>>When the price of honey drops (as it inevitably must) and beekeepers go
back for
> pollination, will the growers be there?
> Smart growers are willing to pay top dollar for strong hives of bees.

A friend who has a reasonable size orchard in Washington state is planning
to start his own apiary this year.
Laws of supply and demand tend to return equilibrium.

Waldemar
Long Island, NY

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