Survey: A quarter of bee colonies in the Czech Republic did not survive the winter, the highest mortality rate in 12 years | ČeskéNoviny.cz

A quarter of bee colonies did not survive this winter in the Czech Republic, which is the worst result in the last 12 years. According to scientists, the large death of bees is mainly related to the dangerous varroa disease, the spread of which was exacerbated by the unusually warm spring last year. The largest losses after the winter are recorded by beekeepers in Prague, the Liberec and Ústí nad Labem regions. This is according to data from the…

Olomouc - A quarter of bee colonies did not survive this winter in the Czech Republic, which is the worst result in the last 12 years. According to scientists, the large death of bees is mainly related to the dangerous varroa mite, the spread of which was exacerbated by the unusually warm spring last year. The largest losses after the winter are recorded by beekeepers in Prague, Liberec and Ústí nad Labem regions. This is according to data from …

Almost a quarter of bee colonies in the Czech Republic did not survive this winter. This was announced by Palacký University in Olomouc (UPOL). This is the worst result in the last twelve years. According to scientists, the extraordinary collapses of bee colonies are mainly related to the dangerous disease varroosis, which gained strength unusually early due to last year's warm spring.