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- From: Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>
- To: bees Orange County <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Article on bees.
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:42:57 -0500
In the 2009-2010 Apiary Inspectors of America survey of colony loss we find... "Responding beekeepers attributed their losses to starvation (32%),
weather (29%), weak colonies in the fall (14%), Mites (12%), and poor
queens (10%). Only 5% of beekeepers attributed CCD as the major cause
for their losses." My take away from this is that the bulk of the losses are due mainly to beekeeper error. Starvation, weak colonies in the fall, and mites account for 58% of the losses. These are all things we as beekeepers can manipulate. Weather accounted for 29% of the losses and I believe this is another factor that beekeepers can hedge against. Only 5% of beekeepers attributed the bulk of their losses to CCD. Lewis On Dec 17, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Randall Austin wrote:
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[ocba] Article on bees.,
Elizabeth Pratson, 12/17/2010
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Re: [ocba] Article on bees.,
Randall Austin, 12/17/2010
- Re: [ocba] Article on bees., Lewis Cauble, 12/17/2010
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Re: [ocba] Article on bees.,
Randall Austin, 12/17/2010
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