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Honeybee husbandry survey winter 11/12

Date published: 01 January 2012

This is the fourth survey of beekeeping husbandry issues in Northern Ireland.  A questionnaire survey was sent out hardcopy to beekeeping associations and an online copy made available on the AFBI website.  116 beekeepers responded.

  • Typically, beekeepers maintained 3 colonies (range 1‐35).
  • Colony loss for the 2012 survey was 19% compared to 16% in 2011 and 13% in 2010.
  • 52% of beekeepers reported no loss of colonies, which compares with 70% in 2011.

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  • Honeybee husbandry survey winter 11-12 Adobe PDF (31 KB)

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