Fall 2025 Survey RESULTS NY Bee Wellness
Fall 2025 Survey RESULTS NY Bee Wellness
Thank you to all who have completed the survey!
The survey represents a sample of 387 non-migratory beekeepers from New York State. It may show trends that are occurring throughout the state. Be sure to check your region results and share with your local group, the PDF links are at the bottom of the page.
Highlights: Statewide participants generally increased their apiary size during the year by ~30% for the Winter of 2025-2026 after a 38% 2024/25 winter l0ss. Most hives added in 2025 were from splits, swarms, and nucs. ~15% of participants experienced a colony loss of greater than 15% or greater in the Fall, with Queen Problems/loss as a possible cause: 31%, followed by robbing, 14%, and Parasitic Mite Syndrome (PMS): 8%
2025 had early rain, but became dry by mid-summer, 54% of reporting beekeepers were happy with their honey crop; the Central region was 71% happy, while only ~30% were happy with the crop in the NYC Metro region.
About 47% of beekeepers do not monitor varroa mite levels, but some assume that they have varroa and proactively apply treatment. The top 2 varroa mite treatments used were Formic and Oxalic vapor.
The top 3 problems that respondents had with their bees are: small hive beetles, varroa mites, and possible queen failure.
NYS Fall 2025 Survey NY Bee Wellness