![]() South Dakota ranks between 1st and 5th in the United States in total honey production (in 2009, we were number 2 with 17.8 million pounds of honey produced).įun for kids of all ages – ‘ Why honey bees are better than politicians‘Ĭheck out our Colony Collapse Disorder page where we try to add current articles/videos related to CCD/Honey Bees each month. In South Dakota it was an estimated 71 pounds per hive in the same time frame. Nationwide, the average annual production per hive was 67 pounds (from 2002 to 2007). There were 290,000 colonies registered in the state in 2009. In 2009, South Dakota had 185 registered beekeepers with 30% being commercial producers and the remaining 70% being hobbyist beekeepers. See more about Adee Bees in this article from the Twin Cities Pioneer press () and this you tube video. The North Dakota state insect is the convergent lady beetle.īiggest honeybee keeper in South Dakota ( and the world!) is Richard Adee of Adee Honey Farms. Other states that have designated the honeybee as a state/agricultural insect (or bug) include: South Dakota designated the Honeybee as the official state insect in 1978. In 2012 – ND produced about 34 million pounds of honey while SD produced around 17 million pounds. His contact information, as well as information for all other states, can be found here - the Apiary Inspectors Of America.ĭid you know? North Dakota and South Dakota are the 2 top honey-producing states in the country. He will try to help determine what went wrong. ![]()
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