Central Beekeepers Alliance

PMRA Approves Emergency Use of Apivar in Canada

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has granted Apivar® an emergency registration for control of the varroa mite in honey bee hives from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 for every Canadian province except Newfoundland. Apivar is a sustained-released product in the form of plastic strips impregnated with the active ingredient Amitraz. The [...]

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Recommendations for Honey Bee Disease Control

It is vital to the well-being of honey bees that beekeepers stay up-to-date on best practices for hive health. For current recommendations for treatments and control of honeybee pests and diseases, New Brunswick beekeepers are strongly advised to consult the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) website.

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Orders Accepted Now for Early Queen Bee Shipments

Peter Mewett of Stirling, Ontario, advises that he is importing Italian and Carniolan queen bees from Chile and Australia this year. Throuh April and May, the queens will be flown into Toronto, where they will receive their CFIA inspection, and can be shipped to customers from there or picked up at Peter’s home. Supplies are [...]

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2008 Annual Canadian Beekeepers Convention

The Canadian Honey Council, the Canadian Association Of Professional Apiculturists, and the Ontario Beekeepers Association will meet in Niagara Falls, Ontario, 10-13 December 2008.

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Beaverlodge Bee Program On Radio-Canada TV

If you have some free time on this coming Sunday afternoon, you can watch the members of the Beaverlodge (Alberta) bee research program in action on TV! This will be on the French language network of the CBC, on the science show called Découverte (Discovery), as part of a segment looking at factors [...]

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