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Colony stressor profile2025 Q2 - USDA / NASS survey
Rank#4

Other

Other - #4 of 6 stressors by reach

U.S. colonies affected5.8%

Named stressors that do not fall under pests, disease or pesticides, including weather, starvation, queen failure and similar management or environmental causes.

U.S. reach5.8%#4 of 6 stressors
Peak quarter10.4%'24 Q2 - 6-qtr high
Above U.S. avg12 statesof 44 reporting
Hottest state15.0%Arkansas
Source: USDA / NASS Honey Bee Colonies - Colony Loss & Stressorshivelinks /data/pests/other

Of the 6 stressor categories USDA tracks, Other is the 4th-most reported, touching 5.8% of U.S. colonies last quarter. Here's where it concentrates, how it moves through the year, and which pollination crops walk hives into it - all from public USDA aggregates.

01

Where it hits hardest

USDA asks beekeepers each quarter what share of their colonies each stressor touched. For other, here are the states reporting the heaviest load this spring - measured against the U.S. average.

02

Through the year

Other is not steady through the year. Six straight quarters of real USDA readings show how the pressure shifts from season to season.

Other through the year

Share of U.S. colonies affected, six straight quarters of USDA readings.

direct
0.0%12.5%25.0%37.5%50.0%Q1 '24: 7.7%Q2 '24: 10.4%Q3 '24: 5.6%Q4 '24: 6.9%Q1 '25: 6.6%Q2 '25: 5.8%10.4%Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25
03

Crops in its path

Pollination contracts walk hives straight into local conditions. This ranks every tracked crop by the other load across its growing states - a colony-weighted read of what a hive meets at each bloom.