Honey Bees Buzzing Back in Wisconsin

Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 -- 8:00 AM

(Bill Wise, WRN) -The U-S Department of Agriculture reports honeybee colonies are making a comeback in Wisconsin. 

The 25 thousand operations in the state containing five or more colonies are up by 56 percent over last year.  That figure was as of January 1st.  Wisconsin producers brought the number of colonies up to 37 thousand by the end of March.

While the overall number was growing, an estimated 25 hundred colonies were lost in the first quarter of 2021.  Scientists say Varroa mites were the top stressors in Wisconsin.

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