New Commercial Beekeeping Course Unique in Canada

New Commercial Beekeeping Course Unique in Canada

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World of Apiculture

The first beekeeping vocational program in Canada for the education and training of commercial beekeepers will be offered at the Fairview campus of Grand Prairie Regional College (GPRC), Alberta, Canada. The college is now accepting applications for the program’s January 2012 launch.

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2012 Canadian Beekeeping Convention slated for Winnipeg, Manitoba

2012 Canadian Beekeeping Convention slated for Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Beekeepers Events

In conjunction with CHC and CAPA Annual Meetings, the 2012 Canadian Beekeeping Annual Convention will be held on January 26-28, 2012. The convention and symposium is hosted by the Manitoba Beekeepers Association and will take place at the historic Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,

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Central Beekeepers Christmas Dinner 2011

Central Beekeepers Christmas Dinner 2011

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Beekeepers Events

Put it on your calendar — the Central Beekeepers Alliance members and guests will gather to enjoy a festive turkey dinner on the evening of Saturday, 17 December, 2011, in a private room at Frank’s Finer Diner, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

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Central Beekeepers Meet 8 November 2011

Central Beekeepers Meet 8 November 2011

The next regular monthly meeting of the Central Beekeepers Alliance will be held on November 8th, 2011, at the Agricultural Research Centre on the Lincoln Road in Fredericton, New Brunswick. If you’re just getting started in beekeeping, this meeting will give you the opportunity to get together with some experienced beekeepers to ask questions. And [...]

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The Perfect Design of Honey Bees

The Perfect Design of Honey Bees

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Apis mellifera

As beekeepers know, bees are “just this magnificent little engineered thing, just perfect for all the things they can do.” As shown in the award-winning documentary, Silence of the Bees, honeybees are a wonder of design. The anatomy of the honey bee is perfectly suited to its many functions in Nature.

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