Despite Elevated Loss Rate Since 2006, U.S. Honey Bee Colony Numbers Are Stable

Peyton Ferrier

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2018, vol. October 2018, issue 09

Abstract: An ERS study found that elevated U.S. honey bee winter colony losses have not resulted in enduring declines in colony numbers. Instead, the number of honey bee colonies in the U.S. is either stable or growing depending on the dataset being considered.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302661

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