U.S. Beekeepers Lost 55.6% of Their Colonies This Year, the Worst on Record
Amitraz-resistant mites and a virus they carry pushed commercial beekeepers into their hardest year since national tracking began in 2010.
The Israeli agtech startup is betting that growers facing record bee die-offs will pay to have machines pollinate blueberries and avocados instead.
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Amitraz-resistant mites and a virus they carry pushed commercial beekeepers into their hardest year since national tracking began in 2010.
The latest national survey shows losses easing off record highs, but the industry says even the "better" number is nowhere near sustainable.
The 2025-26 U.S. Beekeeping Survey shows losses easing off two years of record die-offs, but 39.9% is still nearly triple what the industry can absorb long-term.