670. Beeconomics 101

How do beekeepers make a living? Why is there so much honey fraud? And why did billions of bees suddenly disappear? To find out, guest host Steve Levitt activates his hive mind. SOURCES: Alex Sapoznik , historian, reader in late medieval history at King’s College London. Chris Hiatt , past president of the American Honey Producers Association, owner of Hiatt Honey Company. Michael Roberts , founding executive director of the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy at U.C.L.A. Law …