CALIFORNIA HONEY
September 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
THE CALIFORNIA honey sector has been hard hit this summer. The industry will probably produce 50 per cent less honey than last year, according to industry experts, who blame low rainfall and a lack of wild flowers. In 2001, California hives produced about 27 million pounds of honey or 15 percent of US production.
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THE CALIFORNIA honey sector has been hard hit this summer. The industry will probably produce 50 per cent less honey than last year, according to industry experts, who blame low rainfall and a lack of wild flowers. In 2001, California hives produced about 27 million pounds of honey or 15 percent of US production.
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