fed to queen honeybees. Modern beekeepers rarely keep honeybees exclusively for beeswax production. Beeswax is harvested along with honey and rectified for sale.

Pollination

Some beekeepers provide a pollination service to other farmers. These beekeepers might not produce any honey for sale. Pollination beekeepers move vast quantities of honey bee hives at night so fruits and vegetables have enough pollinating insects available for maximum levels of production. In 2016, almonds accounted for 86% of all U.S. expenditures on pollination

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