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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