Honey Bee Colonies ISSN: 2470-993X Released August 3, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 1 Honey Bee colonies Up 6 Percent for Operations with Five or More colonies Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in the United States on January 1, 2026 totaled 2.81 million colonies, up 6 percent from January 1, 2025. The number of colonies in the United States on April 1, 2026, was 2.84 million colonies. During 2025, honey bee colonies on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 were 2.64 million, 2.88 million, 3.12 million, and 2.95 million colonies, respectively. Honey bee colonies lost for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2026, was 454,890 colonies, or 16 percent. The number of colonies lost during the quarter of April through June 2026, was 321,910 colonies, or 11 percent. During the quarter of October through December 2025, colonies lost totaled 347,100 colonies, or 12 percent, the highest number lost of any quarter surveyed in 2025. The quarter surveyed in 2025 with the lowest number of colonies lost was April through June, with 302,100 colonies lost, or 11 percent. Honey bee colonies added for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2026 was 464,320 colonies. The number of colonies added during the quarter of April through June 2026 was 619,850. During the quarter of April through June 2025, the number of colonies added were 561,090 colonies, the highest number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2025. The quarter of October through December 2025 added 170,560 colonies, the least number of honey bee colonies added for any quarter surveyed in 2025. Honey bee colonies renovated for operations with five or more colonies from January through March 2026 was 215,440 colonies, or 8 percent. During the quarter of April through June 2026, the number of colonies renovated were 507,890 colonies, or 18 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2025 with the highest number of colonies renovated was April through June 2025 with 514,790 colonies renovated, or 18 percent. The quarter surveyed in 2025 with the lowest number of colonies renovated was October through December 2025, with 121,970, or 4 percent. Renovated colonies are those that were requeened or received new honey bees through a nucleus (nuc) colony or package. Varroa Mites Top Colony Stressor for Operations with Five or More colonies Varroa mites were the number one stressor for operations with five or more colonies during all quarters surveyed in 2025. The period with the highest percentage of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites was January through March 2025 at 28.3 percent. The percent of colonies reported to be affected by varroa mites during January through March 2026 and April through June 2026 are 21.8 percent and 26.3 percent, respectively. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms Down 18 Percent for Operations with Five or More colonies Honey bee colonies lost with Colony Collapse Disorder symptoms on operations with five or more colonies was 93,770 colonies from January through March 2026. This represents a 18 percent decrease from the same quarter in 2025. Contents Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2025 and January-March 2025........................................... 3 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2025 and April-June 2025 ............................................... 4 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2025 and July-September 2025............................................. 5 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2025 and October-December 2025........................................ 6 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2026 and January-March 2026........................................... 7 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2026 and April-June 2026................................................ 8 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2025............ 9 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2025 .............. 10 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2025........... 11 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2025......... 12 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2026............ 13 Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2026............... 14 Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 2025 and 2026................................................................................................ 15 Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates.......................................................... 16 Statistical Methodology...................................................................................... 17 Information Contacts......................................................................................... 17 Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2025 and January-March 2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : January-March State : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : California ......: 910,000 1,260,000 150,000 12 210,000 64,000 5 Florida .........: 305,000 310,000 30,000 10 49,000 16,500 5 Georgia .........: 144,000 146,000 19,000 13 57,000 8,000 5 Idaho ...........: 159,000 200,000 11,000 6 10,000 3,100 2 Iowa ............: 39,000 46,000 3,600 8 1,700 - (X) Louisiana .......: 38,000 55,000 3,000 5 18,000 3,900 7 Michigan ........: 65,000 85,500 3,100 4 16,000 100 (Z) Minnesota .......: 60,000 78,300 1,000 1 6,000 290 (Z) Mississippi .....: 25,000 40,000 4,100 10 20,000 8,000 20 Montana .........: 30,000 42,000 200 (Z) 2,300 150 (Z) : New York ........: 39,000 41,300 8,500 21 1,500 580 1 North Carolina ..: 24,000 26,000 3,200 12 3,700 4,600 18 North Dakota ....: 73,000 96,000 7,500 8 7,000 410 (Z) Ohio ............: 20,000 28,000 1,800 6 5,000 290 1 Oregon ..........: 57,000 105,500 9,000 9 20,500 19,000 18 Pennsylvania ....: 22,000 25,500 3,000 12 2,000 370 1 South Dakota ....: 66,000 80,000 2,500 3 20 40 (Z) Texas ...........: 162,000 300,000 25,000 8 62,300 22,000 7 Washington ......: 68,000 100,000 2,500 3 10,500 1,600 2 Wisconsin .......: 39,000 40,000 1,800 5 1,000 70 (Z) : Other States 5/ .: 294,300 325,530 38,700 12 35,680 5,710 2 : United States ...: 2,639,300 (X) 328,500 12 539,200 158,710 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2025 and April-June 2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : April-June State : April 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : California ......: 820,000 840,000 80,000 10 55,000 131,000 16 Florida .........: 320,000 325,000 38,000 12 39,000 39,000 12 Georgia .........: 155,000 156,000 25,000 16 35,000 21,000 13 Idaho ...........: 114,000 132,000 8,000 6 30,000 15,500 12 Iowa ............: 45,000 56,000 3,700 7 9,000 8,000 14 Louisiana .......: 70,000 81,000 15,500 19 15,000 11,500 14 Michigan ........: 84,000 87,000 7,500 9 31,000 22,000 25 Minnesota .......: 85,000 114,000 3,000 3 15,500 11,000 10 Mississippi .....: 57,000 69,000 3,800 6 9,000 4,200 6 Montana .........: 45,000 100,000 8,000 8 7,000 9,000 9 : New York ........: 35,000 53,000 2,000 4 14,000 3,900 7 North Carolina ..: 27,000 27,000 2,300 9 6,500 3,500 13 North Dakota ....: 71,000 395,000 17,000 4 12,000 50,000 13 Ohio ............: 25,000 25,000 2,200 9 8,500 4,900 20 Oregon ..........: 100,000 106,000 5,500 5 37,000 14,500 14 Pennsylvania ....: 25,000 30,000 930 3 9,930 2,700 9 South Dakota ....: 36,000 220,000 7,000 3 2,600 11,000 5 Texas ...........: 330,000 380,000 30,000 8 68,000 73,000 19 Washington ......: 100,000 113,000 7,500 7 24,000 19,500 17 Wisconsin .......: 40,000 57,000 2,800 5 10,500 8,500 15 : Other States 5/ .: 292,810 363,040 32,370 9 122,560 51,090 14 : United States ...: 2,876,810 (X) 302,100 11 561,090 514,790 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ April 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 April 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 April 1 colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July 1, 2025 and July-September 2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : July-September State : July 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :Renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : California ......: 550,000 570,000 67,000 12 28,000 76,000 13 Florida .........: 265,000 280,000 26,000 9 30,500 32,000 11 Georgia .........: 160,000 162,000 29,000 18 28,700 30,000 19 Idaho ...........: 139,000 150,000 16,000 11 8,100 20,000 13 Iowa ............: 55,000 55,000 2,200 4 2,200 1,200 2 Louisiana .......: 73,000 73,000 2,400 3 1,000 1,900 3 Michigan ........: 86,000 87,000 18,500 21 4,400 18,500 21 Minnesota .......: 129,000 129,000 15,000 12 610 1,200 1 Mississippi .....: 23,000 26,000 3,400 13 1,900 60 (Z) Montana .........: 101,000 111,000 4,600 4 690 1,400 1 : New York ........: 66,000 67,000 5,000 7 2,000 7,000 10 North Carolina ..: 29,000 29,000 6,500 22 5,000 8,000 28 North Dakota ....: 385,000 430,000 45,000 10 16,500 30,000 7 Ohio ............: 31,000 31,000 2,400 8 1,800 3,700 12 Oregon ..........: 106,000 110,000 10,000 9 5,000 36,000 33 Pennsylvania ....: 38,000 39,000 1,300 3 1,500 2,500 6 South Dakota ....: 198,000 200,000 12,500 6 - 3,700 2 Texas ...........: 139,000 156,000 8,000 5 3,000 14,500 9 Washington ......: 81,000 81,000 6,100 8 6,500 31,000 38 Wisconsin .......: 66,000 67,000 8,500 13 2,700 6,500 10 : Other States 5/ .: 401,610 428,370 38,440 9 32,650 31,650 7 : United States ...: 3,121,610 (X) 327,840 11 182,750 356,810 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October 1, 2025 and October-December 2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : October-December State : October 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : California ......: 520,000 910,000 75,000 8 65,000 29,000 3 Florida .........: 290,000 320,000 52,000 16 27,000 29,000 9 Georgia .........: 165,000 172,000 34,000 20 9,500 7,000 4 Idaho ...........: 145,000 215,000 13,500 6 1,400 6,500 3 Iowa ............: 51,000 51,000 3,600 7 1,400 2,000 4 Louisiana .......: 73,000 80,000 7,000 9 10,500 5,500 7 Michigan ........: 64,000 64,000 8,500 13 660 200 (Z) Minnesota .......: 115,000 115,000 8,000 7 440 3,200 3 Mississippi .....: 25,000 53,000 4,200 8 10,000 7,000 13 Montana .........: 84,000 85,000 6,500 8 - 30 (Z) : New York ........: 65,000 67,000 2,100 3 370 1,900 3 North Carolina ..: 27,000 27,000 3,000 11 1,200 1,400 5 North Dakota ....: 350,000 355,000 12,000 3 6,500 860 (Z) Ohio ............: 24,000 24,000 1,900 8 320 1,600 7 Oregon ..........: 107,000 121,000 18,000 15 210 1,200 1 Pennsylvania ....: 40,000 43,000 3,300 8 820 1,000 2 South Dakota ....: 134,000 141,000 8,500 6 20 170 (Z) Texas ...........: 154,000 235,000 16,300 7 16,500 1,600 1 Washington ......: 83,000 100,000 9,500 10 180 150 (Z) Wisconsin .......: 48,000 48,000 10,000 21 1,800 3,200 7 : Other States 5/ .: 390,950 432,850 50,200 12 16,740 19,460 4 : United States ...: 2,954,950 (X) 347,100 12 170,560 121,970 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January 1, 2026 and January-March 2026 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : January-March State : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : California ......: 885,000 1,250,000 220,000 18 179,000 73,000 6 Florida .........: 290,000 305,000 45,000 15 40,000 30,000 10 Georgia .........: 142,000 149,000 26,000 17 40,000 46,000 31 Idaho ...........: 161,000 210,000 32,000 15 8,000 8,500 4 Iowa ............: 43,000 46,000 1,900 4 2,000 170 (Z) Louisiana .......: 85,000 91,000 7,500 8 32,000 1,300 1 Michigan ........: 47,000 65,000 3,000 5 13,500 230 (Z) Minnesota .......: 55,000 67,000 1,100 2 5,700 - (X) Mississippi .....: 60,000 75,000 5,000 7 23,000 7,000 9 Montana .........: 57,000 62,000 10 (Z) - - (X) : New York ........: 35,000 35,000 6,000 17 1,400 1,700 5 North Carolina ..: 23,000 28,500 5,000 18 4,000 4,800 17 North Dakota ....: 66,000 124,000 2,100 2 730 100 (Z) Ohio ............: 17,500 23,000 1,500 7 3,000 460 2 Oregon ..........: 78,000 100,000 7,100 7 7,200 2,200 2 Pennsylvania ....: 33,000 35,000 8,000 23 1,200 720 2 South Dakota ....: 76,000 129,000 1,100 1 - - (X) Texas ...........: 225,000 335,000 38,000 11 59,000 23,000 7 Washington ......: 69,000 88,000 1,700 2 7,800 6,000 7 Wisconsin .......: 29,000 35,000 2,800 8 7,000 330 1 : Other States 5/ .: 328,870 354,650 40,080 11 29,790 9,930 3 : United States ...: 2,805,370 (X) 454,890 16 464,320 215,440 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Colonies, Maximum, Lost, Percent Lost, Added, Renovated, and Percent Renovated with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April 1, 2026 and April-June 2026 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : April-June State : April 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : colonies : Maximum : Lost : Percent : Added : Renovated : Percent : : colonies 1/ : colonies : lost 2/ : colonies : colonies 3/ :renovated 4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number number number percent number number percent : California ......: 770,000 790,000 89,000 11 124,000 200,000 25 Florida .........: 270,000 270,000 50,000 19 50,000 23,000 9 Georgia .........: 147,000 163,000 28,000 17 46,000 35,000 21 Idaho ...........: 117,000 136,000 4,900 4 21,000 9,500 7 Iowa ............: 47,000 49,000 7,500 15 10,500 7,500 15 Louisiana .......: 94,000 94,000 5,500 6 6,000 5,000 5 Michigan ........: 77,000 85,000 6,000 7 10,500 4,300 5 Minnesota .......: 73,000 89,000 4,300 5 25,000 29,000 33 Mississippi .....: 37,000 37,000 3,500 9 9,500 16,000 43 Montana .........: 60,000 120,000 3,900 3 18,500 5,000 4 : New York ........: 31,000 48,000 2,500 5 10,500 6,000 13 North Carolina ..: 28,000 30,000 3,900 13 9,000 5,500 18 North Dakota ....: 98,000 420,000 23,000 5 47,000 22,000 5 Ohio ............: 25,000 27,000 1,400 5 9,000 3,900 14 Oregon ..........: 102,000 105,000 7,000 7 38,000 37,000 35 Pennsylvania ....: 27,000 27,000 530 2 6,500 3,600 13 South Dakota ....: 33,000 168,000 6,000 4 4,300 8,500 5 Texas ...........: 355,000 375,000 31,000 8 62,000 16,500 4 Washington ......: 96,000 110,000 9,500 9 24,000 22,000 20 Wisconsin .......: 40,000 47,000 2,300 5 11,000 5,500 12 : Other States 5/ .: 314,280 395,550 32,180 8 77,550 43,090 11 : United States ...: 2,841,280 (X) 321,910 11 619,850 507,890 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ April 1 number of 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 April 1 number of 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 April 1 number of colonies. 5/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2025 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : California .........: 38.4 7.6 8.7 7.6 7.3 8.3 Florida ............: 36.1 13.9 3.9 9.4 4.2 8.1 Georgia ............: 40.4 21.2 2.1 8.5 5.8 10.5 Idaho ..............: 24.8 (Z) (Z) 14.5 4.5 3.2 Iowa ...............: 7.0 (Z) 1.0 (Z) 1.5 1.3 Louisiana ..........: 15.5 7.8 - 3.5 3.0 (Z) Michigan ...........: 4.9 2.2 0.6 (Z) 1.8 1.2 Minnesota ..........: 5.9 1.1 (Z) 0.5 1.2 1.2 Mississippi ........: 21.3 0.8 - 7.5 2.8 10.3 Montana ............: 2.0 1.2 - (Z) (Z) 0.5 : New York ...........: 27.8 3.4 1.8 1.0 5.6 6.0 North Carolina .....: 5.4 3.0 (Z) (Z) 2.1 4.2 North Dakota .......: 21.2 (Z) 2.1 - 2.1 (Z) Ohio ...............: 24.0 4.5 (Z) 0.9 10.6 5.0 Oregon .............: 27.2 - 2.0 (Z) - 2.0 Pennsylvania .......: 17.3 5.9 2.1 1.7 3.4 4.3 South Dakota .......: 3.2 3.1 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.5 Texas ..............: 27.0 14.0 4.2 10.3 5.3 5.3 Washington .........: 24.0 0.6 1.9 0.5 6.2 0.7 Wisconsin ..........: 17.5 0.5 (Z) - 2.4 3.8 : Other States 4/ ....: 14.6 4.8 1.1 2.3 4.6 5.1 : United States ......: 28.3 7.1 4.4 6.2 5.1 5.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2025 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : California .........: 41.6 15.3 6.3 10.5 9.3 2.5 Florida ............: 20.2 7.4 2.7 3.1 8.4 1.2 Georgia ............: 20.0 7.5 1.0 1.9 2.4 2.2 Idaho ..............: 27.2 5.0 2.4 5.6 4.7 (Z) Iowa ...............: 21.0 14.3 1.8 3.6 2.8 (Z) Louisiana ..........: 10.2 3.2 1.5 5.3 9.0 (Z) Michigan ...........: 9.0 5.2 (Z) (Z) 8.0 0.5 Minnesota ..........: 8.6 0.6 (Z) 4.8 3.7 (Z) Mississippi ........: 28.9 9.2 - (Z) 4.9 5.5 Montana ............: 11.0 3.6 8.8 (Z) 3.5 - : New York ...........: 14.7 2.1 0.8 (Z) 2.4 1.0 North Carolina .....: 26.3 6.9 0.6 0.7 2.0 1.6 North Dakota .......: 36.8 13.0 3.5 10.6 1.2 1.4 Ohio ...............: 32.0 7.0 1.7 7.0 8.8 2.4 Oregon .............: 31.0 (Z) 6.6 10.7 3.3 1.0 Pennsylvania .......: 30.0 9.9 1.1 (Z) 3.4 2.0 South Dakota .......: 20.7 8.3 9.0 8.9 - 0.5 Texas ..............: 17.0 8.0 7.0 6.8 2.0 4.8 Washington .........: 24.4 6.5 4.7 4.5 6.4 (Z) Wisconsin ..........: 12.3 11.4 (Z) 4.6 1.5 9.6 : Other States 4/ ....: 19.7 7.2 2.2 3.2 4.5 2.5 : United States ......: 26.3 9.2 4.3 6.5 5.0 2.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: July-September 2025 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : California .........: 18.5 4.6 7.6 1.7 0.6 2.3 Florida ............: 37.9 17.9 8.2 1.6 3.8 8.6 Georgia ............: 19.8 8.0 (Z) 2.7 8.0 5.7 Idaho ..............: 23.3 3.1 - 3.7 0.7 5.1 Iowa ...............: 7.8 1.5 (Z) 4.0 2.5 1.5 Louisiana ..........: 6.8 1.0 (Z) - - 0.5 Michigan ...........: 29.9 8.0 8.6 10.9 8.0 0.9 Minnesota ..........: 20.2 5.7 (Z) 8.4 1.9 2.7 Mississippi ........: 26.9 6.5 5.8 10.0 1.4 2.7 Montana ............: 28.8 6.4 2.0 11.7 (Z) - : New York ...........: 27.6 5.1 1.2 3.9 6.8 1.2 North Carolina .....: 29.3 6.2 (Z) 0.6 2.8 1.3 North Dakota .......: 30.9 8.3 3.4 8.1 2.7 2.1 Ohio ...............: 29.0 6.7 0.6 2.2 6.3 1.9 Oregon .............: 29.1 5.5 5.9 4.0 1.0 5.0 Pennsylvania .......: 23.1 10.1 1.3 3.3 4.6 3.5 South Dakota .......: 10.0 2.3 1.7 5.0 2.6 (Z) Texas ..............: 12.2 6.1 1.4 3.5 2.0 2.6 Washington .........: 20.4 1.8 (Z) 3.6 0.6 4.4 Wisconsin ..........: 29.9 12.4 3.1 3.9 8.4 1.4 : Other States 4/ ....: 15.3 5.1 1.2 3.1 2.9 2.2 : United States ......: 22.2 6.6 3.5 4.3 2.7 2.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: October-December 2025 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : California .........: 34.1 8.7 12.9 9.0 7.1 10.4 Florida ............: 30.0 10.2 4.5 7.1 5.5 7.1 Georgia ............: 31.1 6.2 2.1 5.8 4.6 9.8 Idaho ..............: 27.6 3.1 3.3 9.5 3.3 4.5 Iowa ...............: 12.9 0.8 0.7 (Z) 5.9 5.0 Louisiana ..........: 8.1 5.5 5.9 1.8 (Z) 1.4 Michigan ...........: 20.0 14.3 1.4 1.2 5.0 1.5 Minnesota ..........: 13.6 4.1 2.0 5.4 3.0 3.2 Mississippi ........: 33.0 6.0 8.5 3.2 6.0 12.3 Montana ............: 20.9 - 3.1 (Z) 1.6 3.0 : New York ...........: 14.2 4.5 2.4 1.7 3.6 1.7 North Carolina .....: 26.4 13.6 0.5 0.5 3.2 3.2 North Dakota .......: 19.4 2.0 3.5 (Z) 0.9 1.8 Ohio ...............: 28.8 8.1 (Z) 5.1 5.4 1.7 Oregon .............: 39.7 3.1 3.8 2.0 0.9 1.4 Pennsylvania .......: 30.2 8.2 1.0 1.9 3.3 1.4 South Dakota .......: 5.2 1.3 (Z) 1.3 (Z) 1.8 Texas ..............: 17.9 1.8 (Z) 1.2 8.5 4.3 Washington .........: 12.4 (Z) (Z) - (Z) 3.1 Wisconsin ..........: 28.9 (Z) 8.7 1.8 0.7 7.1 : Other States 4/ ....: 23.8 5.8 1.8 1.9 5.8 3.6 : United States ......: 25.4 5.6 5.2 4.5 4.6 5.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: January-March 2026 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : California .........: 31.1 10.2 9.9 13.7 3.6 7.5 Florida ............: 24.9 7.8 6.2 5.9 9.9 5.3 Georgia ............: 15.4 4.2 0.9 2.0 3.3 10.1 Idaho ..............: 29.3 3.2 4.2 (Z) 1.0 6.9 Iowa ...............: 10.2 1.9 2.1 (Z) 2.4 (Z) Louisiana ..........: 25.3 1.8 4.4 2.7 3.1 (Z) Michigan ...........: 5.1 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.5 Minnesota ..........: 0.7 (Z) (Z) - 0.5 (Z) Mississippi ........: 12.0 4.7 5.5 - 4.9 4.8 Montana ............: 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 - - : New York ...........: 16.8 2.1 0.5 (Z) 9.1 4.7 North Carolina .....: 9.8 4.2 0.5 0.5 6.0 2.6 North Dakota .......: 12.9 (Z) (Z) (Z) - - Ohio ...............: 47.8 9.6 2.7 0.5 4.3 3.7 Oregon .............: 6.5 (Z) - - (Z) 3.9 Pennsylvania .......: 12.8 6.4 2.2 1.3 5.1 4.2 South Dakota .......: 3.3 - - 1.1 2.2 (Z) Texas ..............: 18.9 2.5 0.5 7.4 3.5 0.7 Washington .........: 25.0 (Z) 0.9 (Z) 3.5 (Z) Wisconsin ..........: 15.7 0.7 (Z) 0.6 2.6 2.8 : Other States 4/ ....: 14.3 3.6 1.0 1.4 2.9 2.2 : United States ......: 21.8 5.6 4.8 6.4 3.5 4.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colony Health Stressors with Five or More Colonies - States and United States: April-June 2026 [Percent of colonies affected by stressors anytime during the quarter. A colony may be affected by multiple stressors during the quarter] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Varroa : Other pests : : : : State : mites :and parasites 1/: Diseases 2/ : Pesticides : Other 3/ : Unknown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : California .........: 25.2 3.5 1.3 8.6 3.9 1.2 Florida ............: 43.0 12.2 6.9 10.0 2.0 1.8 Georgia ............: 31.3 3.5 2.2 4.9 3.0 12.9 Idaho ..............: 13.7 1.9 7.0 - (Z) 4.9 Iowa ...............: 20.7 6.9 (Z) 1.3 1.4 5.6 Louisiana ..........: 3.7 3.3 - (Z) 1.3 1.0 Michigan ...........: 21.2 2.9 2.5 3.2 1.9 0.6 Minnesota ..........: 10.1 (Z) - 6.7 1.5 5.6 Mississippi ........: 14.9 14.4 2.7 (Z) 4.5 4.1 Montana ............: 19.2 2.6 4.8 - 9.2 - : New York ...........: 28.1 6.1 4.6 7.7 0.9 1.1 North Carolina .....: 16.8 3.2 0.9 5.4 9.5 9.5 North Dakota .......: 14.6 1.6 1.2 1.3 3.2 - Ohio ...............: 40.7 6.3 2.7 7.0 4.0 (Z) Oregon .............: 41.6 12.3 11.5 8.0 4.1 2.9 Pennsylvania .......: 29.6 14.9 1.6 7.8 3.5 (Z) South Dakota .......: 21.1 11.8 (Z) 8.7 1.4 1.3 Texas ..............: 11.2 7.0 0.8 4.3 3.0 0.7 Washington .........: 38.2 7.4 5.4 9.6 12.9 (Z) Wisconsin ..........: 13.6 (Z) (Z) (Z) 4.5 0.8 : Other States 4/ ....: 18.7 4.0 0.8 2.4 3.3 1.9 : United States ......: 22.2 5.2 2.4 5.2 3.5 2.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Tracheal mites, nosema, hive beetle, wax moths, etc. 2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, chalkbrood, stonebrood, paralysis (acute and chronic), kashmir, deformed wing, sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc. 3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc. 4/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Colonies Lost with Colony Collapse Disorder Symptoms with Five or More Colonies - United States: 2025 and 2026 [Loss reported that met all of the following criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year : January-March : April-June : July-September :October-December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number number number number : 2025 .............: 114,680 53,710 72,290 103,070 2026 .............: 93,770 58,350 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Terms and Definitions of Honey Bee Colony Estimates Added colonies: A new or replacement, surviving colony that was either created or purchased whole by an operation. Colony: A hive containing a queen honey bee and attendant worker bees and/or drone bees. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) criteria: Colonies reported as being lost due to CCD must have fully met four criteria: 1) Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance 2) Rapid loss of adult honey bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves 3) Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves 4) Loss not attributable to varroa or nosema loads. Colonies lost due to CCD were collected on a quarterly basis for operations with five or more colonies. Lost colony: A completely failed colony, loss of most workers, and possibly the queen. Colony is no longer viable. Sometimes referred to as a dead out. Maximum colonies: Refers to the sum of colonies in a state on the first of the quarter plus all those moved into the state during that period. Maximum colonies is considered the base number from which a data user can do further analysis. It does not include the colonies that were added, lost, or renovated in the state. Colonies are counted in every state they were in during the quarter; therefore, a national level maximum number of colonies cannot be calculated due to duplication. Nucleus colony (nuc): A smaller sized hive box with reduced numbers of bees and brood, usually containing a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or renovating an existing colony. Package: A shipping container with several pounds of honey bees that may or may not include a queen; used for expansion of the apiary operation or renovating an existing colony. Percent lost: The state-level percentage of colonies lost is the number of colonies lost in that state divided by the maximum colonies for that state. The national level percentage of colonies lost is the total number of all colonies lost in the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Percent renovated: The state-level percentage of colonies renovated is the number of colonies renovated in that state divided by the maximum colonies for that state. The national level percentage of colonies renovated is the total number of all colonies renovated in the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Renovated colony: An existing colony that was requeened or received a nuc or package. Stressors: State level colony health stressors for operations with five or more colonies are the percent of the maximum colonies reported to be affected, by quarter. The national level colony stressors is the summed number for the United States divided by the number of colonies on the first of the quarter. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for operations with honey bee colonies are collected quarterly from a stratified sample of operations that responded as having five or more honey bee colonies on the Bee and Honey Inquiry and from the NASS list frame. NASS Regional Field Offices maintain a list of all known operations with honey bees and use known sources of producers to update their lists. All operations are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to respond by mail or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not respond by mail or EDR are telephoned or possibly enumerated in person. Estimation Procedures: Estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board after reviewing recommendations and analysis submitted by each Regional Field Office. All data were analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation were compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. National and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness with each other and estimates from the previous quarters using a balance sheet. Revision Policy: The previous year's estimates are subject to revision when current year's estimates are made. Revisions are the result of late reports or corrected data. Reliability: Since all operations with honey bees are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. 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