>I think that demonstrates the problem that we have in getting any accurate data.  It's apples and pears!  Without a clearly defined set of rules for reporting data everyone is left to do their own thing.

The challenge I see is that there is no better nationwide dataset to utilize for the comparison. So while the data is admittedly skewed, it is likely consistently skewed as they've employed the same matrices since the USDA began collecting this particular dataset in 1987.

Further, while the honey yield question is interesting, it is tangential to the main thrust of the study in question - bee longevity.

Honey yield is simply evaluated as one of several proxies presented as a means to attempt to corroborate the results.


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