No honey for my tea?

2009 Has the Worst Honey Crop on Record

So, honey in the U.S. is scarce. And scarce seems to cause prices to rise ... the old supply and demand thing. But then there’s the exchange rate -- the U.S. dollar is weak. U. S. honey packers might actually have a better market overseas than at home, so that just might limit further any available product ... demand stays the same, supply becomes even shorter. Prices ... ?

So ... in the short run, the price of honey this winter is probably going to go up some. Maybe a lot. And you may not be able to find local honey later this winter.

My advice ... buy lots now. It might not be there later, and it will cost more later. And now you know why.

Mites, weather, CCD...drinking unsweetened tea.