IMPACT OF WAR ON THE WINTER SURVIVAL OF BEE COLONIES IN UKRAINE: MONITORING RESULTS FOR 2023-2024
Journal: Biolohichni systemy
Year: 2025

Over the last 17 years, Northern Hemisphere countries, including the United States, European countries, Canada, and Mexico, have reported significant rates of annual losses of honey bee colonies, Apis mellifera L. These losses have significant economic consequences for the beekeeping and agricultural sectors, and, primarily, for ecosystems. This study aimed to analyze the honey bee colonies losses after wintering 2023-2024 in Ukraine in the context of international monitoring coordinated by the