honey

Celebrating the small pollinators and their importance to the Pacific Northwest region with these collection of facts.

According to NASS, honey production in Washington last year hit 2.75 million pounds, a 10% drop from 2021.  There were 86,000 honey producing colonies, 10,000 lower than the previous year.  The yield per colony averaged 32.0 pounds, unchanged from the previous year.  Washington's...

U.S. imports of honey continue to rise as American production declines.  New data from Economic Research Service shows imports have exceeded domestic honey production since 2005 and accounted for 74% of total U.S. honey supplies in 2021.  Over th...

We saw a big drop in the number of honeybee colonies across the U.S. last year, and that resulted in a sizeable drop in honey production in 2020. Gary Crawford breaks down the latest USDA numbers. Another possible reason for the drop; the pandemic ...

Bees are not only important for their ability to pollinate.  They are also responsible for the production of honey.  And as the National Honey Board’s Margaret Lombard told Rod Bain, that more and more Americans are turning to honey in a variety of ways.       ...

Honey production throughout the Northwest was up in 2016, but the story is less positive in a closer look.   Washington’s production dropped eight percent to 2.94 million pounds and the value of Washington honey dropped four percent to $5.53 million...

According to the USDA, honey production in 2015 dropped 12% in operations with five or more bee colonies.   The USDA report released Tuesday shows United States honey production in 2015 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 157 million pounds.  There w...