Show ut honey crop shows scarcity honey probably m of 0 n t famous agricultural crop was almost nonexistent non existent during 1980 1060 with a scarcity throughout utah beekeepers bee keepers averaged 34 pounds of honey per colony from colonies to produce pounds pound of honey in 1060 the lowest total production in the state since 1040 1944 although the yield la in up one pound per colony from the 1059 season eason the total prodie tion Is lower because of a de crease in number of colonies this year from last year stocks held by producers tor for sale are estimated at almost a half of these held a year ago the current season has been poor primarily because of a cool wet spring with killing frosts occurring well into june tills this was followed by extremely hot and dry condl condi eions throughout the summer however nevadas bee keepers averaged 50 pounds of honey per colony from 0 colonies to produce pounds of honey in 1060 production was up 29 25 tills this year over the pounds produced in thid the 1090 1959 season |