If you would like to participate in submitting swarm data, fill in the information below. Participation is strictly voluntary. If you have multiple locations, please submit one form for each location. Tabulated data from this form will be used in the sheet below the form.

Name and email information is not loaded into the public tabulated results below and will not be shared unless you give permission. The anonymized data below may be used to assist in studying the local health of bee colonies in our area and across Virginia. This data may be shared with bee clubs and associations to support local and regional beekeeping communities. It may also be shared with research organizations & agencies to aid in honeybee conservation and scientific studies.

The previous year’s results are also shown for comparison.

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to remove or edit any previously submitted data. Thanks for participating!

Name *

First Name

Last Name

Email *

Date of Swarm *

YYYY

Number of swarms at location *

County

If Applicable

City

If Applicable

General location information

Street name, ect (only put what you feel comfortable with others knowing)

Swarm Trap

Yes

Misc comments

Description of where swarm was found (10 ft in tree, guardrail, car, etc.)

Thank you!

Colony Loss Form

Please read before filling in form

Forms are optimized for both desktop and mobile browsers. The mobile browser allows you to quickly add from your mobile device in the field.

Only fill in this form if you are logging a lost colony, swarms should be entered in the Swarm Form.

If you would like to participate in submitting data from a colony loss, fill in the information below. Participation is strictly voluntary. Your name and email will not be shared unless you give permission. Anonymized data may be used to assist in studying the local health of bee colonies in our area and across Virginia. This data may be shared with bee clubs and associations to support local and regional beekeeping communities. It may also be shared with research organizations & agencies to aid in honeybee conservation and scientific studies.

Fill out one form per location/bee yard where a lost colony is found. If multiple colonies are lost at one location and details are similar, it is fine to combine on one form. If multiple hives are lost at one location but details differ from hive to hive, please fill out multiple forms so we can collect the most accurate data.

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to remove or edit any previously submitted data. Thanks for participating!

For questions asking season below: Fall = Sept - Nov, Winter = Dec - Feb, Spring = Mar - May, Summer = Jun - Aug

Name *

First Name

Last Name

Email *

Date Loss Discovered *

YYYY

Number of colonies lost at specific location *

Total number of colonies at specific location as of Jan 1st

Helps determine percentage loss at location

Total number of colonies as of Jan 1st

Helps determine percentage loss of beekeepers total stock

County

If Applicable

City

If Applicable

General location information

Street name, ect (only put what you feel comfortable with others knowing)

Treatment Method(s) for lost colony

Select Season, then answer follow up questions. Multiple selections can be made. Mite load can also be put in after selecting the specific season.

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

No Treatments

Bees died in hive or absconded

You can add more detail in the Misc Comments below

Absconded

Died

Age of Queen

Multiple selections allowed. Select age of queen. If one year or less, select method queen was replaced.

1 year or less

2 years

3 years

4 years

Requeened Manually

Requeened Via Supersedure

Unknown

Hive Type

Multiple selections allowed. Follow up question for type if other selected.

8 Frame

10 Frame

Nuc

Insulated

Single Brood Box

Double Brood Box

Other

Horizontal

Supplemental Feeding

Multiple Selections allowed. Follow up questions will appear after making selection.

Sugar syrup

Pollen

Dry Sugar/Cake

Fondant

Other

None

New Colony or Existing

Was this a new colony (<1 year) to your apiary?

New Split

New Purchased Package/Nuc

New Captured Swarm

Existing Colony

Unsure

Hive used for pollination?

Follow up question asking general location if yes selected.

Yes

Known Pesticides

Describe any known pesticides bees may have been exposed to

Misc comments

Other information that may be helpful (small cluster found dead after extreme cold, no food stores, late swarm captured, ect)

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