A national survey says the average percentage of colony winter loss for Canadian beekeepers this past winter was 16 point 4 per cent.
The Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists says provincial averages ranged from 10.4 to 37.8 per cent.
Ontario posted the highest increase.
However, the CAPA report points out that was still a drop of almost 35 per cent from the 58 per cent loss reported in 2013-14.
It says the national colony loss is one of the lowest since 2006-07 and represents a decrease of over 34 per cent from 2013-14.
According to the CAPA report, the top 4 possible causes of colony losses reported by beekeepers were starvation, weak colonies, poor queens, Nosema and weather conditions.
