LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky honey production in 2016 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 230 thousand pounds, unchanged from 2015. Value of honey production in 2016 was $925,000, down slightly from 2015. There were 5 thousand colonies from which honey was harvested in 2016. Yield of honey harvested per colony averaged 46.0 pounds, equal to the yield in 2015. Producer honey stocks were 48,000 pounds on December 15, 2016, down 13 percent from a year earlier.
United States honey production in 2016 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 162 million pounds, up 3 percent from 2015. There were 2.78 million colonies from which honey was harvested in 2016, up 4 percent from 2015. Yield of honey harvested per colony averaged 58.3 pounds, down 1 percent from the 58.9 pounds in 2015. Producer honey stocks were 41.3 million pounds on December 15, 2016, down 2 percent from a year earlier.
— USDA, NASS, Kentucky Field Office
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