Managed honey bee colony numbers increasing
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6/28/2017
The Department of Agriculture says the number of managed honey bee colonies has increased over the last decade.
While recent public attention has focused largely on colony mortality trends, overall colony numbers have increased since 2006. USDA says the number of managed colonies has increased from roughly two million in 2006 to near 2.8 million in 2016.
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