Honey Producers Blame Weather For Major Drop In Production

The head of the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association says the heavy snow which blanketed parts of the state in April last year was a big factor in a 23-percent drop in production.  The National Agricultural Statistics Service reports Wisconsin produced just two-point-three-million pounds of honey 2018.  President Ken Pegorsch says other factors in the reduced production are heavy rain at times, no rain at other times and the increased use of pesticides.