Milk prices may be at an all-time low but fruit and almond prices are expected to increase substantially due to another season of honeybee population decreases. Ordering bees to pollinate crops and to start new hives for honey-making is even more difficult this year than last. “It’s been stated that every third bite of food …
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Honey Prices Soar As Colony Collapse Disorder Worsens And The Bee Population Declines
Honey prices in the United States have risen by more than 13 percent. In January 2014 the price was $9,722 per ton, but a decline in yield per bee colony and higher demand pushed the price in January 2015 to $11,023 per ton. Honey production in America has reportedly been on the decline since 2013. …