Central Beekeepers Alliance

A Guide for the Beginning Beekeeper

Established beekeepers in Canada take the winter months to rest up and plan for a new year of beekeeping, decide what bees to order for spring, and check over their equipment — repairing, cleaning, building or purchasing hive equipment as required. At this time, new beekeepers should be making plans to buy the equipment and [...]

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International Apitherapy Forum in Rome

Apimondia, the Italian Beekeepers’ Federation, and the Honey Research Centre of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” announce the 2nd International Forum on Apitherapy, Apimedica and Apiquality 2008. The event will be held from 9 to 12 June 2008 at the Villa Mondragone Congress Centre in Rome, Italy. The first International Forum Apimedica 2006, considered [...]

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Province to Consult with NB Agriculture Stakeholders

Over the next two months, in advance of the New Brunswick Agriculture Summit scheduled for 3–4 April 2008 in Fredericton, the province’s Agriculture and Aquaculture Minister Ronald Ouellette will travel around the province to meet with industry stakeholders. Schedule of consultation sessions 21 January — Grand Falls, Près-du-Lac Inn, 1-3 p.m. 22 January — Bathurst, [...]

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Beekeeping Safari Holiday

Robin and Stella Mountain, formerly beekeepers from South Africa, now tour operators living in the USA, are running a Beekeeping Safari in South Africa, 2 – 15 December 2008. The special-interest holiday tour is planned to offer activities to appeal to beekeepers and their non-beekeeping companions alike. On the Tour: Beekeeping in the Apis mellifera [...]

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Beekeeping Session At Outdoors Skills Workshop for Women

Central Beekeepers Alliance member Gail Duncan will be presenting “The Apiarist in You,” an introduction to bees and beekeeping, as part of the Becoming an Outdoors Woman® 2008 workshop of outdoor skills instruction for women. BOW 2008 for New Brunswick is sponsored by the New Brunswick Wildlife Federation. It will be held 6 – 8 [...]

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