AdvertisementMore Bad Buzz For Bees: Record Number Of Honeybee Colonies Died Last WinterJune 19, 2019Susie NeilsonfacebookEmailHoneybee hives stand on a field at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center in Beltsville, Maryland. An annual survey of U.S. beekeepers shows the rate of colony death last winter — nearly 40% — was the highest reported since the survey began 13 years ago. (Olivia Falcigno/NPR)