Some good news here: http://www.britishbee.org.uk/news/current_news/bbka-honey-survey-results-announced.shtml
"HONEY – IT'S GOOD NEWS AT LAST!
*3.5 million pounds of honey harvested this summer for the nation's tea tables by amateur beekeepers
*50 per cent increase in the number of bee colonies in the last six months
*four times the value of BBKA members' honey harvests goes to the economy through pollination
*5,000 members of the public sign up to lend their support as 'armchair' beekeepers

The British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) estimates that each of the beehives kept by its members contributes four times more to the agricultural economy through pollination than the value of the honey received by the beekeeper. The findings come from the charity's first countrywide survey of its members' honey harvests released today, 28th October 2010."