Honey Bee Colonies 08/03/2020 - USDA

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies – States and United States: July 1, 2019 and July-September 2019 State July 1 colonies (number) July-September Maximum colonies 1 Lost colonies Percent lost 2 (number) (number) (percent) Added colonies Renovated colonies 3 Percent Renovated 4 (number) (number) (percent) Alabama . Arizona . Arkansas . California . Colorado . Connecticut . Florida . Georgia . Hawaii . Idaho . 7,000 26,000 20,000 650,000 33,000 4,400 210,000 116,000 17,000 95,000 7,000 30,000 21,000 700,000 36,000 4,400 240,000 118,000 17,000 111,000 990 2,000 2,100 93,000 9,500 200 20,000 13,000 200 10,500 14 7 10 13 26 5 8 11 1 9 160 5,500 170 87,000 2,200 70 46,000 12,000 200 8,500 330 3,800 680 108,000 3,400 470 33,000 36,000 6,000 12,500 5 13 3 15 9 11 14 31 35 11 Illinois . Indiana . Iowa . Kansas . Kentucky . Louisiana . Maine . Maryland . Massachusetts . Michigan . 13,500 14,000 30,000 7,500 8,000 42,000 11,500 7,500 13,500 94,000 13,500 16,000 33,000 7,500 8,500 44,000 12,000 7,500 13,500 99,000 940 1,000 3,400 1,900 850 4,100 1,100 790 1,100 11,000 7 6 10 25 10 9 9 11 8 11 460 2,200 2,000 190 700 4,400 460 720 800 3,000 1,300 1,500 4,800 400 430 13,000 3,500 1,200 560 3,300 10 9 15 5 5 30 29 16 4 3 Minnesota . Mississippi . Missouri . Montana . Nebraska . New Jersey . New Mexico . New York . North Carolina . North Dakota . 126,000 23,000 10,500 147,000 40,000 16,000 2,400 65,000 22,000 530,000 129,000 23,000 10,500 154,000 41,000 16,000 5,500 69,000 22,000 530,000 21,000 2,900 500 18,500 3,700 680 170 8,500 2,700 81,000 16 13 5 12 9 4 3 12 12 15 5,000 550 260 3,600 680 650 1,000 3,200 1,800 15,000 2,100 850 350 12,500 1,400 3,100 550 3,700 5,000 17,500 2 4 3 8 3 19 10 5 23 3 Ohio . Oklahoma . Oregon . Pennsylvania . South Carolina . South Dakota . Tennessee . Texas . Utah . Vermont . 19,500 7,500 83,000 19,000 14,500 255,000 14,000 126,000 24,000 7,000 19,500 7,500 118,000 20,000 14,500 255,000 14,000 133,000 29,000 7,000 1,600 930 8,000 980 2,200 51,000 4,500 11,000 2,800 120 8 12 7 5 15 20 32 8 10 2 2,800 130 6,000 1,800 2,000 1,300 2,200 6,500 3,500 80 3,000 1,100 21,000 1,900 1,400 8,000 2,200 7,000 1,700 490 15 15 18 10 10 3 16 5 6 7 Virginia . Washington . West Virginia . Wisconsin . Wyoming . 9,000 85,000 10,000 63,000 24,000 9,000 97,000 10,000 63,000 27,000 570 21,000 1,100 6,500 3,000 6 22 11 10 11 350 12,000 200 2,400 2,500 820 10,000 1,100 10,000 3,500 9 10 11 16 13 Other States 5 . 13,660 13,900 2,080 15 320 900 6 United States . 3,175,960 (X) 434,700 14 252,550 355,330 11 (X) Not applicable. 1 July 1 colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2 Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the July 1 colonies. 3 Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4 Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the July 1 colonies. 5 Includes data for States not published in this table. Honey Bee Colonies (August 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 5

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies – States and United States: October 1, 2019 and October-December 2019 State October 1 colonies (number) October-December Maximum colonies 1 Lost colonies Percent lost 2 (number) (number) (percent) Added colonies Renovated colonies 3 Percent renovated 4 (number) (number) (percent) Alabama . Arizona . Arkansas . California . Colorado . Connecticut . Florida . Georgia . Hawaii . Idaho . 6,000 34,000 19,000 700,000 27,000 3,800 270,000 119,000 17,000 111,000 6,000 36,000 19,500 1,300,000 27,000 4,000 300,000 131,000 17,000 196,000 660 7,000 1,600 136,000 8,000 300 30,000 20,000 1,300 15,500 11 19 8 10 30 8 10 15 8 8 240 300 430 160,000 1,100 10 28,000 10,500 300 1,800 70 300 310 37,000 440 50 15,000 10,500 50 1,000 1 1 2 3 2 1 5 8 (Z) 1 Illinois . Indiana . Iowa . Kansas . Kentucky . Louisiana . Maine . Maryland . Massachusetts . Michigan . 13,000 17,500 32,000 4,800 8,500 41,000 11,500 6,500 5,000 84,000 13,000 17,500 32,000 4,900 8,500 46,000 11,500 8,000 5,000 84,000 1,700 1,300 7,500 650 410 2,300 770 1,100 1,200 6,500 13 7 23 13 5 5 7 14 24 8 1,000 160 1,500 190 190 70 110 390 60 820 1,500 180 530 460 170 80 40 420 130 1,500 12 1 2 9 2 (Z) (Z) 5 3 2 Minnesota . Mississippi . Missouri . Montana . Nebraska . New Jersey . New Mexico . New York . North Carolina . North Dakota . 97,000 21,000 9,000 71,000 37,000 15,500 6,000 65,000 17,500 420,000 97,000 29,000 10,000 79,000 38,000 15,500 6,000 65,000 18,000 420,000 15,500 3,400 1,500 7,000 2,700 220 70 10,000 3,200 27,000 16 12 15 9 7 1 1 15 18 6 3,400 350 260 770 320 60 30 630 240 3,000 60 50 10 4,000 10 80 10 510 770 4,300 (Z) (Z) (Z) 5 (Z) 1 (Z) 1 4 1 Ohio . Oklahoma . Oregon . Pennsylvania . South Carolina . South Dakota . Tennessee . Texas . Utah . Vermont . 19,000 6,500 115,000 21,000 12,500 189,000 11,000 129,000 30,000 7,000 19,000 37,000 130,000 21,000 13,500 189,000 11,000 240,000 32,000 7,000 2,700 2,500 15,000 3,800 1,900 7,500 1,300 17,500 4,400 190 14 7 12 18 14 4 12 7 14 3 800 460 650 1,600 1,400 20 8,000 970 100 390 2,000 1,100 430 40 70 1,700 90 270 2 2 5 3 (Z) 1 1 (Z) 4 Virginia . Washington . West Virginia . Wisconsin . Wyoming . 8,000 89,000 7,500 46,000 27,000 8,000 93,000 8,000 46,000 28,000 1,200 12,500 1,500 8,500 3,300 15 13 19 18 12 10 810 30 1,800 100 190 100 1,600 3,000 490 2 (Z) 20 7 2 Other States 5 . 11,010 11,510 1,340 12 280 - - United States . 3,018,110 (X) 399,510 13 233,260 91,000 3 - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 October 1 colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2 Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the October 1 colonies. 3 Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4 Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the October 1 colonies. 5 Includes data for States not published in this table. 6 Honey Bee Colonies (August 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies – States and United States: January 1, 2020 and January-March 2020 State January 1 colonies (number) January-March Maximum colonies 1 Lost colonies Percent lost 2 (number) (number) (percent) Added colonies Renovated colonies 3 Percent renovated 4 (number) (number) (percent) Alabama . Arizona . Arkansas . California . Colorado . Connecticut . Florida . Georgia . Hawaii . Idaho . 5,500 29,000 16,500 1,350,000 4,500 3,700 295,000 115,000 16,000 156,000 8,000 32,000 17,500 1,710,000 16,000 4,100 310,000 121,000 16,000 168,000 410 6,500 1,200 230,000 650 330 30,000 14,500 1,500 18,500 5 20 7 13 4 8 10 12 9 11 1,000 150 700 240,000 850 60 41,000 32,000 1,000 4,400 780 120 30 66,000 500 8,000 22,000 2,200 920 10 (Z) (Z) 4 3 3 18 14 1 Illinois . Indiana . Iowa . Kansas . Kentucky . Louisiana . Maine . Maryland . Massachusetts . Michigan . 11,500 11,000 9,000 4,500 7,000 44,000 1,300 7,000 3,800 60,000 13,000 11,500 21,000 7,000 10,500 48,000 1,700 7,500 4,000 65,000 2,100 1,600 1,600 750 1,200 4,800 130 640 350 6,000 16 14 8 11 11 10 8 9 9 9 900 880 1,200 1,200 1,500 9,000 600 3,800 160 420 420 130 120 20,000 30 100 100 1 4 2 2 1 42 (Z) 3 (Z) Minnesota . Mississippi . Missouri . Montana . Nebraska . New Jersey . New Mexico . New York . North Carolina . North Dakota . 21,000 26,000 8,500 18,000 9,000 6,500 6,000 29,000 15,000 53,000 57,000 28,000 8,500 48,000 17,000 7,000 6,000 36,000 23,000 82,000 1,000 5,000 2,100 150 670 250 40 3,700 2,200 4,500 2 18 25 (Z) 4 4 1 10 10 5 2,000 16,000 30 70 110 120 230 3,000 2,500 40 660 (Z) 40 (Z) 370 490 - (Z) 2 (Z) 1 (Z) 1 2 - Ohio . Oklahoma . Oregon . Pennsylvania . South Carolina . South Dakota . Tennessee . Texas . Utah . Vermont . 15,500 19,500 97,000 18,500 13,000 20,000 8,000 235,000 12,000 6,500 20,000 19,500 108,000 24,000 16,500 20,000 14,000 340,000 17,000 7,500 5,500 700 4,800 1,000 800 1,200 1,500 35,000 400 520 28 4 4 4 5 6 11 10 2 7 840 5,000 9,000 1,100 3,500 20 1,000 83,000 4,200 - 1,100 1,700 320 1,100 130 24,000 70 6 2 1 7 1 7 1 Virginia . Washington . West Virginia . Wisconsin . Wyoming . 6,000 49,000 6,000 16,000 4,000 7,000 74,000 8,000 26,000 17,000 1,100 1,500 1,100 1,500 140 16 2 14 6 1 1,600 580 450 2,000 450 60 150 680 370 60 1 (Z) 9 1 (Z) Other States 5 . 7,800 8,200 440 5 160 20 (Z) United States . 2,876,100 (X) 399,570 14 477,200 153,390 5 - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 January 1 colonies plus all colonies moved into that state during the quarter. 2 Percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent lost is the number of lost colonies divided by the January 1 colonies. 3 Defined as any surviving colony that was requeened or received new honey bees through nuc or package. 4 Percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by maximum colonies except for the United States, where percent renovated is the number of renovated colonies divided by the January 1 colonies. 5 Includes data for States not published in this table. Honey Bee Colonies (August 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 7

Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies – States and United States: April 1, 2020 and April-June 2020 State April 1 colonies (number) April-June Maximum colonies 1 Lost colonies Percent lost 2 Added colonies Renovated colonies 3 Percent renovated 4 (number) (number) (percent) (number) (number) (percent) Alabama . Arizona . Arkansas . California . Colorado . Connecticut . Florida . Georgia . Hawaii . Idaho . 8,500 26,000 17,000 1,200,000 16,500 3,900 325,000 141,000 15,500 48,000 8,500 26,000 17,000 1,200,000 27,000 4,300 325,000 143,000 15,500 81,000 4,100 1,300 1,900 74,000 2,100 30 39,000 10,000 40 14,500 48 5 11 6 8 1 12 7 (Z) 18 4,700 14,000 5,000 184,000 6,000 1,200 36,000 19,500 240 32,000 2,620 4,700 800 240,000 2,800 480 23,000 19,000 2,300 29,000 31 18 5 20 10 11 7 13 15 36 Illinois . Indiana . Iowa . Kansas . Kentucky . Louisiana . Maine . Maryland . Massachusetts . Michigan . 12,000 11,000 21,000 7,500 11,000 53,000 1,600 7,000 4,300 64,000 12,000 12,000 29,000 8,000 11,000 53,000 22,000 8,000 13,500 79,000 1,500 920 3,600 440 1,200 1,800 1,300 680 740 2,600 13 8 12 6 11 3 6 9 5 3 4,200 4,300 14,500 1,800 4,200 2,200 520 4,500 980 9,500 1,700 3,200 4,700 1,800 3,500 4,700 110 1,700 590 10,000 14 27 16 23 32 9 1 21 4 13 Minnesota . Mississippi . Missouri . Montana . Nebraska . New Jersey . New Mexico . New York . North Carolina . North Dakota . 59,000 34,000 6,500 48,000 16,500 7,000 3,100 33,000 24,000 67,000 126,000 37,000 6,500 120,000 39,000 20,000 6,000 56,000 25,000 395,000 6,500 3,000 390 3,800 1,800 760 50 4,900 1,600 17,500 5 8 6 3 5 4 1 9 6 4 20,000 3,700 2,900 14,000 7,000 1,600 250 6,500 6,000 29,000 2,600 570 1,200 16,500 1,100 720 60 3,300 1,300 37,000 2 2 18 14 3 4 1 6 5 9 Ohio . Oklahoma . Oregon . Pennsylvania . South Carolina . South Dakota . Tennessee . Texas . Utah . Vermont . 15,500 16,000 89,000 24,000 19,500 9,500 13,500 360,000 21,000 7,000 16,500 16,000 95,000 27,000 20,000 205,000 13,500 385,000 31,000 7,000 1,700 1,500 2,500 1,000 1,700 4,600 1,200 25,000 2,700 260 10 9 3 4 9 2 9 6 9 4 9,500 6,000 10,500 6,000 2,700 8,500 4,20

Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in the United States on January 1, 2020 totaled 2.88 million colonies, up 8 percent from January 1, 2019. The number of colonies in the United States on April 1, 2020 was 2.98 million colonies. During 2019, honey bee colonies on January 1, July 1, and October 1 were 2.67 million, 3.18