CHC toolkit for beekeepers
Allan has been working hard with the CHC to develop the Bee biosecurity handbook and the new abridged version. Find the abridged version for access here as well as many other valuable tools prepared by the CHC:
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Honey Fraud and your role in identifying it!
http://truehoney.buzz/ Peter awram spoke at our last beekeepers convention and he has shared this valueable tool for identifying honey varietals and would ask for you to submit samples to him. Follow the links on his website to help out.
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Labelling information for non-federally registered honey:
labelling information for non-federally registered honey: Common name The common name for honey is prescribed in Sections B.18.025-B.18.027 of the Food and Drug Regulations (http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.%2C_c._870/page-161.html#docCont). Products described as honey must meet these standards of identity. If a honey is combined with another ingredient, such as a flavour, royal jelly, or other, the common name must describe how the product deviates from the standard (i.e. strawberry flavoured honey, honey with royal jelly, etc.). For all other products, such as Royal Jelly, the common name must be descriptive of the product. The common name must be shown on the principal display panel of the […]
2024 Bees and Queens For Sale
Nucs for sale . 4 frames of brood , new queen & lots of bees. please contact Jake @ 2045130529 , email jake@nulldestinyroad.ca For Sale: 5 frame Nucs in EZ NUC box – includes 3 brood and a queen selected from our own colonies – Price $300 each – Custom sizes available – Contact Patrick Cox – Phone 204-855-2492 or Phone or Text 204-851-1266 – Oak Lake, MB For Sale: Mated Queens – $42 each and Queen Cells – $10 each. We raise our queens from carefully selected survivor colonies for strong wintering success, mite tolerance, honey production and gentleness. […]
2020 Help Wanted
Lewis and Sons Enterprisese Ltd; #40 Beaver St; Box 316; Austin, Manitoba; R0H0C0 Apiary Technician 2 Postions Available (NOC Code 8253) Apiary technician duties: Handle feed and care for bee colonies. Coordinate in teh production of nuics, queens or replacement hives. Recognize and report hive health issues, and apply appropriate cures/controls. Move hives. Drive and maintain vehicles. Collect and package honey, bees wax. Bee yard maintainence. Manufacture, assemble and maintain hive equipment. Operate and maintain other equipment. Keep field and or produciton records. Interact with external farm persons. One year of previous commercial beekeeping required. Start Date: March 1-April 15 End […]
Mite-A-Thon September 8th – 15th, fill out the mitecheck.com survey online to upload your data
The second annual Mite-A-Thon will take place Saturday, September 8 to Saturday, September 15, 2018 and we invite you to participate! Dear Honey Bee Friends: The parasitic mite, Varroa destructor (a.k.a. Varroa), and the viruses it vectors is a significant driver of honey bee colony mortality and therefore needs to be managed effectively in order to maintain the health of honey bees and the ecosystems they live in.The Mite-A-Thon is a Tri-national (i.e. Canada, United States, and Mexico) effort to raise awareness about honey bee colony Varroa infestation levels in North America. Mite-A-Thon participants are being asked to monitor the level of Varroa (number […]
Spring Bees!
Spring is upon us and every year I get calls from concerned citizens about the bees foraging and creating a nuisance in the neighbourhood. As beekeepers we are not liable to change our practices but I would note there are some guidelines that the MBA in collaboration with the City of Winnipeg have developed in order to facilitate a good relationships between bees and people! Every situation is different so I would not want to describe a one solution fits all situation but to be mindful of the environment we live in and an ever increasing human population that is […]