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BEE AND HONEY PRODUCTION AND LOSS INQUIRY – December 2017
			OMB No. 0535-0153 Approval Expires: Project Code: SMetaKey: 4001
				United States Department of Agriculture
		Annual Survey for Operations with less than 5 colonies.		NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

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State	POID	Tract	Subtr.
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SECTION 1 – APIARIES

1. During 2017, did this operation own or control any apiaries?
2701	1Yes – Go to Section 2, Item 3	3No – Continue

2. Did this operation have any honey sales in 2017 from any production year?
2703	1Yes – Go to Section 2, Item 6	3No – Go to Section 9, Item 25

	FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
	2701
	2703
	9921

SECTION 2 – HONEY PRODUCTION, INCOME, AND EXPENSES

Please respond for all apiaries owned during 2017:	None	Colonies
3. What was the largest number of colonies for all purposes that this operation had in 2017? (Include colonies for honey production, pollination, hobby, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . .		1851
4. From how many of these colonies did you harvest or “pull off” honey? . . . . . . . . . . . .		1852
		Pounds
5. How many total pounds of honey were harvested from these colonies? . . . . . . . . . . .		1853

6. Did you sell any honey during 2017?
1854	1Yes – Go to Item 6a	3No – Go to Item 7
a. What was your total income from honey sales? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			1855 $

7. During 2017, did this operation receive any income from contracting colonies as pollinators?
1856	1Yes – Go to Item 7a	3No – Go to Item 8
a. What was your total dollar amount received from contracting colonies for pollination? . . . . . . . .			1857 $

8. During 2017, did this operation receive any other income from honey bees? (Including sales of queen/queen cells, nucs and packages, beeswax, propolis, etc.)
1858	1Yes – Go to Item 8a	3No – Go to Item 9
a. What was your total other income from honey bees? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			1859 $

		Queens
9. During 2017, how many self-created queens were used on this operation for requeening or creating new colonies? (Exclude queens reared for sale.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1871

10. In 2017, how many queens, packages, and nucs were purchased by this operation, and what was the amount spent on those items?	None	Number Purchased	Total Dollars Spent
a. Purchased queens/queen cells? (Exclude self-created queens.) . . . . . . . .		1872	1863 $
b. Purchased packages? (with or without queen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1873	1864 $
c. Purchased nucs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1874	1865 $

SECTION 2 – HONEY PRODUCTION, INCOME, AND EXPENSES (continued)

11. In 2017, what were total expenditures for the following items on this operation:	None	Total Dollars Spent
a. Varroa control/treatment? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1860 $
b. Prevent/treat other colony health issues? (Including Nosema, tracheal mites, foulbrood, paralysis, Kashmir, cloudy wing, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1861 $
c. Feed? (Including syrup, sugar water, honey, pollen patties, and other feeds.) . . .		1862 $
d. New foundation for combs? (Exclude comb purchased with nucs.) . . . . . . . . . . . .		1866 $
e. New hives/woodenware? (Langstroth, top bar, other) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1867 $

12. During 2017, did this operation pay any fees to winter colonies in a warehouse or on land?
1868	1Yes – Go to Item 12a	3No – Go to Item 13
a. What were your total fees/rent to winter your colonies? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			1869 $

	Employees
13. During 2017, including yourself, what was the peak number of people working on your apiaries? (Exclude employees that did not work with colonies, i.e. office staff, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1870
	FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
	193

NOTES/COMMENTS

SECTION 3 – JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2017

	None	Colonies
14. On January 1, 2017, how many total colonies did this operation own, regardless of location?		2721
15. Between January 1, 2017, and March 31, 2017, how many:
a. Colonies were completely lost/dead out? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2722
b. Of the colonies reported in Item 14, how many were requeened only? (Exclude colonies that were completely lost/dead out in Item 15a.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2754
c. Of the colonies reported in Item 14, how many received a nuc or package? (Exclude colonies that were completely lost/dead out in Item 15a.) . . . . . . . . . . .		2755
d. New colonies did you add? (Include splits, newly created, and replacements of lost/dead out colonies. Exclude colonies that were requeened and/or received nucs/packages in Item 15b.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2724

SECTION 4 – APRIL THROUGH JUNE 2017

	None	Colonies
16. On April 1, 2017, how many total colonies did this operation own, regardless of location?		2725
17. Between April 1, 2017, and June 30, 2017, how many:
a. Colonies were completely lost/dead out? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2726
b. Of the colonies reported in Item 16, how many were requeened only? (Exclude colonies that were completely lost/dead out in Item 17a.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2756
c. Of the colonies reported in Item 16, how many received a nuc or package? (Exclude colonies that were completely lost/dead out in Item 17a.) . . . . . . . . . . . .		2757
d. New colonies did you add? (Include splits, newly created, and replacements of lost/dead out colonies. Exclude colonies that were requeened and/or received nucs/packages in Item 17b.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2728

SECTION 5 – JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2017

	None	Colonies
18. On July 1, 2017, how many total colonies did this operation own, regardless of location?		2729
19. Between July 1, 2017, and September 30, 2017, how many:
a. Colonies were completely lost/dead out? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2730
b. Of the colonies reported in Item 18, how many were requeened only? (Exclude colonies that were completely lost/dead out in Item 19a.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2758
c. Of the colonies reported in Item 18, how many received a nuc or package? (Exclude colonies that were completely lost/dead out in Item 19a.) . . . . . . . . . . .		2759
d. New colonies did you add? (Include splits, newly created, and replacements of lost/dead out colonies. Exclude colonies that were requeened and/or received nucs/packages in Item 19b.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2732

SECTION 6 – OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2017

	None	Colonies
20. On October 1, 2017, how many total colonies did this operation own, regardless of location?		2733
21. Between October 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, how many:
a. Colonies were completely lost/dead out? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2734
b. Of the colonies reported in Item 20, how many were requeened only? (Exclude colonies that were completely lost/dead out in Item 21a.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2766
c. Of the colonies reported in Item 20, how many received a nuc or package? (Exclude colonies that were completely lost/dead out in Item 21a.)		2768
d. New colonies did you add? (Include splits, newly created, and replacements of lost/dead out colonies. Exclude colonies that were requeened and/or received nucs/packages in Item 21b.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2736

SECTION 7 – LOSS IN 2017

22. Of the total colonies lost between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, did any colonies experience all of the following symptoms?

Little to no build-up of dead bees in the hive or at the hive entrance Rapid loss of adult bee population despite the presence of queen, capped brood, and food reserves Absence or delayed robbing of the food reserves Loss not attributable to Varroa or Nosema loads
2742	1Yes – Continue 3No – Go to Section 8 4No Loss – Go to Section 8 2Don't Know – Go to Section 8

	Colonies
23. How many colonies did you lose that experienced all of the symptoms in Item 11? . . . . . . . . . . . .	2743

SECTION 8 – COLONY HEALTH IN 2017

24. Of the total colonies owned between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017, how many colonies were affected by the following, but not necessarily lost? Note: The total of rows a through f, may exceed the total number of colonies.
	None	Colonies
a. Varroa Mites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2744
b. Other Pests and Parasites1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2745
c. Diseases2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2746
d. Pesticides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2749
e. Other3 (Specify) 2750 ____________________________________________		2751
f. Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		2752

1/ Includes Tracheal Mites, Nosema, Hive beetle, Wax moths, etc.

2/ Includes American and European foulbrood, Chalkbrood and Stonebrood, Paralysis (acute and chronic), Kashmir, Deformed Wing, Sacbrood, IAPV, Lake Sinai II, etc.

3/ Includes weather, starvation, insufficient forage, queen failure, hive damage/destroyed, etc.

NOTES/COMMENTS

SECTION 9 – CHANGE IN OPERATOR

Complete Items 25, 26, and 27 only if the operation named on the label did NOT report for Items 1 and 2; otherwise, go to Item 28.
25. Will this operation own or control any apiaries in 2018?
2702		1Yes		3No
26. Has the operation named on the label been sold, rented, or turned over to someone else?
1Yes – Continue			3No				Will the land be used for any agricultural purpose by you (the operator), or anyone else in the next year, or will you control or own bee colonies in the future? (Include growing crops, grains, row crops, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, or specialty crops, raising any livestock, poultry or bees).
27. What is the name and address of the new operation that has taken over the land or colonies?
Operation Name: Operator Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone:							Yes Don’t Know No
							(Regardless of answer to above, write a note to explain the situation.)

28. SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/

Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date? 9990 1Yes 3No

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

Comments:
	 

Respondent Name: ________________________

9911 Phone: (_____) _____–__________

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth

9902

1-PASI (Mail) 2-PATI (Tel) 3-PAPI (Face-to- Face) 6-E-mail 7-Fax 19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9985

9989

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Optional Use

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name