GRAPHIC: Americans want more honey. Domestic production hasn’t kept up.

Photo caption: Honey bee on a Mexican Hat flower (Ratibida) in a wildflower pollinator meadow. July 15, 2021. (Public domain) Photo credit: USDA photo by Kirsten Strough. Article by Heather Robinson. Investigate Midwest – July 7, 2022.

While the demand for honey is at an all-time high, production in the U.S. continues to decline, according to data collected by the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 2021, Americans consumed about 620 millions pounds of honey, with just 20% being produced domestically. Now […]

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