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    Georgia farms see jump in bee colony numbers

    By Thomas Wheatley,

    4 hours ago

    Data: USDA Census of Agriculture; Note: Farms include places that produce/sell at least $1000 of agricultural products; Map: Axios Visuals

    Honeybees have made a big comeback since the colony collapse crisis of the early 2000s.

    State of play: Now, these tiny creatures are the fastest-growing type of livestock in the country .


    • In Georgia, the number of colonies grew 20% in five years.
    • Georgia farms collected roughly 5 million pounds of honey in 2022, up from 3 million pounds in 2017, according to USDA statistics.

    Go deeper: U.S. bee farms are buzzing

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