Abstract: In his 1973 paper, Steven Cheung discredited the “fable of the bees ” by demonstrating that markets for beekeeping services exist and that they function well. Although economists heeded Cheung’s lessons, policy makers did not. The honey program—the stated purpose of which was to promote the availability of pollination services—operated for almost 50 years, supporting the price of honey through a variety of mechanisms. Its effects were minor before the 1980s but then became important with annual government expenditures near $100 million for several years. Reforms of the program in the late 1980s reduced its market effects and budget costs, returning it to its original role as a minor commodity program. The 1996 Farm Bill formally ...
Bee keeping is facing serious difficulties throughout the world. Deaths of honey bees appear to have...
This report address considerations in the 1995 farm bill debate for honey, including market conditio...
One of the most pertinent ecological crises of the 2010s is the frightening ambiguity of colony coll...
In his 1973 paper, Steven Cheung discredited the "fable of the bees" by demonstrating that markets f...
Pollination by honeybees plays an important role in modern agriculture. Some crops are greatly depe...
The economic problem of a commercial beekeeper is akin to that of a traveling salesman with the impo...
This dissertation examines the relationship between commercial beekeepers and the California almond ...
The migratory beekeeping industry in North America is an integral component of capitalist agricultu...
Pedigo and Rice (2009) described a concept that some ecologists subscribe to called the “balance of ...
Apis mellifera, more commonly known as the honeybee, plays a pivotal role in the ecosystem and in th...
Scope of Report: Bees are very ancient creatures. They were fully developed in their present form at...
Honeybees are cherished by the public, and everybody will agree that their well-being is important. ...
Using the bioeconomic method to calculate honeybee value, I find that honeybees in the US in 2015 ar...
With the emergence of modern beekeeping, beginning with the patenting of the Langstroth hive in 1852...
This report discusses the honey price support program, which was first created by the Agricultural ...
Bee keeping is facing serious difficulties throughout the world. Deaths of honey bees appear to have...
This report address considerations in the 1995 farm bill debate for honey, including market conditio...
One of the most pertinent ecological crises of the 2010s is the frightening ambiguity of colony coll...
In his 1973 paper, Steven Cheung discredited the "fable of the bees" by demonstrating that markets f...
Pollination by honeybees plays an important role in modern agriculture. Some crops are greatly depe...
The economic problem of a commercial beekeeper is akin to that of a traveling salesman with the impo...
This dissertation examines the relationship between commercial beekeepers and the California almond ...
The migratory beekeeping industry in North America is an integral component of capitalist agricultu...
Pedigo and Rice (2009) described a concept that some ecologists subscribe to called the “balance of ...
Apis mellifera, more commonly known as the honeybee, plays a pivotal role in the ecosystem and in th...
Scope of Report: Bees are very ancient creatures. They were fully developed in their present form at...
Honeybees are cherished by the public, and everybody will agree that their well-being is important. ...
Using the bioeconomic method to calculate honeybee value, I find that honeybees in the US in 2015 ar...
With the emergence of modern beekeeping, beginning with the patenting of the Langstroth hive in 1852...
This report discusses the honey price support program, which was first created by the Agricultural ...
Bee keeping is facing serious difficulties throughout the world. Deaths of honey bees appear to have...
This report address considerations in the 1995 farm bill debate for honey, including market conditio...
One of the most pertinent ecological crises of the 2010s is the frightening ambiguity of colony coll...