UMaine Extension cited in Morning Sentinel article on increase in beekeepers
Information provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension was cited in a Morning Sentinel article about how the number of beekeepers in Maine continues to grow even as the honeybee population declines. In 2013, Maine had 874 beekeepers; in 2014, 944; and in 2015, 990. So far in 2016, the state has 959 licensed beekeepers, according to the article. But the same can’t be said of the honeybees themselves, the article states. From 1990 to 2004, managed populations of honeybees have decreased by 25 percent, according to a fact sheet published by UMaine Extension.