Beekeeper Spring Survey 2019

British Columbia beekeepers registered with 10 colonies or more are asked to participate in the Spring Survey.

The survey is intended to determine the success rate of wintering in each of the province’s regions and the general condition of the colonies. Some of the questions refer to management practices applied during the previous production year that may have influenced your wintering results. The information you submit is anonymous and will be pooled for each region and allow for the calculation of provincial averages.

Please note that all surveys comply with the Personal Information Protection Act which guarantees that the information you provide remains confidential and anonymous. Data will only be used for statistical purposes.

1. Please select your Region*

Fraser Valley & Metro Vancouver
Vancouver Island
Thompson - Okanagan
Kootenays
Cariboo - North Central
Northwest
Peace

Winter Management 2018-19

How many full-sized colonies were put into winter in your operation in October 2018?

2. Full-sized colonies outdoors*

3. Full-sized colonies indoors*

How many nucleus colonies were put into winter in your operation in October 2018?

4. Nucleus colonies outdoors*

5. Nucleus colonies indoors*

Winter Survival - Spring 2019

On or about May 01, 2019: How many full-sized colonies that survived the winter were considered commercially viable. This means 4 or more frames of bees. A frame of bees is defined as having 75% or more of its surface covered, on both sides, with a single layer of bees.

Important: Do not include any new nucs or increases made during spring 2019, purchased colonies, or colonies made through uniting.

6. Full-sized colonies outdoors*

7. Full-sized colonies indoors*

On or about May 01, 2019: How many nucleus colonies that survived the winter were considered commercially viable. This means 4 or more frames of bees. A frame of bees is defined as having 75% or more of its surface covered, on both sides, with a single layer of bees.

8. Nucleus colonies outdoors*

9. Nucleus colonies indoors*

Causes of Mortality

10. Causes of Mortality

Identify all possible causes which contributed to your colony losses this winter:

Don't know
Starvation
Poor queens
Ineffective Varroa control
Nosema
Weather
Weak colonies in the fall
Other

10a. List all other causes of mortality this winter

Step 1 of 2

Winter Management 2018-19

Winter Survival - Spring 2019

Causes of Mortality

Varroa Testing

Varroa Treatment

Nosema Control

AFB Control