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Subject:	Re: Question about Bee Decline stats
From:	Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:16:50 -0400
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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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