2024-2025 Layens Bee Sources Survey – Part 2
The March 2025 part 1 survey focused exclusively on colony losses over the winter of 2024-2025. The question was how beekeepers faired, using the Layens hive style (26%), in comparison to the extensive 62% colony loss rate reported by commercial Langstroth beekeepers. The intent of part 2 was to dig deeper into the conditions and […]
2024-2025 Survey of Layens Hive Winter Losses
Abstract In reaction to the reports of significant commercial colony losses of between 60-70% during the fall and winter of 2024-2025 Wild Hives, serving backyard beekeepers and those using the Layens hive style, decided to conduct a grassroots survey of interested Layens beekeepers to see what losses they experienced during this same timeframe and what […]
