CATCH THE BUZZ
Apiary Inspectors take annual survey, again. But Hurry.
What happened to the APHIS survey that was supposed to be funded? Or is this it?Maybe this year they won’t miss the colonies buried in the snow up north, eh?
The Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have asked that we fill out the following questionnaire. The information you provide will be entered into a spreadsheet and will not be attached to your name or address in any way. In addition to this e-mail survey, you may be contacted by phone and asked the same questions. Please provide answers to both if you are asked to do so – but mention to the phone interviewer that you have already answered the questions via email.
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The results of this survey will be compiled and published so that everyone can see how bees are doing in the
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Please complete the survey below. The survey will be conducted between March 30 and April 17 2009. If possible pass along this message to your association members, other beekeepers you know or put on your web page or in your newsletter. The more information the better.
1. In what state(s) and county(s) do you keep your hives? If you keep hives in more than one state or county, please answer questions 2-9 separately by location.
2. How many hives did you have alive in September 2008?
3. How many hives are alive now (March/April 2009)?
4. How many splits, increases, and/or colonies did you make/buy since September 2008?
5. What percentage of loss, over this time period, would you consider acceptable?
6. What percentage of your hives that died had no dead bees in the hive or in the apiary?
7. To what do you attribute the cause of death for the hives that died?
8. What percentage of your hives did you send to CA for almond pollination?
9. How many times, on average, did you move your colonies last year?
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