Hi All,

It just occurred to me to run these figures:

The US honey crop of 175 million lbs, selling at 90¢ per pound was worth 
$157 million.

1.3 million colonies in almond pollination at, say, $130 average, is $169
million.

In summary, the total U.S. beekeeping industry will likely make more money
this year from almond pollination alone, than from all honey sales!  

Randy Oliver
california

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