Posts Tagged with "New Brunswick"

Conditions and Instructions for Apivar Use in Bee Hives

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Conditions and Instructions for Apivar Use in Bee Hives

As announced in “PMRA Approves Emergency Use of Apivar in Canada,” the Pest Management Regulatory Agency has granted the emergency registration of Apivar® for the control of the parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, in honey bee hives in Canada. Apivar® (active ingredient: 3.33% amitraz) is a sustained-release plastic strip designed for use in [...]

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2009-2010 Honey Bee Funding Announced for New Brunswick

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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New Brunswick’s Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture has announced the 2009-2010 Honey Bee Expansion Initiative to provide strategic assistance to the New Brunswick beekeeping industry. This funding program is intended to help commercial beekeepers to expand their existing operations by increasing the number of colonies, and small-scale beekeepers who wish to expand their operations to [...]

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SouthEast Beekeepers Meet June 12-13, 2009

Monday, June 1, 2009

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Southeast New Brunswick Beekeepers’ Association Semi-Annual Meeting Workshop/Field Day, Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th, 2009

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Bee Registration Time in New Brunswick

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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All New Brunswick beekeepers are required to complete an Application to keep bees form and send it in to the Provincial Apiarist by May 31st, 2009. There is no fee, but registration is required by law.

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Map: Forage Plants for Honey Bees

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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HoneyBeeNet is one of the more surprising finds on the NASA website. There you’ll find a Honey Bee Forage Map showing the 14 regions of the Ayers and Harman honey bee forage map, “based on natural patterns of land use and flora.” Click on the map to see a list of honey bee forage species [...]

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