I went through all our hives over the last two days. I'm happy to report that we haven't lost any since the last check. We're in great shape as of today (knocking on wood). We've got plenty of nucs to fill in gaps come Spring 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Let’s look back at some of our best 5-frame nucleus colonies in 2024. We can’t wait to make more nucs in 2025. And yes, we’ll have some available for purchase in May/June 😉
Not a good situation for honey bees and beekeepers. These are the results from the recent @ProjectApism survey.
1.12 million beehives lost in the last 8 months
12 month estimate is that 80% of all bees lost
$643 million in economic loss