Central Beekeepers Alliance

Fall Treatment for Nosema

Nosema disease in honey bees is caused by the protozoa spore nosema apis that infects the epithelial cells of the bees’ ventricles. Nosema ceranae is another type of nosema discovered in bees in our region recently, and it is believed that this may play a role in the heavy losses that many beekeepers have experienced. [...]

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Beekeepers at the Fredericton Exhibition

Volunteers from the Central Beekeepers Alliance have once again set up a display booth at the Fredericton Exhibition (FREX) and will be there all week, answering questions and talking to visitors about honey bees and beekeeping. As usual, local honey and the association’s own honey cookbooks are for sale at the CBA booth. And, of [...]

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