US honey production is in a sticky situation

US honey production is in a sticky situation

The bees of the United States are in trouble and so is their honey. Disease and budget cuts have put bee populations in peril across the country even as honey demand has skyrocketed. The government is also planning on closing an important agricultural research center, risking further loss of both bees and their beloved nectar. Honey, I shrunk the outputThe U.S. demand for honey has grown significantly during the past three decades, mostly due to…