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Honey bee colony winter loss rates for 35 countries participating in the COLOSS survey for winter 2018–2019, and the effects of a new queen on the risk of colony winter loss
Year:
2020
Source of publication :
Journal of Apicultural Research
Authors :
Soroker, Victoria
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Volume :
59
Co-Authors:

Gray, A. - Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Adjlane, N. - Department of Agronomy, Université M’hamed Bougara, Boumerde, Algeria

Arab, A. - Department of Animal Science, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Ballis, A. - Chambre d'agriculture d'Alsace, Strasbourg, France

Brusbardis, V. - Latvian Beekeepers Association, Jelgava, Latvia

Charrière, J.-D. - Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Center, Bern, Switzerland

Chlebo, R. - Department of Animal Science, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia

Coffey, M.F. - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Cornelissen, B. - Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands

Amaro da Costa, C. - Agriculture School, Politechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal

Dahle, B. - Norwegian Beekeepers Association, Kløfta, Norway

Danihlík, J. - Department of Biochemistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Dražić, M.M. - Ministry of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia

Evans, G. - Welsh Beekeepers Association, Northop, United Kingdom

Fedoriak, M. - Department of Ecology and Biomonitoring, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Forsythe, I. - The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, United Kingdom

Gajda, A. - Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

de Graaf, D.C. - Honeybee Valley, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Gregorc, A. Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

Ilieva, I. - Department of Developmental Biology, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Johannesen, J. - DLR Fachzentrum für Bienen und Imkerei, Mayen, Germany

Kauko, L. – Finnish Beekeepers Association, Köyliö, Finland

Kristiansen, P. - Swedish Board of Agriculture, Joenkoeping, Sweden

Martikkala, M. - Finnish Beekeepers Association, Kangasala, Finland

Martín-Hernández, R. - Centro de Investigación Apícola y Agroambiental de Marchamalo (IRIAF), Marchamalo, Spain

Medina-Flores, C.A. - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico

Mutinelli, F. - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, NRL for honey bee health, Legnaro, Italy

Patalano, S. - Institute of Basic Biomedical Sciences (IBBS), B.S.R.C «Alexander Fleming», Vari, Greece

Raudmets, A. - Estonian Beekeepers Association, Tallinn, Estonia

Martin, G.S. - Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Gembloux, Belgium

Stevanovic, J. - Department of Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Uzunov, A. - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia

Vejsnaes, F. - Danish Beekeepers Association, Sorø, Denmark

Williams, A. - School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom

Zammit-Mangion, M. - Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

Brodschneider, R. - Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

 

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Abstract:

This article presents managed honey bee colony loss rates over winter 2018/19 resulting from using the standardised COLOSS questionnaire in 35 countries (31 in Europe). In total, 28,629 beekeepers supplying valid loss data wintered 738,233 colonies, and reported 29,912 (4.1%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.0–4.1%) colonies with unsolvable queen problems, 79,146 (10.7%, 95% CI 10.5–10.9%) dead colonies after winter and 13,895 colonies (1.9%, 95% CI 1.8–2.0%) lost through natural disaster. This gave an overall colony winter loss rate of 16.7% (95% CI 16.4–16.9%), varying greatly between countries, from 5.8% to 32.0%. We modelled the risk of loss as a dead/empty colony or from unresolvable queen problems, and found that, overall, larger beekeeping operations with more than 150 colonies experienced significantly lower losses (p < 0.001), consistent with earlier studies. Additionally, beekeepers included in this survey who did not migrate their colonies at least once in 2018 had significantly lower losses than those migrating (p < 0.001). The percentage of new queens from 2018 in wintered colonies was also examined as a potential risk factor. The percentage of colonies going into winter with a new queen was estimated as 55.0% over all countries. Higher percentages of young queens corresponded to lower overall losses (excluding losses from natural disaster), but also lower losses from unresolvable queen problems, and lower losses from winter mortality (p < 0.001). Detailed results for each country and overall are given in a table, and a map shows relative risks of winter loss at regional level.

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DOI :
10.1080/00218839.2020.1797272
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Scopus
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Language:
English
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Last updated date:
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Gray, A. - Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Adjlane, N. - Department of Agronomy, Université M’hamed Bougara, Boumerde, Algeria

Arab, A. - Department of Animal Science, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Ballis, A. - Chambre d'agriculture d'Alsace, Strasbourg, France

Brusbardis, V. - Latvian Beekeepers Association, Jelgava, Latvia

Charrière, J.-D. - Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Center, Bern, Switzerland

Chlebo, R. - Department of Animal Science, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia

Coffey, M.F. - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Cornelissen, B. - Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands

Amaro da Costa, C. - Agriculture School, Politechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal

Dahle, B. - Norwegian Beekeepers Association, Kløfta, Norway

Danihlík, J. - Department of Biochemistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Dražić, M.M. - Ministry of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia

Evans, G. - Welsh Beekeepers Association, Northop, United Kingdom

Fedoriak, M. - Department of Ecology and Biomonitoring, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Forsythe, I. - The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, United Kingdom

Gajda, A. - Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

de Graaf, D.C. - Honeybee Valley, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Gregorc, A. Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

Ilieva, I. - Department of Developmental Biology, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Johannesen, J. - DLR Fachzentrum für Bienen und Imkerei, Mayen, Germany

Kauko, L. – Finnish Beekeepers Association, Köyliö, Finland

Kristiansen, P. - Swedish Board of Agriculture, Joenkoeping, Sweden

Martikkala, M. - Finnish Beekeepers Association, Kangasala, Finland

Martín-Hernández, R. - Centro de Investigación Apícola y Agroambiental de Marchamalo (IRIAF), Marchamalo, Spain

Medina-Flores, C.A. - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico

Mutinelli, F. - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, NRL for honey bee health, Legnaro, Italy

Patalano, S. - Institute of Basic Biomedical Sciences (IBBS), B.S.R.C «Alexander Fleming», Vari, Greece

Raudmets, A. - Estonian Beekeepers Association, Tallinn, Estonia

Martin, G.S. - Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Gembloux, Belgium

Stevanovic, J. - Department of Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Uzunov, A. - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia

Vejsnaes, F. - Danish Beekeepers Association, Sorø, Denmark

Williams, A. - School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom

Zammit-Mangion, M. - Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

Brodschneider, R. - Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

 

Honey bee colony winter loss rates for 35 countries participating in the COLOSS survey for winter 2018–2019, and the effects of a new queen on the risk of colony winter loss

This article presents managed honey bee colony loss rates over winter 2018/19 resulting from using the standardised COLOSS questionnaire in 35 countries (31 in Europe). In total, 28,629 beekeepers supplying valid loss data wintered 738,233 colonies, and reported 29,912 (4.1%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.0–4.1%) colonies with unsolvable queen problems, 79,146 (10.7%, 95% CI 10.5–10.9%) dead colonies after winter and 13,895 colonies (1.9%, 95% CI 1.8–2.0%) lost through natural disaster. This gave an overall colony winter loss rate of 16.7% (95% CI 16.4–16.9%), varying greatly between countries, from 5.8% to 32.0%. We modelled the risk of loss as a dead/empty colony or from unresolvable queen problems, and found that, overall, larger beekeeping operations with more than 150 colonies experienced significantly lower losses (p < 0.001), consistent with earlier studies. Additionally, beekeepers included in this survey who did not migrate their colonies at least once in 2018 had significantly lower losses than those migrating (p < 0.001). The percentage of new queens from 2018 in wintered colonies was also examined as a potential risk factor. The percentage of colonies going into winter with a new queen was estimated as 55.0% over all countries. Higher percentages of young queens corresponded to lower overall losses (excluding losses from natural disaster), but also lower losses from unresolvable queen problems, and lower losses from winter mortality (p < 0.001). Detailed results for each country and overall are given in a table, and a map shows relative risks of winter loss at regional level.

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