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National honey report (monthly) - United States Agricultural Marketing Service. Prices paid to beekeepers for extracted, unprocessed honey in major producing states by packers, handlers & other large users
USDA Honey production statistics-This file contains the annual report of the number of colonies producing honey, yield per colony, honey production, average price, price by color class and value, honey stocks by state and U.S
US standards for grades of extracted honey -(pdf)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

NYS-DEC Pesticide Program

Rules and Regulations Relating to the Application of Pesticides
Registration and Classification of Pesticides

Cornell's Pesticide Management Education Program is a pesticide information center for college and field extension staff, growers, commercial applicators, pesticide formulators/distributors, environmental and conservation groups, and private citizens
Cornell's NYS Product Registration Database
The Resistance test can be used to determine mite resistance to Apistan® or CheckMite+™ when a beehive doesn't appear to respond to chemical mite control measures.

Growers! Looking for bees for pollination?
Beekeepers:  Do you want to be listed as a source of bees for pollination? Click here.
Bee Culture Magazine - McGregor's Handbook of Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants. The first and only virtual beekeeping book updated continously.
The Pollination Home Page - practical info on pollination, bees, pesticides, beneficial insects and much more for commercial fruit and vegetable growers, gardeners, beekeepers and everyone
Pollination and Bees - West Virginia University Extension Service
Bees and Pollination - Web resources about honeybees and pollination

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets - Farm Fresh Guide
NY State Farm Fresh Guide lists nearly 2000 farms offering food, products, and services
Cornell Cooperative Extension - guide to south central New York State honey, maple, and other sweet products -(pdf)
Cornell Cooperative Extension - guide to south central New York State local farm markets, roadsidestands, and farmers' markets -(pdf) 
United States Honey Report - Annual report of the number of colonies producing honey, yield per colony, honey production, average price, price by color class and value; honey stocks by state and U.S. Released February 28, 2003 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S.Department of Agriculture.
The Honey Locator helps you find honey floral sources and honey suppliers

Farmers Market Directory lists markets across the country

USDA / Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) information about permits for bees and bee products. Rules and Regulations Helpful information, downloadable forms, and FAQ's about bees and bee products

United States Department of Agriculture Research Labs

Cornell Cooperative Extension

National Agricultural Library's (NAL) AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) - a bibliographic electronic database of citations to agricultural literature. The database covers materials in all formats, including printed works from the 15th century.

National Honey Report

Digitization of the EF Phillips Rare Beekeeping Book Collection is a project that is a direct result of EAS 2002 at Cornell but is in fact a Cornell program with beekeepers providing some of the funding.

The Everett F. Phillips Beekeeping Collection at Mann Library, Cornell University. The world's largest and most valuable collection of books and manuscripts on bees and beekeeping. New York State beekeepers and royalties received from the Dyce Honey Patent funded the endowment.

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