Dutch bees had good winter

This Dutch video says about itself (translated):

April 24, 2016

AMEN – Bees had their best winter for years. The number of hives where bees this winter have died is extremely low.

Beekeepers lost 6.5 percent of their hives, while the previous year that was still 10 percent. In 2011 even 20 percent of the bee colonies did not survive winter.

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