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Re:Campaigns to save honeybees don't solve the serious probl... by grailed on Friday November 22, 2019 @02:14PM (#21608939)
Here is some more recent data: https://www.beeculture.com/2018-almond-pollination-market-ou...

In 2017, the average price of pollination was $184.43/hive. That is up from $125/hive in 2011.

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Re:Campaigns to save honeybees don't solve the serious probl... by tptacek on Friday November 22, 2019 @02:26PM (#21609072)
This is a great source, because it goes into detail about supply and demand factors that are influencing those numbers, including a historic drought, hurricanes, and changes in California regulations about importing bee colonies.
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