 8.7%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 330,000; peak 380,000 after about 50,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 8% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 9.1%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 225,000; peak 335,000 after about 110,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 11% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 16.9%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 162,000; peak 300,000 after about 138,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 8% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 15.4%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 101,000; peak 190,000 after about 89,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 9% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 16.8%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 88,000; peak 107,000 after about 19,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 7% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 8%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 290,000; peak 300,000 after about 10,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 13% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 13.1%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 205,000; peak 290,000 after about 85,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 10% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 13.7%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
Survey estimate for April 2024 to April 2025, highest since the survey began in 2010. Winter loss 40.2%. State-level annual losses ranged from 34.3% to 90.5%. Auburn's survey lead attributed the jump to higher winter losses among commercial beekeepers.