Producers still tallying their winter losses, but Alta. appears to be hardest hit at an estimated 30 per cent death rate
Glacier FarmMedia – Alberta honeybee losses over winter have yet to be tallied as beekeepers continue to collect data. Rod Scarlett, executive director of the Canadian Honey Council, says full numbers will be known by late June. “We’ve had some locations and operations that have been very good and overwintered losses of 10 per cent […] Read moreTag Archives beekeepers
Beekeepers blocked from Japanese market
In the last few years, Japan has become a critical market for western Canadian beekeepers. Japanese buyers pay a premium price for white honey, thus increasing revenues and profits for honey producers across the Prairies. In 2021, for instance, Japan was a bigger market than America for Canadian honey. Canada exported $25 million worth of […] Read more
Honeybee producers offered help in Manitoba
The support provided by the federal and provincial governments comes after the sector suffered 57 percent winterkill
Last winter and spring were extremely difficult for Manitoba beekeepers. A combination of varroa mites, a cold winter and a delayed spring with three Colorado Low storms caused severe losses of honeybee colonies in the province. Data from the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA) found that 57 percent of Manitoba bee colonies failed to […] Read more
Recent rain helps bee producers hurt by dry conditions
Wildfire smoke has slowed the bees while the fires have forced animals such as bears into areas where hives are located
Prairie beekeepers facing dry conditions and wildfire smoke are welcoming recent rain as they deal with warmer weather that initially helped them after a cold start this spring. “It was getting extremely dry in certain areas,” said executive director Rod Scarlett of the Canadian Honey Council. “This is, just as I say, it’s kind of […] Read more
