Central Beekeepers Alliance

Agriculture Canada Funds Project to Help Beekeepers

The Government of Canada is investing more than $244,000 in the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association with the aim of helping the beekeeping industry find new ways to respond to a decline in honey bee colony populations, Agriculture Canada announced 29 June 2011.  Funding for this project is being provided by the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). [...]

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Four New Viruses Found in US Honey Bees

What viruses and bacteria exist in a normal honey bee colony throughout the year? A new study by UCSF researchers followed 20 colonies in a commercial beekeeping operation of more than 70,000 hives as they were transported across United States for crop pollination.

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Beekeeper Responds to Health Canada “Anti-Honey Campaign”

In this submitted article, New Brunswick beekeeper Richard Duplain responds to recent warnings from Health Canada about  infant botulism as an effect of toxins in honey, as well as an implied connection between honey and allergies due to pollen. Health Canada advises against using Honey Letter to the Editor or Commentary Recently Health Canada embarked [...]

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From Chemicals to Air Pollution, New Report Points to Multiple Threats to Bees

More than a dozen factors, ranging from declines in flowering plants and the use of memory-damaging insecticides to the world-wide spread of pests and air pollution, may be behind the emerging decline of bee colonies across many parts of the globe. Scientists are warning that without profound changes to the way human-beings manage the planet, [...]

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Varroa Mites Blamed for Winter Bee Losses in Canada

Here’s a good reason for beekeepers to treat all bee colonies for mites, whether or not you’ve seen visible evidence of infestation: “Varroa destructor is the main culprit for the death and reduced populations of overwintered honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in Ontario, Canada,” says a report from the University of Guelph and Universidad Nacional [...]

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