Form QID 110096 QID 110096 Bee and Honey Inquiry

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Project Code 196 QID 110096		OMB No. 0535-0153: Approval Expires 1/31/2010
	BEE AND HONEY INQUIRY DECEMBER 2009			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
			National Agricultural Statistics Service U.S. Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 1148 Cheyenne, WY 82003-1148 1-800-892-1660 FAX: 307-432-5598 [email protected]

Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.			The following data are needed to prepare State and National estimates of honey production and prices. Although this survey is voluntary, your response is important to ensure that reliable honey production and price statistics are available. Individual reports are kept confidential. These estimates will be published in the Honey Report on February 26, 2010. Please complete and return this report promptly in the postage paid envelope enclosed, or fax to the number above. Thank you!
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1. During 2009, did this operation own or control any apiaries?
xxx xxx Yes – Go to Item 2.	xxx No – continue Will this operation own or control any apiaries at any time, during 2010? 1 Yes= 1 2 Don't Know = 2 3 No = 3 B. Did this operation have any honey stocks for sale in 2009 from any production year? 1 Yes – Go to Item 2. (Complete Columns 1 and 5.) 3 No – Go to Item 4, page 3.

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Please Complete the Following Questions for All Apiaries You Owned

or Controlled During 2009

2. Report for each State in which you had colonies or stocks. It is possible to report the same colonies in more than

one State.

1	2	3	4	5
State (List all States in which this operation had colonies in 2009, or stocks from any year.)	What was the largest number of colonies, for all purposes, that this operation had in 2009 in this State? (Include colonies for honey production, pollination, hobby, etc.) Colonies	From how many of these colonies did you harvest or “pull off” honey in this State? Colonies	How many total pounds of honey were harvested in this State from these colonies? Pounds	How many pounds of honey stocks did this operation have for sale in this State on Dec 15th 2009? (Exclude honey under government or CCC loans.) Pounds
800	801	802	803	804
805	806	807	808	809
810	811	812	813	814
815	816	817	818	819
820	821	822	823	824
825	826	827	828	829

3. How many TOTAL POUNDS of honey did this operation harvest in all States in 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . .	880

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	191

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4. Did you sell any honey during 2009? (Include sales of honey produced in 2008.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes No [Go to Item 6.]	FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
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5. Please report 2009 sales of honey, by class and by year of production. Report the pounds sold and dollars received in 2009 by your operation for honey produced by your operation in 2008 and 2009.

(Do not include resale of honey produced by another operation.)

HONEY COLOR CLASS	MARKETING CHANNEL	HONEY PRODUCED IN 2009		HONEY PRODUCED IN 2008
		Pounds Sold in 2009	Dollars Received in 2009 1/	Pounds Sold in 2009	Dollars Received in 2009 1/
Water white, extra white, and white (0 – 34 mm)	Sales to Cooperatives	727		725
	Sales to Private Processing Companies	723	724	721	722
	Wholesale Sales (grocery stores, restaurants, distributers)	718	719	716	717
	Retail Sales (direct to consumers)	731	732	729	730

Extra light amber (35 - 50mm)	Sales to Cooperatives	739		737
	Sales to Private Processing Companies	735	736	733	734
	Wholesale Sales (grocery stores, restaurants, distributers)	714	715	712	713
	Retail Sales (direct to consumers)	743	744	741	742

Light amber, amber and dark amber (51+ mm)	Sales to Cooperatives	751		749
	Sales to Private Processing Companies	747	748	745	746
	Wholesale Sales (grocery stores, restaurants, distributers)	775	776	773	774
	Retail Sales (direct to consumers)	755	756	753	754

Area specialties: Sourwood, tupelo, buckwheat, etc. (Honey not included in any of the above color classes)	Sales to Cooperatives	763		761
	Sales to Private Processing Companies	759	760	757	758
	Wholesale Sales (grocery stores, restaurants, distributers)	771	772	769	770
	Retail Sales	767	768	765	766
1/ Report receipts before deductions of marketing charges such as transportation, grading, container costs, etc.

Complete Items 6 and 7 only if the operation named on the label did NOT report for Items 2, 3, or 5; otherwise, go to Item 8.
6. Has the operation named on the label been sold, rented, or turned over to someone else?
Yes - [Continue] No			Will the land be used for any agricultural purpose by you (the operator), or anyone else in the next year, or will you control or own bee colonies in the future? Include growing crops, grains, row crops, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, or specialty crops, raising any livestock or poultry.
7. What is the name and address of the new operation that has taken over the land or colonies?
Operation Name: Operator Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone:			Yes Don’t Know No
			[Regardless of answer to above, write a note to explain the situation.]

8. SURVEY RESULTS: The information from USDA-NASS surveys is available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/results. Summary data from this survey will be issued at 3:00 p.m. ET, on February 26, 2010. The results will be available under the title "BEE AND HONEY INQUIRY." If you do not have Internet access please call 1-800-727-9540.

Comments:

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Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.
1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est 8-Known Zero	9901	1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth	9902	1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other	9903	098	100
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