Scientists and beekeepers are trying to find out why almost 60% of honey bee hives died out last winter, and even more the winter before.
GUESTS:
- Heather Achilles - Beekeeper from Gilmanton and member of the New Hampshire Beekeepers Association, and organizer of the honeybee hive loss survey.
- Tammy Potter - State apiarist for Kentucky, and author of Bees in America: How the Honeybee Shaped a Nation, and Beeconomy.
- Olivia Saunders - Fruit and vegetable production field specialist at UNH's Cooperative Extension, where she has been working with beekeepers to study honeybee health.
Related Reading:
Read the latest winter hive loss results for New Hampshire in 2017-2018 here.
"New Hampshire beekeeping group revives winter hive loss survey," from the Concord Monitor.
"State's bees, bats are in a bad way while NH moose enjoy ray of hope," from the Union Leader.
"New map highlights bee population declines across the U.S.," from Smithsonian.
