Three-year pilot project will include bear damage to beehives as part of the Wildlife Damage Compensation program
The idea of bears diving into beehives to get at honey may conjure comical images of Winnie the Pooh or Yogi Bear, but it’s serious for beekeepers, who could face substantial damage costs. Now, Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. is launching a three-year pilot to include bear damage to beehives as part of the provincial […] Read moreTag Archives wildlife damage compensation program
Sask. offers producers help for feed damaged by wildlife
Provincial agriculture minister David Marit said some producers have had to travel 400 kilometres one way to find feed after two years of drought and then had wildlife damage to feed stacks they had.
