States That Lost the Most Bee Colonies Last Winter

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37. Indiana
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 28.2%
> Beekeepers: 65 – 21st highest
> Colonies: 1,491 – 20th highest
> State population: 6,696,893 – 16th highest

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36. Oregon
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 29.2%
> Beekeepers: 79 – 14th highest
> Colonies: 20,344 – 5th highest
> State population: 4,176,346 – 18th lowest

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35. Virginia
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 29.6% (tie)
> Beekeepers: 193 – 2nd highest
> Colonies: 2,615 – 16th highest
> State population: 8,509,358 – 12th highest

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34. Rhode Island
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 29.6% (tie)
> Beekeepers: 12 – 4th lowest
> Colonies: 170 – 3rd lowest
> State population: 1,057,798 – 5th lowest

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33. New Jersey
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 29.9%
> Beekeepers: 62 – 19th lowest
> Colonies: 685 – 13th lowest
> State population: 8,885,418 – 11th highest