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Subject:	Re: Variation in honey yields can be explained by ecoregional factors
From:	Peter Borst <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:35:16 -0500
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None of this can be explained without supply and demand. If you look at the statistics, the number of colonies in the US went from 4 million to 6 million during WW II. This was primarily to ramp up beeswax production which had many war related uses. After the war everything collapsed, especially the price of honey. Many left the industry. 

PLB

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