The Director. Animal Irnport/Expon Division Dr. Francine Lord  sent a letter informing the risk evaluation to import bees from the USA. Please download attached document

Article written by Daniel Lee Kleinman and Sainath Suryanarayanan

Close to 60 percent of the managed hives died last fall and over the winter — about twice the national average, according to the state bee inspector and local keepers. "I had a healthy hive that produced 50 pounds of honey last year, and we were anticipating another great year," said Stephen Christianson, a Mount Washington beekeeper of three years. "Then, they were just gone. It took my breath away."

Geoff Wilson, provincial specialist in apiculture -- or beekeeping -- said that an average of 23 percent mortality has plagued many beekeepers in the province over the term of five years. This year, anywhere from five to 90 percent of honey bee populations have faced mortality from reports coming into Wilson. The extended winter weather has not helped either, according to Wilson.

In the last year, over half of the members of the Treasure Valley beekeeper's club lost their hives, including president Chad Dickinson. "It was a very bad situation to where you basically end up having to go get swarms and having to start all over," says Dickinson. The harsh winter played a role, but colony collapse disorder is also hitting Idaho's bee population hard this year. Pesticides and insecticides could be a playing a role behind this growing pandemic.

Article Written by  Michele Colopy

Conducted by the  Ministry of Agriculture. While authorities believe Fiji has a bee disease-free status, the survey is expected to confirm this. Director Animal Health and Production Tomasi Tunabuna said the survey was for Fiji's commercial bee farmers and funded by an Australian unit project called Farmer.

In recent days, beekeepers in the region, especially those in the Campo de Cartagena are watching in hives mortality has soared because of the treatments that are being made in citrus crops, a fact that in other campaigns not been produced, which would mean it's a bad agricultural practice which is producing this serious damage, according to the complaint Coag in a statement.

Article written by  José Alberto Gonçalvez Pereira

Beekeepers have been dealing with higher losses than normal for the last few years. Researchers are still trying to figure out what's going on. But this year, the losses appear to be worse. YNN's Andrew Sorensen tells us what beekeepers think is happening and what they can do about it.