Apiservices - Beekeeping - Apiculture

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Date / source : 1997 / Tom Sanford, e-mail: mts@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu

number of inhabitants / nombre d'habitants : 265 200 000
size in square kilometers / nombre de km² : 9 372 610

Statistics on United States beekeeping are sparse and not totally accurate. The following is an estimate of the state of the industry in 1993:

number of beekeepers / nombre d'apiculteurs : 125 000 (about 600 beekeepers operate 1 000 or more colonies each)
number of beehives / nombre de ruches : 3 030 000
average production honey/beehive/year / production moyenne miel/ruche/an : 30 Kg
average honey prices wholesale/retail / prix moyens gros/détail : NA/NC
tons of exported honey / tonnes miel exportées : NA/NC
tons of imported honey / tonnes miel importées : have a look at "Honey Market"
Typical commercial operation: 1500-2500 colonies
About 600 beekeepers operate 1,000 or more colonies each; as a group these produce 75% of the U.S. honey crop
Farm value of honey crop: $US 125 million
U.S. honey consumption: 1.1 pounds
Employment: 2,400 full time and 6,100 part time employees
Added value (pollination) to 40 U.S. crops: $US 9.7 billion
Honey production: $US 125 million
Pollination rentals: $US 46 million
Queens and packages: $US 27 million
Hive products: $US 5 million
addresses of national associations / coordonnées associations nationales:
- Troy Fore
  Executive Director
  American Beekeeping Federation
  P.O. Box 1038
  Jesup, GA 31598
  Ph. 912-427-4233
  Fax 912-427-8447
  Email: troyfore@abfnet.org
  Web: American Beekeeping Federation
- Honey Market News
  Government: Linda Verstrate
  USDA-AMS, Fruits & Vegetable Div.<21N. 1st Ave.Suite 224
  Yakima, WA, 98902 US
  (509) 575-2494
  FAX: (509) 457-7132
- American Apitherapy Society
  Andrew Kochan, President
  202 E. Main St. Suite 101,
  Huntington, NY 11743 USA
  PH: (631) 470 9446; fax: (631) 693 2528.
  E-mail: aasoffice@apitherapy.org
  Website: www.apitherapy.org
addresses of relative government ministries / coordonnées responsable gouvernemental:
- Beltsville Bee Lab
  Government: Dr. Hachiro Shimanuki
  Rm. 209A, Bldg. 476, BARC-East
  Beltsville, MD, 20705 US
  (301) 504-8205
  FAX: (301) 504-8736
  hshimanu@asrr.arsusda.gov
- Baton Rouge Bee Lab
  Government: Dr. Thomas Rinderer, Research Leader
  1157 Ben Hur Rd.
  Baton Rouge, LA, 70820 US
  (225) 767-9280
  FAX: (225) 766-9212
  trindere@ars.usda.gov
- Tucson Bee Lab
  Government: Dr. Eric H. Erickson
  USDA-ARS Center Director
  2000 E. Allen Road
  Tucson, AZ, 85719 US
  (520) 670-6380, Ext. 103
  FAX: (520) 670-6493
  eric@tucson.ars.ag.gov
  http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov
- Utah Bee Lab
  Government: Dr. William P. Kemp
  USDA-ARS/Bee Biology Lab
  Utah State University
  Logan, UT, 84322-5310 US
  (435) 797-2524
  FAX: (435) 797-0461
  wkemp@cc.usu.edu
- Texas Bee Lab
  Government: Dr. William T. Wilson, Lead Scientist
  USDA, ARS, SRC Bldg. 205
  2413 East Hwy. 83
  Weslaco, TX, 78596 US
  (956) 969-5005
  FAX: (956) 969-5033
  wwilson@weslaco.ars.usda.gov
  http://www.rsru2.tamu.edu
diverse : research centers, laboratories, annual congresses, WEB, etc. / divers : centres de recherches, labos, congrès annuels, WEB, etc...:
- UNH Extension
  Univ. Contact: Allan Eaton
  Durham, NH, 3824
  603.862.1734
- ME Dept. of Agr.
  Univ. Contact: Anthony Jadczak
  Division of Plant Industry
  Augusta, ME, 4333 US
  (207) 287-3891
  FAX: (207) 287-7548
  anthony.m.jadczak@state.me.us
- University of MA
  Univ. Contact: Dept. of Entomology
  413.545.2283
  Amherst, MA, US
- University of Wisconsin
  Univ. Contact: Dept. of Entomology
  1630 Linden Drive
  Madison, WI, 53706-1598 US
  (608) 262-3227
  FAX: (608) 262-3322
  http://www.wisc.edu/entomology
- U of AR Dept. of Agr. Bld.
  Univ. Contact: Don Steinkraus
- Fayetteville, AR, 72701 US
  (501) 575-3187
  FAX: (501) 575-2452
  gwallis@comp.uark.edu/fayetteville
  http://www.uark.edu/depts/entomolo/
- Entomology & Plant Pathology
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Clarence Collison
  MSU, Box 9775
  Mississippi State, MS, 39762 US
  (662) 325-2085
  FAX: (662) 325-8837
  chc2@ra.msstate.edu
  http://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/ENTPLP.html
- Dept. of Entomology-Oregon State University
  Univ. Contact: Dr. D.M. Burgett
  2046 Cordley Hall
  Corvallis, OR, 97331-2907 US
  (541) 737-4896
  FAX: (541) 737-3643
  burgettm@bcc.orst.edu
  http://osu.orst.edu/dept/entomology
- Entomology Dept., Univ. of DE
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Dewey Caron
  Newark, DE, 19717 US
  (302) 831-8883
  FAX: (302)831-3651
  dewey.caron@mvs.udel.edu
- Dept. of Entomology
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Donald R. Lewis
  Iowa State University
  Ames, IA, 50011 US
  (515) 294-1101
  FAX: (515) 294-8027
  drlewis@iastate.edu
  http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/
- Dept. of Ent., 320 Morrill Hall
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Gene E. Robinson
  505 S.Goodwin Ave.
  Urbana, IL, 61801 US
  (217) 333-2910
  FAX: (217) 244-3499
  generobi@uiuc.edu
- Purdue University
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Greg Hunt
  Dept. of Entomology
  W. Lafayette, IN, 47907-1158 US
  (765) 494-4605
  FAX: (765) 494-0535
  gh@spider.entm.purdue.edu
  http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/
- WV University
  Univ. Contact: Dr. James Amrine
  P.O. Box 6108
  Morgantown, WV, 26506 US
  (304) 293-6023
  FAX: (304) 293-2960
  jamrine@wvu.edu
  http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/varroa/
- OARDC/Dept. Ent.
  Univ. Contact: Dr. James E. Tew
  1680 Madison Ave.
  Wooster, OH, 44691 US
  (330) 263-3684
  FAX: (330) 262-2720
  tew.1@osu.edu
- NC State University
  Univ. Contact: Dr. John Ambrose
  P.O. Box 7626
  Raleigh, NC, 27695-7626 US
  (919) 515-1660
  FAX: (919) 515-7273
  john_ambrose@ncsu.edu
  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Beekeeping/bee_contents.html
- University of TN
  Univ. Contact: Dr. John Skinner
  Box 1071
  Knoxville, TN, 37901-1071 US
  (615) 974-7138
  FAX: (423) 974-8868
  jskinner@utk.edu
- Dept. of Entomology
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Keith S. Delaplane
  University of Georgia
  Athens, GA, 30602 US
  (706) 542-1765
  FAX: (706) 542-3872
  ksd@arches.uga.edu
  http://www.ces.uga.edu
- Univ. of RI
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Kerwin E. Hyland
  Biological Science Center, B-114
  Kingston, RI, 2881 US
  (401) 874-2650
  FAX: (401) 874-4256
  khyland@uriacc.uri.edu
- New Mexico State Univ.
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Lloyd M. English
  1036 Miller ST. SW
  Los Lunas, NM, 87031 US
  505.865.7340
  FAX: 505.865.5163
- 202 Plant Industries
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Marion D. Ellis
  P.O. Box 830816
  Lincoln, NE, 68583-0816 US
  (402) 472-8696
  FAX: (402)472-4687
  mellis@unlinfo.unl.edu
  http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/entomol/beekpg/beekpg.htm
- Dept. of Entomology
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Marla Spivak
  University of MN-1980 Folwell
  St. Paul, MN, 55108 US
  (612) 624-4798
  FAX: (612) 625-5299
  spiva001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
- Univ. Contact: Dr. Michael A. Catangui
  Ag Hall Rm. 230, Box 2207A
  Brookings, SD, 57007 US
  (605) 688-4603
  FAX: (605) 688-4602
  www.abs.sdstate.edu/plantsci/ext
- Clemson University
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Mike Hood
  305 Long Hall
  Clemson, SC, 29634 US
  (864) 656-0346
  FAX: (864) 656-5065
  mhood@clemson.edu
  http://entweb.clemson.edu/
- Comstock Hall
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Nick Calderone - Dr. Roger Morse
  Cornell University
  Ithaca, NY, 14853 US
  (607) 254-7417
  FAX: (607) 255-0939
  nwc4@cornell.edu
- Univ. of CT-Dept. of Plant Science
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Norman Gauthier
  U-67, 1376 Storrs Rd.
  Storrs, CT, 06269-4067 US
  (860) 486-0189
  FAX: (860) 486-0682
  ngauthie@canr1.cag.uconn.edu
  http://www.uconn.edu
- University of Kansas
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Orley R. Taylor
  Dept. of Entomology
  Lawrence, KS, 66045 US
  (785) 864-4051
  FAX: (785) 864-5321
  chip@ukans.edu
- University of Hawaii
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Patricia Couvillon
  1993 East West Rd.
  Honolulu, HI, 96822 US
  (808) 956-4761
- University Outreach & Extension
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Raymond A. Nabors
  P.O. Box 1001
  Caruthersville, MO, 63830 US
  (573) 333-0258
  FAX: (573) 333-4216
  naborsr@ext.missouri.edu
- USDA, ARS, ABDRL
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Richard A. Nunamaker
  P.O. Box 3965
  Laramie, WY, 82071 US
  (307) 766-3624
  FAX: (307) 766-3500
  rnunamak@uwyo.edu
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Univ.-Entomology Department
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Richard Fell
  216 Price Hall
  Blacksburg, VA, 24061 US
  (540) 231-7207
  FAX: (540) 231-9131
  rfell@vt.edu
  http://www.ento.vt.edu
- Biology Department
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Richard W. Rust
  Univ. of Nevada – Reno
  Reno, NV, 89557 US
  (775) 784-6188
  FAX: (775) 784-1302
  rwrust@unr.edu
- Entomology-University of CA
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Rob Page
  One Shields Ave
  Davis, CA, 95616 US
  (530) 752-5455
  FAX: (530) 752-1537
- Dept. of Ent. Penn State Univ.
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Scott Camazine
  501 ASI Bldg.
  University Park, PA, 16802 US
  814.863.1854
  FAX: (814) 865-3048
  jfinley@psu.edu
  http://www.psu.edu/dept/beehive/index.html
- Rutgers Research & Ext. Center
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Sridhar Polavarapu
  125 A Lake Oswego Rd.
  Chatsworth, NJ, 8019 US
  (609) 726-1590
  FAX: (609) 726-1593
  polavarapu@aesop.rutgers.edu
- Department of Entomology
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Steve Sheppard
  WSU P.O. Box 646382
  Pullman, WA, 99164-6382 US
  509.335.5180
  FAX: (509) 335-1009
  shepp@wsu.edu
  http://www.entomology.wsu.edu
- Community Research Service
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Thomas C. Webster
  Kentucky State University
  Frankfort, KY, 40601 US
  (502) 227-6351
  FAX: (502) 227-6381
- University of Florida
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Tom Sanford
  P.O. Box 110620
  Gainesville, FL, 32611-0620 US
  (352) 392-1801, EXT. 143
  FAX: (352) 392-0190
  mts@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
  http://www.ifas.ufl.edu:7100/~mts/apishtm/apis.htm
- Entomology Dept. CSU
  Univ. Contact: Dr. Whitney Cranshaw
  Fort Collins, CO, 80523 US
  (970) 491-6781
  FAX: (970) 491-3862
  wcransha@ceres.agsci.colostate.edu
- DOE/EPSCOR & MT. Org. for Research in Energy
  Univ. Contact: Jerry J. Bromenshenk, PhD, Director
  Univ. of MT – Missoula
  Missoula, MT, 59812-1002 US
  (406) 243-5648
  FAX: (406) 243-4184
  jjbmail@selway.umt.edu
  http://www.umt.edu/biology/bees
- Entomology Department
  Univ. Contact: Michigan State University
  243 Natural Science
  E. Lansing, MI, 48824-1115 US
  (517) 355-4662
  FAX: (517) 353-4354
  grafius@msue.msu.edu
  http://www.ent.msu.edu/dept/
- TX A & M University
  Univ. Contact: Mr. Paul Jackson
  Dept. of Entomology – Rm. 411 Heep Center
  College Station, TX, 77843-2475 US
  (409) 845-9714
  FAX: (409) 845-0983
  p-jackson28476@tamu.edu
- Dept. of Entomology
  Univ. Contact: Ms. Sue W. Cobey
  1735 Neil Ave.
  Columbus, OH, 43210 US
  (614) 292-7928
  FAX: (614) 292-5237
  cobey.1@osu.edu
  http://iris.biosci.ohio-state.edu/honeybee
- OK State Univ.
  Univ. Contact: Prof. Ken Pinkson
  127 NRC
  Stillwater, OK, 74078 US
  (405) 774-5527
  FAX: (405) 744-6039
  knp4430@okway.okstate.edu
  http://www.okstate.edu/osu_ag/asnr/ento/

Historically, beekeeping has declined in the United States. In 1947, there were 5.9 million beehives. This number decreased steadily, leveling off at 4.1 million in the 1980s, but falling off again to a present level of 2.9 million. During the same period, the number of beekeepers also declined (see Agricultural Economic Report Number 708, Honey: Background for 1995 Farm Legislation, USDA, April 1995, by Frederic L. Hoff,
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