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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