Hello All,
The most recent data I could find was from 1975.
Estimated number of hives in England & wales 176,448
Beekeepers with 1-10 colonies 28,108
11-39 2,878
40-100 317
over 100 115
Taken from "The Complete Handbook of Beekeeping" by H. Mace. A British
beekeepers publication
If beekeeping in England has taken the same course as U.S. beekeeping I
would guess the above numbers are less today which is why I responded.
I believe in the U.S. every year since 1946 the number of beekeepers has
declined ( except for possibly one year).
Sincerely,
Bob Harrison
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