Bee Populations Increase in Maine 73% in 2 Years

GOOD NEWS NETWORK • September 29, 2020

Recent data collections released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that some states are experiencing growths in colony numbers of 70% or more. Maine, the number one state for thriving bees, grew colony numbers by 73% since 2018. In the first half of 2020, the United States as a whole added roughly 420,000 more colonies to its bee populations than were lost.