The given plots compare the amount of honey production and the number of bee colonies across five different American states in 2006. Overall, the amount of honey production positively correlated with the number of bee colonies in all states, with the exception of South Dakota where honey production showed less than expectation.
It is clearly apparent that North Dakota had the majority of bee colonies, reaching 350,000 colonies with approximately 26 million pounds of honey production. However, while the number of bee colonies in South Dakota accounted for more than half of North Dakota, the amount of honey production in this state was around 11 million pounds. Additionally, those numbers in Montana and Minnesota were relatively similar, with about 125,000 colonies and 10 million pounds honey production on average. Interestingly, Wisconsin showed the smallest proportion of both factors, with 50,000 and 6 million pounds colonies and honey production, respectively.
In conclusion, the amount of honey production was strongly affected by the number of bee colonies in these five states by the mentioned year.
