Bee Population in the Netherlands

Positive Development

This winter, fewer bee colonies died than in previous winters. A survey from Wageningen University shows that approximately 9 percent of the bee colonies in the Netherlands died last winter, while this percentage was around 15 percent in previous years. According to bee researcher Bram Cornelissen from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), winter mortality is an indicator of the health of bee colonies. However, the cause of this decline has not yet been investigated.