Canadian honey production was up over 11 per cent this year from 2014.
Statistics Canada says while there were 365 fewer beekeepers in the country this year there were 3 point 6 per cent more colonies.
The numbers agency reports the average production of each colony in 2015 was 132 pounds of honey - up 9 pounds from 2014.
The key Ontario numbers were all down from a year ago.
Statscan says provincial honey production was down over 11 per cent.
The agency reports that's based on 21 per cent fewer beekeepers and a more than 10 per cent drop in the number of colonies in Ontario from 2014.
