FEATURE: Beekeepers in a corner against varroa mites

FEATURE: Beekeepers in a corner against varroa mites

Resistance concerns are growing with chemical control products and the alternatives are finicky. What’s a beekeeper to do?

Resistance concerns are growing with popular chemical varroa mite control products, while alternatives like folic acid, oxalic acid or thymol products are finicky. What’s a beekeeper to do?


Manitoba honey harvest disappoints

Manitoba honey harvest disappoints

Manitoba’s honey production in 2024 dipped sharply from what beekeepers got from their hives in 2023

Manitoba beekeepers posted their lowest honey yield in years in 2024, and producers are also worried about another year of bad winter hive mortality

Volker Kromm, executive director of the Regional Food Distribution Association, speaks at the Dec. 11 Fields on Wheels 2024 webinar put on by the University of Manitoba’s faculty of agricultural and food sciences.

Searching for consistent food security in the north

Northern and remote areas, especially Indigenous communities, need more food security support, speaker says, but logistical challenges abound

Northern and remote areas, especially Indigenous communities, need more food security support, speaker says, but logistical challenges abound.


U.S. queen bees are allowed in Canada due to perceived lower risk, but some in the sector would like trade extended to bulk packaged bees.

Pieces moving again on U.S. bulk bee debate

Should Canada allow U.S. packaged bees? From industry group consultations to courtrooms, the topic is heating up

Industry groups wanting a reopened border for bulk packaged bees from the U.S. are pulling together risk mitigation proposals. Meanwhile, the issue also took centre stage recently in a federal courtroom.

More food inflation predicted

More food inflation predicted

Canadian food prices projected to rise three to five per cent in 2025, says national report

Canadian food prices are projected to jump another three to five per cent in 2025; raising the food bill for a family of four over $800, Canada’s Food Price Report says.