Bees in the US are not in decline as supported by the statistics
Released March 21, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
United States Honey Production Up 5 Percent
Honey production in 2013 from producers with five or more colonies totaled
149 million pounds, up 5 percent from 2012. There were 2.64 million colonies
producing honey in 2013, up 4 percent from 2012. Yield per colony averaged
56.6 pounds, up 1 percent from the 56.0 pounds in 2012.
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