Driven by Almonds, Pollination Services Now Exceed Honey as a Source of Beekeeper Revenue

Peyton Ferrier

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2018, vol. July 2018, issue 06

Abstract: Pollination services income as a share of beekeeper revenue remained relatively small compared with honey sales through the 1990s. Today, led by almonds, pollination service fees and honey sales are roughly equal.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302638

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