Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a survey about honey bee health which has created quite a stir from bee health advocates as well as beekeepers. The survey implies that honey bee populations are increasing. Meanwhile, beekeepers are expressing concerns about the interpretation of this data. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer discusses the survey with Mr. Joshua O’Rear, an agricultural statistician with USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. His current duties include preparing the estimates for the Honey, Honey Bee Colonies, and Cost of Pollination reports.  ©2017 The Organic View Radio Show. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials on these pages are copyrighted by the The Organic View Radio Show. No part of these pages, either text or image may be used for any purpose other than personal use. Therefore, reproduction, modification, storage in a retrieval system or retransmission, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, for reasons other than personal use, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. The identifier "The Organic View" refers collectively to The Organic View Radio Show, TheOrganicView.com, The Organic View Network, Clean Energy View, The Neonicotinoid View and The NLP View. General inquiries should be directed to our Web feedback box, info(@)theorganicview.com or from the contact form at the top of most pages on our site, www.theorganicview.com. Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOrganicViewRadioShow Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheOrganicView Listen to previous shows: http://theorganicview.com/wiki Contests: http://www.theorganicview.com/contests Please support our efforts by donating to the show by making a donation to TheOrganicView! Even a dollar helps!