| Year | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beekeepers | 120 | 120 | 120 | 130 | 180 | 200 | 200 | 180 | 180 | 170 | 180 | 170 | 165 | 161 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 148 | 114 | 85.5 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 76.1 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 72.5 | 73 | 72.5 | 74.7 | 73.9 | 70.2 |
| Beekeepers | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1300 | 1800 | 2000 | 2000 | 1800 | 1800 | 1700 | 1800 | 1700 | 1650 | 1610 | 1600 | 1700 | 1700 | 1480 | 1140 | 855 | 840 | 830 | 800 | 761 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 725 | 730 | 725 | 747 | 739 | 702 |
| Colonies | 110 | 115 | 130 | 145 | 156 | 158 | 160 | 165 | 160 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 174 | 172 | 180 | 181 | 190 | 193 | 150 | 143 | 152 | 147 | 148 | 148 | 159 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 205 | 205 | 217 | 227 | 227 |
| Per Apiary | 92 | 96 | 108 | 112 | 87 | 79 | 80 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 100 | 105 | 107 | 113 | 106 | 112 | 130 | 132 | 168 | 181 | 177 | 185 | 194 | 212 | 233 | 233 | 241 | 281 | 283 | 290 | 307 | 323 |
| Production | 194 | 196 | 154 | 150 | 149 | 128 | 88 | 130 | 125 | 150 | 141 | 116 | 104 | 146 | 154 | 102 | 126 | 132 | 153 | 120 | 153 | 143 | 156 | 160 | 195 | 122 | 116 | 135 | 187 | 121 | 111 | 118 | 131 |
| Price | 14 | 20 | 31 | 46 | 46 | 39.9 | 37.2 | 43.1 | 50.8 | 57.2 | 58.1 | 64.4 | 62.2 | 59.9 | 48.5 | 56.3 | 59.9 | 41.7 | 39.9 | 49 | 58.2 | 57.8 | 58.9 | 68.5 | 68.2 | 83.3 | 125.3 | 110.2 | 88.7 | 81.3 | 83.1 | 102.6 | 196.1 |
| Return $/Hive | 27 | 39 | 48 | 69 | 69 | 51 | 33 | 56 | 64 | 86 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 87 | 75 | 57 | 75 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 89 | 83 | 92 | 110 | 133 | 102 | 145 | 149 | 166 | 98 | 92 | 121 | 257 |
| 14c COLA | 14 | 14.7 | 15.44 | 16.21 | 17.02 | 19.95 | 21.35 | 22.84 | 24.44 | 26.15 | 30.37 | 34.16 | 37.84 | 40.03 | 41.79 | 43.46 | 45.22 | 47.22 | 49.08 | 51.51 | 54 | 57.03 | 57.88 | 58.91 | 59.02 | 60.31 | 61.28 | 62.26 | 62.85 | 63.93 | 65.68 | 67.37 | 68.88 |
| Return in 1974 $ | 272 | 373 | 433 | 596 | 564 | 358 | 215 | 343 | 364 | 459 | 378 | 306 | 239 | 306 | 250 | 185 | 234 | 163 | 174 | 160 | 231 | 203 | 222 | 260 | 315 | 236 | 332 | 335 | 369 | 215 | 197 | 252 | 522 |