Colonies
Per
Beekeepers
Colonies
Beekeeper
Yield per Colony Production
Price
Value
kg
tonnes
$/kg
$'000
1994.........................................................
750
159,000
212
88
14,064
1.50
21,139.6
1995..............................................................
750
175,000
233
55
9,664
1.84
17,747.0
1996.....................................................................
750
175,000
233
53
9,169
2.76
25,337.0
1997.............................................................
725
175,000
241
61
10,716
2.43
26,039.0
1998.......................................
730
205,000
281
85
17,389
1.96
34,000.0
1999.......................................
725
205,000
283
55
11,251
1.79
20,157.5
2000.......................................
747
217,000
290
50
10,926
1.81
19,741.4
2001.......................................
739
227,000
307
54
12,150
2.26
27,488.0
2002.......................................
700
227,000
324
59
13,488
4.32
58,320.0
2003........................................
755
221,000
293
57
12,630
4.50
56,845.0
2004.......................................
695
248,000
357
61
15,186
3.32
50,455.0
2005.......................................
728
251,000
345
58
14,459
2.17
31,428.0
2006.......................................
733
254,000
347
83
21,199
2.19
46,375.0
2007.......................................
726
237,000
326
55
13,115
2.26
29,627.0
2008.......................................
620
226,000
365
52
11,789
3.20
37,755.0
2009.......................................
683
251,000
367
53
13,207
3.70
48,837.0
2010.......................................
769
266,000
346
59
15,685
3.58
56,230.0
2011
r.......................................
798
274,600
344
56
15,445
3.83
59,168.0
2012
p.......................................
800
282,000
353
65
18,380
3.59
65,938.0
Table 34: Alberta Honey Statistics, 1994-2012
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Database Table Number 001-0007
Number
Honey
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Database Table Number 001-0007
$ Millions
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
tonnes
Fig. 17 Honey Production in Alberta, 2003-2012
Ten-Year
Average
2003-2012
is
15,110
tonnes
Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012
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