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An Analysis of Beekeeping Production Costs and Returns

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  • Owens, Charles D.
  • Cleaver, Thayer
  • Schneider, Roger E.

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Beekeeping for honey production in the United States is not profitable. The unit price received by beekeepers for bulk, extracted honey has not changed in the last 25 years, while the cost of production has increased. Thus, beekeepers who rely on honey production for income must supplement their income from other sources, such as crop pollination or outside employment. Although research has been done within States on honey production cost, there has been no nationwide study that is primarily concerned with analysis of production costs and returns. The primary objective of the study was to determine annual production costs and returns of beekeepers who had between 300 and 6,000 colonies, and to recommend to beekeepers ways of reducing costs and increasing income. Information was gathered from 18 beekeeping enterprises in the Midwest and 41 in the Southwest.

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  • Owens, Charles D. & Cleaver, Thayer & Schneider, Roger E., 1973. "An Analysis of Beekeeping Production Costs and Returns," USDA Miscellaneous 342464, United States Department of Agriculture.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:usdami:342464
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.342464
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