Number of Beekeepers.

Dishmop · Jul 23, 2014

Not sure if it was mentioned on Hive Alive or another programme I watched within the last few days, but mention was made that there are now 25% less beeks than there was ????? years ago.

Surely a more relevant figure is the number of hives there are/was and not the number of people who look after them.

Nige.Coll · Jul 23, 2014

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Potts_et_al_2010_JAR.pdf

this data goes upto 2005 stumbled across it a while ago.

Floyd · Jul 23, 2014

Theres lots of info on Beebase

https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/public/BeeDiseases/diseaseIncidenceMaps.cfm

Shows recent inspections and also an historic report showing figures from 1952 to 2004

You may get more info from this area also

https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/index.cfm?pageid=168

Hope this helps. If everyone on here register on Beebase the number of Hives that they manage then changes yearly stats would be easy to monitor.

clv101 · Jul 23, 2014

I thought the trend had been several decades of decline, followed by significant increase during the last decade. Is this wrong?

domino · Jul 23, 2014

clv101 said:
I thought the trend had been several decades of decline, followed by significant increase during the last decade. Is this wrong?

It's gone up, not sure it's up to levels where people were more rural.

jenkinsbrynmair · Jul 23, 2014

clv101 said:
I thought the trend had been several decades of decline, followed by significant increase during the last decade. Is this wrong?

I think the decline can be partly attributed to the big peak in beekeeping/keepers of bees during the war due to the sugar allowances with people giving up then in the next few decades

theboynelson · Jul 23, 2014

Talking to the chap in my local beekeeping supply store, the numbers in the last few years have been dropping off again. People realising that beekeeping in and of itself isn't going to save the world.

Mammoth · Jul 23, 2014

Urban beekeeping has increased dramatically as it is seen as eco friendly, may not account for an overall increase as possibly countered by the larger decline in the countryside.

Urban-hive-home-installed-London-high-rise

Some apiary they have there...nice suit

Dishmop · Jul 23, 2014

Some apiary they have there...nice suit

Thats Adam with a new set of clothes from Next.

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