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The Current Challenges

The Current Challenges

I get the same questions all the time - almost every day in fact. I've been thinking about this entry for a while now and I feel like it is time to give everyone all the answers - all at once.  So here goes... Is Beekeeping Really Dying?   Despite the $60 billion honey industry, 90% of wild honey bees are at risk of extinction.  Sure there is a risk to everything, but this risk has been amplified - especially last year when commercial growers lost HUGE portions of their stock.  A couple of larger growers in Canada lost over 80%...

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