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have facilitated greater honey production. The die-offs didn t seem to hold back overall production this year, Lafreniere noted. This year because of the way the canola bloomed at different times, many people have had three and in some cases four rounds. He added that last year s honey production fell at the low end
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Small Hive Beetle Detected In Manitoba

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The appearance of the small hive beetle in Manitoba has honey producers concerned about another possible addition to a growing list of destructive pests in their colonies. A live small hive beetle (SHB) was found April 7 among packaging material in a shipment of honeybee queens from Hawaii. SHB larvae have also been detected in
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Bee Deaths May Signal Wider Pollination Threat

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Mass deaths of bee colonies in many parts of the world may be part of a wider, hidden threat to wild insect pollinators vital to human food supplies, a UN study indicated March 10. Declines in flowering plants, a spread of parasites, use of pesticides or air pollution were among more than a dozen factors
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Health Canada Advertisement Called Anti-Honey

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A Health Canada advertisement telling parents not to feed honey to infants has produced a swarm of protest from the nation’s beekeepers. The controversial ad features a bottle of honey with a happy bear face. On the bottle is a red circle with a diagonal line through it. A caption reads: “Do you know that
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Researchers Seek Causes Of Honeybee Colony Collapse

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Birds do it, fleas do it but when bees do it, it is worth some $200 billion to the world economy. That’s why scientists are seeking a way to stem mass deaths of the world’s primary pollinator – the honeybee – which affect more than 30 per cent of bee colonies in the United States
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Science Sweetens Outlook For Honeybees

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists are working on new treatment strategies for a parasite killing our bees, and are identifying the traits needed to breed bees with stronger resistance to disease and parasites. Stephen Pernal is AAFC’s national apiculture research scientist in Beaverlodge, Alberta who specializes in the management and detection of honeybee diseases and
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Bee Facts

Pollinators – such as bees, butterflies and bats – are responsible for the continued existence of more than 70 per cent of the world’s flowering plant population. From the production of hybrid canola seed in southern Alberta to the pollination of blueberries in the Maritimes and British Columbia, honeybees are the primary managed pollinator for
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Improved Mite Control Cuts Bee Losses

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The worst may be over for Canadian honey producers, following three straight years of devastating overwinter bee colony losses. A new survey shows beekeepers lost 21 per cent of their colonies last winter, much less than in previous years. But officials warn it’s premature to say the industry has turned a corner in its fight
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Bees Need Diverse Landscape To Thrive

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If you’ve ever complained about there being too many bees around, consider yourself lucky. Pollinators – such as bees, butterflies and bats – are responsible for the continued existence of more than 70 per cent of the world’s flowering plant population. But they are significantly decreasing in number. By carrying pollen from the male to

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