Honeybee colony losses have hit 43 per cent, making 2025 the latest in a string of poor bee survival years for Manitoba’s honey producers
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Manitoba beekeepers battle for survival
Honeybee colony losses have hit 43 per cent, making 2025 the latest in a string of poor bee survival years for Manitoba’s honey producers
CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees
The CFIA was unconvinced that suggested measures could offset the risk of importing bee pests along with bulk bee replacement stock
The CFIA was unconvinced that suggested measures could offset the risk of importing bee pests along with bulk bee replacement stock.
Mapping tool to stop accidental spraying now available across Prairies
Organic farmers and beekeepers hope FieldWatch can prevent costly accidents
The U.S.-developed mapping platform has been available to Saskatchewan farmers and aerial applicators since 2012, and is now available in Manitoba and Alberta.
New bee health product receives federal approval
Hops provide the key ingredient for a new bee immunity tool approved for beekeeper use in Canada
Hops provide the key ingredient for a new bee immunity tool approved for beekeeper use in Canada by Health Canada.
Beekeepers play a crucial role in the province, but they also face many challenges
Climate change, disease and seasonal labour are some of the challenges that Alberta beekeepers face
Alberta’s honey industry says bee health is the number-one issue affecting the sector.
On-farm hobby turns into business
Alberta beekeepers sell their honey and related products mainly at farmers markets instead of directly to a processor
How does a young woman from the bustling city of Beijing, China, with a population of 21.4 million become a beekeeper near the small village of Paradise Valley, Alta., with a population of 153? Songshan Flint came to Canada to attend the University of Saskatchewan in 2004. “My parents encouraged me to further my education […] Read more
Beekeepers face soft market for honey
Honey buyers say they have sufficient supplies so they aren’t buying, but Western Canada hasn’t seen a good crop in years
Earlier this year and for parts of 2022, honey prices in Canada were close to $3 per pound. That’s a massive jump from a few years ago, when honey in Western Canada was selling for $1.30 to $1.40 per lb. Prices are still good, about $2.40 to $2.50 per lb. but no one knows the […] Read more
U.S. bees should be able to come north, say Americans
Currently, only queen bees can be imported from the United States.
Dan Winter, president of the American Beekeeping Federation, said members “would strongly like the Canadian Parliament” to change its mind about that policy.
Varroa mite resistance to Apivar is increasing
Replacement products must be able to kill varroa mites without harming honeybees or affecting food safety for humans
Rod Scarlett, executive director of the Canadian Honey Council. “It is quite possible that the life expectancy of this particular chemical might only be a couple more years.”
Beekeepers want access to American honeybee packages
Queens are now allowed from the United States, but Canadian producers want packaged honeybees included as well
John C. Hamilton, the apiary manager for wild blueberry producer Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd., said the Canadian industry can’t supply enough replacement stock and Eastern Canada’s wild blueberry industry is being held back.
