USDA releases honey data: Production up 20% in last year

The newest report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Services shows that honey production in the United States was up 20 percent in 2010 over the previous year, and that prices rose to a record high of $1.60.3 per pound. Full details here, and I'll have more next week, as I have a chance to review the data.

National Honey Report

Just came across this report, from about a week ago, the monthly National Honey Report for January 2011.

Another suspected 'honey launderer' busted

Federal authorities have charged another foreigner with trying to evade duties by masking Chinese honey as that from other countries.

Smartphones as hive monitors?

Researchers in the UK say smartphone apps can help monitor the activity inside beehives.

Honey and genetically modified crops

Bloomberg reports that honey produced near Monsanto's genetically modified maize could face increased scrutiny and limits from the European Union.

Feature from Ohio paper about inferior honey

Ohio beekeepers tell the Daily Jeffersonian that the problem of "adulterated" honey has been getting worse, as demand for honey rises and production in the United States declines.

Beyond The Hive: Winter taking huge toll on farmers

The heavy, and constant, snowfalls have killed livestock, destroyed buildings on farms.