Land-use change reduces habitat suitability for supporting managed honey bee colonies in the Northern Great Plains

Significance Insect pollinators are critically important for maintaining global food production and ecosystem function. Our research investigated how land-use changes occurring in the US Northern Great Plains (NGP) is affecting habitat for managed honey bee colonies in a region supporting >40% of the US commercial colony stock. Our study reveals that land-cover features used by beekeepers when selecting apiary locations are decreasing in the...