Beekeeping Production System, Challenges, and Opportunities in Selected Districts of South Wollo Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia

Table 4

Reasons of colony decline.

Reason for colony decline	Frequency	%	Order of importance
Chemical application	85	62.96	1
Lack of management	63	47.41	2
Predators	62	45.93	3
Pests	39	28.89	4
Drought	31	22.96	5
Absconding	22	16.30	6
Swarming	19	14.07	7
Unknown reason	17	13.33	8
Lack of bee forages	14	10.37	9
Lack of water	9	6.67	10
Others (theft, climate change)	4	2.96	11
Diseases	0	0.00