Central Beekeepers Alliance

Bee Suit? What Bee Suit?

How many hundreds of times has someone asked you, as a beekeeper, “But don’t the bees sting?” Next time — instead of going into a long explanation of the gentle nature of honeybees (when they’re not “riled up” by honey thieves or stormy weather) — just tell the curious questioner that we Canadian beekeepers [...]

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Global Opportunities for Canadian Mead Producers

The Agri-Food Trade Service of the Government of Canada has released a report on opportunities for Canadian producers of mead to market their products in other countries. With global demand for wine rising and increasing consumer preference for unique and premium wine varieties, the potential for Canadian mead in the global marketplace may expand beyond its [...]

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Maritime Honey Industry Gathers in Charlo

The CBC has just put out a brief news item on the up-coming Maritime Bee Tour: A dwindling bee population will be at the top of the agenda at this weekend’s conference of Maritime beekeepers and bee researchers in northern New Brunswick. Researchers from as far away as Pennsylvania will present their theories on what caused the [...]

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Potluck Corn Boil and Call for Photographs

Central beekeepers will get together at the McKinneys’ place in Maugerville, NB, at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, 18 August 2007, for our regular summer potluck supper and corn boil. Bring your favourite potluck dish and a good appetite! Also — Central Beekeepers is looking for photographs of beekeeping or pollination activities that could be enlarged to [...]

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2007 Maritime Bee Tour

20-22 July 2007 Maritime Bee Tour Charlo, NB Originally posted April 2007: Planning for the annual Maritime Bee Tour is underway, and the event is set for Charlo, New Brunswick, on the 20 July weekend. Guest speakers will be Dr. Maryann Frazier of Penn State University and Jean Pierre Chapleau. The subject will be Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) [...]

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