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Bee colony death continues to rise. According to the Bee Informed Partnership's latest survey, released this week, U.S. beekeepers lost nearly 40% of their honey bee colonies last winter — the greatest reported winter hive loss since the partnership started its surveys 13 years ago.

No one knows just what bee species live in Oregon, which means we can't even begin to track if they're declining. A statewide project wants to change that.