The USDA National Honey Market News & Bee/Plant Report is on-line at:
 
http://209.76.50.54
 
Some interesting developments in both the Honey Price & Bee/Pasture
Conditions that many will be interested in. All should keeping in mind that
these reports by their nature or timing are only the history of the Honey
Market & Beekeeping Conditions and should not be relied on for todays CASH
Honey market.
 
But all who produce honey to sell should read them anyway as it is a lot of
effort to get them on-line.<G>
Excuse the typo's and fount errors as they are built in to the cheep OCR
programs I use and the fact I only use them once a month.
 
In California the weather has taken a turn towards the bad for most
beekeepers and feeding has become general. The temperatures have been 10 to
15 degrees f. below normal for several weeks with rain showers every few
days. All is expected (hopefully will) return to normal by weeks end and
all glory should bust lose for beekeepers state wide as bees swarm into the
Orange Flow in central and southern districts that have a good bloom
showing. The Sage flow is only a few weeks away in many areas of the Coast
and that too should improve with warmer or normal weather.
 
All should watch the California Sage crop which is water white and
interchangeable with any white honey produced as the size and price will
set the tone of the market for the season including US imports. This
expected crop will be used by the packers & stealers to hammer the price
down matters not what the total world supply and availability is.
 
ttul, the OLd Drone
 
 
 
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