Winter Mortality with Brandon Hopkins & Marc-Andre Roberge

Nectar CEO Marc-Andre Roberge and apiary researcher Brandon Hopkins join Max on the pod to talk about overwinter mortality rates in the 2024-2025 season. The conversation focuses on a recent study by Project Apis (PAm) showing an average of 62% winter colony losses across the commercial beekeeping industry. In response, Nectar conducted its own study of winter mortality rates and found an average of 30% losses for the same period among its customer base. The resulting conversation digs into the discrepancy, asking what the commercial beekeeping industry can do to finally get ahead of hive losses. Links: 1. Project Apis' (PAm) overwinter mortality study: https://www.projectapism.org/pam-blog/keeping-beekeepers-buzzing-addressing-industry-concerns2. Marc's blog post in response to the PAm study: https://nectar.buzz/en/blog/13/