Central Beekeepers Alliance

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 causing the [...]

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Organic Honey Standards in Canada

A growing consumer demand for organic products — and the increased resistance of pests and diseases to the chemical remedies that apiculture has relied on for the past decade or so — are spurring many beekeepers to think about a move to organic methods of honey production and hive management. It’s not a simple matter [...]

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