There is an estimated 115,000 – 125,000 beekeepers in the United States. The vast majority are hobbyists with less than 25 hives. Commercial beekeepers are those with 300 or more hives. During the last 10 years, the US has been averaging 30% hive loss over winter. Last winter, across the Midwest, numerous states lost more than 60 percent.
I recently spoke to Rich Morris, an avid beekeeper and enginee, who lives in Madison, Wisconsin. He's the creator of a device called BroodMinder that enables beekeepers to figure out the temperature and humidity of their hive without dismantling the hive.
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