Rod Scarlett, executive director of the Canadian Honey Council, estimated April 19 total losses of bees across the three prairie provinces have so far averaged 20 to 25 percent.
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Feds continue crack down on fake honey
Fake honey remains a massive problem for beekeepers around the globe. But recent data shows the amount of fake honey imported or sold within Canada is on the decline. Fake honey is made by adding corn syrup, rice syrup or another sweetener to genuine honey. Between April 2019 and March 2020, the Canadian Food Inspection […] Read more
Wet summer triggers honey production decline
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) — Cool, wet summer conditions caused Canadian honey production to drop to its lowest level in seven years in 2019, according to a report from Statistics Canada. At 80.4 million pounds, honey production was down by 15.4 percent from the previous year. Alberta saw the largest drop, with production down 35 percent to […] Read more
Canadian honey production down 15.4 per cent on the year
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – Cool and wet summer conditions caused Canadian honey production to drop to its lowest level in seven years in 2019, according to a report from Statistics Canada. At 80.4 million pounds, production of the sweetener was down by 15.4 per cent from the previous year. Alberta saw the largest drop, with production […] Read more
Producer urges gov’t. to take action on fake honey
A British Columbia beekeeper spends $1 million on a new test and implores the government to make sure it is used
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency uses an ineffective method to detect fake honey, which has forced a Canadian beekeeper to take matters into his own hands. Peter Awram is a second-generation beekeeper who has apiary facilities in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley and produces honey north of Edmonton. “There is so much fraud in the industry, […] Read more
Honey price gap may be permanent for Canadian beekeepers
The honey market continues to break a basic rule of economics. Normally, if two companies are selling a similar product the price should be similar. So, if company X sells apple juice for $2 per litre and company Y sells a similar quality apple juice for $1.40 per litre, company X will lower its price […] Read more
‘Buy local’ trips up honey producers
In 2014, the price of Canadian honey was basically the same as U.S. honey. A U.S. Department of Agriculture national honey report from February 2014 said Canadian beekeepers received US$2.12 per pound for their honey and North Dakota beekeepers received $2.11 per lb. That parity is over. There is now a massive price gap between […] Read more
Honey production better in north than south this year
This year’s drought in parts of Western Canada hurt honey production, but beekeepers in more northerly regions had a good to excellent honey crop. For example, producers in southern Alberta had a poor year but yields were better north of Calgary. “Everybody is pretty happy with their crop … for the majority,” said Mike DeJong, […] Read more
Neonic levels in honey below accepted guidelines: expert
The Swiss study was misleading and the methodology used to measure concentrations was ‘illogical,’ says toxicologist
On Oct. 9, CBC news posted a story on its website suggesting honey is contaminated with insecticides. The story was based on a Swiss study that analyzed honey samples from around the globe. The study, published in the journal Science, found that 75 percent of honey contains neonicotinoids, a class of insecticides commonly used as […] Read more
Honey producers hope prices rise
Canadian honey producers are in a marketing bind. Other countries are grabbing a larger share of the U.S. market, and possibly for the first time ever, Canadian honey is selling at a steep discount to U.S. honey, said Guy Chartier, chief executive officer of Bee Maid Honey, a beekeeper-owned co-operative. “Overall, exports are trending down,” […] Read more
