In This Section

Topics

Estimated Number of Beekeepers, Colonies of
Bees, Production and Value of Honey,
Ontario, 1982 to 2007

Author: Siva Mailvaganam - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 30 November 2007

| return to index |

Year Beekeepers (number) Colonies (number) Honey - Average Yield Per Colony (kg) Honey - Total Production (tonnes) Honey - Average Price ($/kg) Honey - Total Value ($'000)
2007
2,300
75,000
33.9
2,543
..
..
2006
2,400
76,700
49.0
3,759
3.16
11,870
2005
2,600
76,000
53.3
4,055
3.53
14,309
2004
2,650
72,000
48.0
3,456
4.05
14,005
2003
2,650
71,000
55.0
3,903
4.49
17,505
2002
3,000
75,000
64.3
4,824
4.34
20,915
2001
3,000
75,000
42.9
3,219
2.87
9,224
2000
3,000
80,000
41.7
3,338
2.80
9,349
1999
3,600
85,000
44.0
3,740
2.15
8,059
1998
4,000
81,000
59.0
4,776
1.95
9,302
1997
4,100
77,000
43.1
3,318
2.39
7,930
1996
4,100
77,000
44.9
3,458
2.48
8,593
1995
4,300
84,000
45.1
3,790
2.54
9,644
1994
4,500
85,000
33.1
2,815
2.39
6,718
1993
4,500
92,000
52.0
4,784
2.10
10,051
1992
4,500
100,000
30.8
3,076
2.38
7,324
1991
4,500
100,000
42.5
4,247
2.45
10,412
1990
5,000
105,000
45.4
4,763
2.00
9,534
1989
5,000
110,000
34.0
3,742
1.93
7,235
1988
5,000
115,000
34.0
3,912
1.95
7,642
1987
5,000
115,000
37.2
4,277
1.68
7,167
1986
5,000
120,000
30.0
3,600
2.20
7,937
1985
4,500
111,000
37.2
4,129
1.67
6,900
1984
4,500
110,000
39.9
4,391
1.76
7,744
1983
4,500
110,000
40.8
4,491
1.87
8,415
1982
4,200
112,000
23.6
2,642
2.12
5,591

| Top of Page |

.. Figures not available.

Statistics Canada, Catalogue No. 23-221-X For more information:
E-mail: stats.omafra@ontario.ca