That's the Washington Post noting bee colonies at a 20 year high (a timespan that includes the tail end of the original Varroa epidemic!) in late 2015.
Then, go look up pollination service prices since 2015 --- a trivial Google search! --- and compare them with inflation.
tptacek|7 years ago
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/23/call-...
That's the Washington Post noting bee colonies at a 20 year high (a timespan that includes the tail end of the original Varroa epidemic!) in late 2015.
Then, go look up pollination service prices since 2015 --- a trivial Google search! --- and compare them with inflation.