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
Sask. more successful overwintering honeybees
Focus on domestic stock replacement and more time to pay closer attention to hive health seen as reasons for success
WINNIPEG — Honeybee colony losses in Canada are estimated at 36 per cent in 2024. That’s marginally worse than 2023, when beekeepers lost 32 per cent of their colonies through the winter, says the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA). Every July, CAPA publishes data on the number of hives that fail to survive the […] Read more
Help extended for honeybees in Manitoba
Data from the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA) found that 57 percent of Manitoba bee colonies failed to survive the winter of 2022. That's two or three times higher than the acceptable losses for a beekeeper.
