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2020-21 NH Winter Hive Survey Results
2020-21 Winter Survival is the 2nd worst weโve seen since doing the survey
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2020-21 NH Winter Hive Survey Results
2020-21 Winter Survival is the 2nd worst weโve seen since doing the survey : 37% (63% loss)
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Summary
- 78% of respondents have between 1-10 hives.
- Absconding was in the top 5 reasons for loss for the first time.
- Other was in the top 5 reasons for loss for the first time since 2016. These reports included severalcomments of:
- Excess viral load in 2020
- Drought
- Inability to do cleansing flights.
- 2020 Honey Crop (New question added)
- Above Average: 27 apiaries
- Average: 80 apiaries
- Below Average: 153 apiaries
For more information visit the NH Honey Bee Diagnostic Network website.
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