There are some caveats you should be aware of every year though. The USDA makes a similar analysis every year on a wide variety of commodities using somewhat more sophisticated resources than we have available.
After all, they are the Federal Government. What they are able to do is look at things like honey purchased but not consumed, the waste that occurs ever know anybody that throws away a jar of crystalized honey because it went bad? Our argument is that our numbers are pretty straight forward in that we gather everything we can, the same way every year and make the same calculations every year. So, look at the patterns of honey in and honey out and amounts put under loan and imports each year to see a bigger story than just how much.
Right off you can see that the final figure is going to be a little less than it should be because none of the honey produced by backyard beekeepers — those with fewer than five colonies — gets counted. That includes a lot of Farm Market honey, back door and sold at work honey, and honey consumed at home.
And, of course, you realize that not every single person in this country eats as much honey as the figures say they do, so take some, give some, the numbers are what they are, but at least they are consistent. In US producers with more than five colonies made Then add in the stocks of honey produced in carried into , which came to One last input here, imports during came to This comes to 70 million pounds of honey produced but not consumed last year, up from the 46 million pounds last year.
Now, total consumption is calculated by taking all the honey in, subtracting all the honey out, resulting in the amount of honey consumed during the year. We use the July 1 population each year for consistency. This is No gain, but, no loss either. Now, look at this another way. Are you interested in testing our corporate solutions? Please do not hesitate to contact me. Industry-specific and extensively researched technical data partially from exclusive partnerships.
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You need a Single Account for unlimited access. Full access to 1m statistics Incl. Single Account. View for free. The first thing we talked about was if we really wanted to be in the honey business. The Internal Revenue Service has very specific guidelines about what constitutes a business and what is just a hobby.
However, a hobby that earns income still has to report the income, just like a business. In most states, this is called small-scale beekeeping and has fewer regulations than commercial beekeeping.
But there are still some regulations. Each state has its own definition of what makes a small-scale honey business. In Texas, a small-scale beekeeper is one that produces less than pounds of honey, sells directly to the consumer, does not sell wholesale or online, and the honey is from hives the beekeeper owns and manages. Because honey is a food, it must be labeled correctly. The FDA requires these four things on a honey label.
If you are going to sell honey online or wholesale, you need to register with your state health department, your local health department, and the FDA as a food facility. In order to sell honey, it must be harvested first. Another option is to build a DIY honey extractor to extract the honey so you can jar it. You can still put a bit of honeycomb in the jar for decoration or to help differentiate your honey from other honey.
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