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CUSTER, S.D. – Get ready to savor the sweet taste of South Dakota honey at the ‘Honey at Wild Spruce’ event, taking place on Friday, September 29, 2023, from 12 to 4 p.m. MT, at Wild Spruce Market, in Custer, South Dakota. Taste Sensation: Sample mouthwatering honey and grab recipes for honey-infused snacks. Meet the […]
PIERRE, S.D. – For more than a decade, beekeepers in South Dakota and around the country have been fighting against historically high annual colony loss rates of more than 30%. The continued loss of colonies has the potential to affect roughly 100 different agricultural crops across the country and could raise food prices while decreasing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranchers and farmers along with small plant and animal growers still have time to be counted in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Although the deadline for submitting the ag census has just passed, NASS will continue to accept completed […]
PIERRE, SD – Honey production in 2021 from South Dakota producers with five or more colonies totaled 12.3 million pounds, down 18% from 2020, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. South Dakota ranked second in the nation for honey production. There were 250,000 honey producing colonies in South Dakota during 2021, up 2% […]
HETTINGER, ND – A commercial beekeeping supply business has opened in far southwestern North Dakota that will serve people in three of the top five honey-producing states in the country. State Department of Commerce officials say Commercial Bee Supply in Hettinger is meant to bolster the beekeeping and other agriculture sectors in the community and […]
