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The number of #bee colonies has reached an all-time high | Fortune https://fortune.com/2024/04/03/hobbyist-beekeepers-reverse-americas-critical-bee-shortage-5-years-record-colonies/ “There’s now a record number of #honeybees humming in the U.S—and for many farmers, hobbyist beekeepers, and almond-milk lovers, the news is sweeter than #honey.

Nearly a million bee colonies have been formed in the past five years, according to 2022 Census of Agriculture data from the USDA, boosting the total number of colonies to an all-time high of 3.8 million.”