佛吉尼亚州的农业和消费者服务部从2013年10月到2014年4月进行的一项调查中发现,该州有近33%的蜜蜂死亡。这个死亡率高于全国同期蜜蜂死亡率,但低于蜜蜂死亡创记录的2012 - 13年冬天的数据。The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says a survey from October through April found that nearly 33 percent of managed honey bee colonies in the state died. The rate is higher than the national loss figure for the same period, but lower than the honey bee deaths recorded over the winter of 2012-13.