Profits up in Montana, Wyoming, while production drops

This report tells about the increase in prices for honey, even though production has dropped. It also talks about some other health hazards to bees: the vorroa mite and Acrine mite.

Update on honey-production concerns

AOL's public health correspondent has written about the latest concerns over fraudulent honey. Executives from the nations's top honey producers and sellers met in secret Monday to examine the problem.

Mead gets some props from Phila. Inquirer

Here's a little write-up about Tria, a pair of Philadelphia cafes that serve mead from South Africa's Makana meadery.

Honey production in Kenya boosts food security

Here's an article that touts beekeeping and honey production as a form of nation building.

Honey production falls in Hungary

Authorities there say it's not because of colony collapse disorder, but rather that drought in 2008 resulted in a drop in production in 2009.

Yoga Journal article

Thanks to a friend at work for this article on honey from Yoga Journal.

From NY Times in 2008: 'Honey in the Hood'

This is a NY Times article about an urban farm in Philadelphia that, among other things, produces its own honey, dubbed "Honey in the Hood."
On a related note, here is a blog from the urban farm that talks about the centennial of beekeeping in Philadelphia, with mentions of things to come this year.