National Honey Bee Survey
The National Honey Bee Survey, in conjunction with the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the USDA BARC Bee Research Lab, is a comprehensive examination of colony health throughout apiaries in the United States. The NHBS began in 2009 to address the emerging concern about the diminishing health of honey bee colonies. This survey takes an epidemiological approach to document honey bee diseases, pests and pathogens. This survey has a monitoring attribute that tests for the presence or absence of invasive threats to honey bee colony health. These possible threats include Tropilaelaps clareae, Apis cerana, and Slow Bee Paralysis Virus. An additional objective of this survey is colony pesticide analysis to asses both the variety and quantity of pesticides present in honey bee hives.
Results are now presented as a dynamic map at the Bee Informed Partnership research portal website. You can find them at research.beeinformed.org/state_reports/ or view documents from previous years below.
Results are now presented as a dynamic map at the Bee Informed Partnership research portal website. You can find them at research.beeinformed.org/state_reports/ or view documents from previous years below.
