In France there are several statuses of beekeepers. The family business has 1 to 49 hives,  this represents 50.361 people (92%). Some have from 50 to 199 hives, they represent 2.564 people (5%). Finally there are 1.669 (3%) professional beekeepers who own 200 or more hives. In total there are  54,584 beekeepers in France.

There were 84.215 beekeepers in 1994 and now there are 54.584 (there has been a decrease of 20.000 beekeepers in 24 years)

The regional distribution of beekeepers in France: