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?
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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?
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
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.
Canadian-U.S. honey price gap widens
Demand for cheap honey, and the corresponding boom in honey fraud, is keeping Canadian prices down
U.S. beekeepers are getting more for their honey than Canadian beekeepers. Demand for cheap honey, and the corresponding boom in honey fraud, is keeping Canadian prices down, industry says.
Honey farm fundraises for workers robbed at gunpoint
Three seasonal employees of Wendell Estate Honey were robbed at gunpoint as they returned to Mexico
Three seasonal employees of Wendell Estate Honey were robbed at gunpoint as they returned to Mexico. The farm is fundraising to help them recoup their losses.
Honey project to fight hunger with Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Beekeepers invited to join Canadian Foodgrains Bank community growing project
Canadian Foodgrains Bank representative and hobby beekeeper Gordon Janzen hopes fellow beekeepers will join his philanthropic project for hunger relief.
Bee U pilot an urban outreach for honey sector
Project bridges urban-rural gap, aids pollinator conservation
Brandon University’s Bee U urban beekeeping project is meant as a model for sustainable agriculture and a way to educateurban residents about the honey sector and the role of pollinators.
Farm issues in spotlight at Manitoba Honey Bee Day
Inaugural event aims to raise public awareness of issues facing beekeepers
First Manitoba Honey Bee Day spotlights province’s honey sector to the public.
Varroa mites compound bee winter losses
Beekeepers blame parasitic varroa mites, waning treatment control for bee mortality
Varroa mite and waning treatment control cited as major causes of Manitoba beekeeper loss this spring
Comment: Australia in unique position to eliminate varroa mite
The parasite is a scourge to the North American honey sector, but Down Under, the pest is still new
Last year, varroa mites reached Australia. The parasites are notorious in beekeeping circles, and an established population would have significant implications for agricultural food security in Australia, as honeybees are vital for the pollination of many crops. But while Australia is the last continent to be invaded by the mite, it has an opportunity to
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