Record 2024–2025 honeybee colony losses reported across United States, over 60% lost in Texas

h/t @uccawx

https://watchers.news/2025/09/01/record-honeybee-colony-losses-2024-2025-united-states-texas/

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Record 2024–2025 honeybee colony losses reported across United States, over 60% lost in Texas

h/t @uccawx

https://watchers.news/2025/09/01/record-honeybee-colony-losses-2024-2025-united-states-texas/

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Accidentally got involved in a beehive removal after a call from the fire department. Wedged in between a double layer fence in a fancy neighborhood, and two neighbors, one of whom was a very, very, very cranky old woman. 😬 #beekeeping

WE'VE BEEN FREELY CHOSEN! This hive sat empty for just over a year, since the last ones absconded. I found yesterday that some other wild #bees have moved in. 🥰🐝🍯 This is such good news! By far the easiest capture to date. 😅 #beekeeping

WE'VE BEEN FREELY CHOSEN! This hive sat empty for just over a year, since the last ones absconded. I found yesterday that some other wild #bees have moved in. 🥰🐝🍯 This is such good news! By far the easiest capture to date. 😅 #beekeeping

Any other beekeepers.have any ideas on anything useful to do with old, dirty wax? (So far, our choices are to attempt to compost it, and to throw it away). #beekeeping

Any other beekeepers.have any ideas on anything useful to do with old, dirty wax? (So far, our choices are to attempt to compost it, and to throw it away). #beekeeping

The Guardian: Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/08/record-us-bee-colony-dieoffs-climate-stress-pesticides-silent-spring-aoe

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The Guardian: Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/08/record-us-bee-colony-dieoffs-climate-stress-pesticides-silent-spring-aoe

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