National Ag News

The Honeybee Health Coalition is heading up a three year demonstration project to implement collaborative best management practices that help reduce honeybee colony loses.

Coalition Facilitator Julie Shapiro says while honeybee losses have historically ranged from 10-15 percent, in recent years that number has more than doubled during over wintering.  “There’s scientific consensus that there’s several stress factors impacting honeybees and the loss of colonies each year as well as impacting other pollinators. 

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