Honey bee colony losses are a major concern in the US and across the globe. Long-term data on losses are critical for putting yearly losses in context. US colony loss surveys have been conducted yearly since the winter of 2006-7. Here we report the results from the eighth annual survey on winter losses, and the second annual survey of summer and annual losses. There were 7,425 valid respondents (7,123 backyard, 190 sideline, and 112 commercial beekeepers) managing 497,855 colonies, 19% of the total US colonies. Total losses reported were 19.8% [95% CI: 19.3-20.3%] over the summer, 23.7% [95% CI: 23.3-24.1%] over the winter, and 34.1% [95% CI: 33.6-34.6%] for the whole year. Average losses were 15.1% [95% CI: 14.5-15.7%] over the summer, 44.8% [95% CI: 43.9-45.7%] over the winter, and 51.1% [95% CI: 50.2-51.6%] for the whole year. While total winter loss was one of the lowest reported in eight years, 66% of all beekeepers had higher losses than they deemed acceptable.