Bees cling to a honeycomb lifted from a bee hive.

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.


Honeybees on a bright yellow honeycomb.

Honey producers watch the temperature

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.


Honeybees on a bright yellow honeycomb.

Honey producers watch the temperature

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.