The following table shows that beekeeping in Canada has risen in the past five years, not only the number of beekeepers (from 7000, up to 8500) but the value of the crop ($126,000,000 up to $172,000,000). This is a gain of over 36 percent. Colony count has increased by 80,000. If bees and beekeeping were declining, you would hardly expect these sorts of numbers.
Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Beekeepers 7,028 7,403 7,713 8,312 8,483
Colonies 592,120 620,291 637,920 690,037 672,094
Production of honey, total (pounds x 1,000) 70,362 81,672 79,824 90,759 75,488
Value of honey, total (dollars x 1,000) 126,253 144,197 150,691 174,490 172,661
Statistics Canada. Table 001-0007 - Production and value of honey, annual (number unless otherwise noted)
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