NZ Colony Loss and Survival Survey

The first NZ Colony Loss and Survival (COLOSS) survey of beekeepers was first carried out in spring 2015 by Landcare Research. The survey was funded by MPI and the beekeeping industry to deliver a “baseline” of information about the status of bees and the challenges that beekeepers face. The survey was largely based on international COLOSS surveys, although it was tailored to the realities of beekeeping in New Zealand.

The survey has been conducted in 2015 and 2016 (2017 is in planning). For detailse see: https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/portfolios/enhancing-policy-effectiveness/bee-health for details.

DOIs:
2015 Survey: doi:10.7931/J2GT5K3N
2016 Survey: doi:10.7931/J2VX0DFM

Data and Resources

NZ Colony Loss and Survival Survey 2015HTML
The survey collected information about: Beekeeping practices Losses of production hives and nucs, splits, and tops over winter 2015 Causes of losses Queen health Varroa treatments Supplements and...
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NZ Colony Loss Survey 2016HTML
The 2016 survey had responses from 2,179 beekeepers and the information collected covered 275,356 hives. Cite as: Brown, P. 2017. “Report on the 2016 New Zealand Colony Loss Survey”. Ministry for...
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Author	Brown, Pike
Maintainer	Pike Brown
Maintainer Email	Pike Brown
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Language	English
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