States That Lost the Most Bee Colonies Last Winter

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32. Minnesota
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 30.7%
> Beekeepers: 74 – 16th highest
> Colonies: 11,311 – 7th highest
> State population: 5,600,166 – 21st highest

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31. North Carolina
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 30.8%
> Beekeepers: 104 – 12th highest
> Colonies: 1,483 – 21st highest
> State population: 10,386,227 – 9th highest

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30. California
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 31.0%
> Beekeepers: 110 – 10th highest
> Colonies: 169,011 – the highest
> State population: 39,346,023 – the highest

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29. Kentucky
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 31.4%
> Beekeepers: 69 – 17th highest
> Colonies: 1,039 – 19th lowest
> State population: 4,461,952 – 19th lowest

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28. Washington
> Total winter loss, 2020/2021: 31.8%
> Beekeepers: 81 – 13th highest
> Colonies: 33,288 – 3rd highest
> State population: 7,512,465 – 13th highest