Central Beekeepers Alliance

Soaps From the Hive

Gianna Rose Atelier’s gift-boxed Royal Jelly Soaps are “enriched with Shea butter and Royal Jelly” and embossed with the image of an elegant bee, available in regular or guest soap size. These are high-end luxury gift items, with prices starting a $14 for a 6-ounce bar. Beekeepers with a sideline in handmade soaps may [...]

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Canadian Beekeepers Dodge Colony Collapse Disorder

by D. Larraine Andrews This spring Canadian beekeepers were on the alert for a potential new threat to their colonies called colony collapse disorder. The mysterious illness, which decimates the worker bee population in the hive, was responsible for the collapse of thousands of colonies across the United States. Paul Laflamme, unit leader with the pest management [...]

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Pollen Nation the Pollination Movie

Pollen Nation, a 26-minute film by Singeli Agnew and Joshua Fisher, is described as “a science documentary disguised as an American road movie.” The film follows one migratory beekeeper — 3rd-generation beekeeper Jeff Anderson — and his truckload of honeybees from Minnesota to California, as the filmmakers take a look at industrialized pollination [...]

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Preventing Lead Contamination in Honey

Recent laboratory tests have found lead residues in some honey products. Exposure to lead is known to have adverse effects on human health, especially on the nervous system. Children are particularly vulnerable. The primary source of lead contamination in honey is lead-bearing equipment. Honey is an acidic product and can react with surfaces containing lead, allowing [...]

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CBA Meeting 9 October 2007

Tuesday, 9 October 2007 Central Beekeepers Alliance Meeting Agricultural Research Centre, Fredericton, NB 7:30 p.m. This meeting, we’re looking forward to hearing about Ruth Esau’s trip to Australia to attend the Apimondia conference. Also, we will select the nominating committee to put forward a slate of names for the election in November of our 2008 executive. Want to learn more [...]

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