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Re: contradictory conclusions
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Peter Loring Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 Oct 2016 23:18:03 -0400
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> Pete, you may be forgetting that the majority of hives in the U.S. go to almond pollination.

I disagree with this. The number of hives in the US is officially near 3 million, but may be more like 4 million due to undercounting. How many go to almonds, 1.7 million? Maybe half, maybe less than half. 

According the Honey Board: "There are an estimated 115,000 – 125,000 beekeepers in the United States," so an overwhelming majority of these does not do almond pollination.

PLB

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