Blake offers a quick update after looking at thousands of hives from dozens of operations. A few quick items to note:
- Bees seem equally affected no matter where they are from in the USA.
- The collapse isn’t exclusive to California. Most commercial hives just happen to be there currently.
- Whatever the cause, it began impacting hives last fall or earlier. The collapse is only evident now as we beekeepers check our hives after winter.
- No one knows the cause(s). All anyone has right now are theories and guesses. Thorough research is needed on all possibilities.