Honey

• Free Calgary tour offers insight into the magical world of honey bees

  Interested in how honey is made? Check out this free summer tour downtown Calgary that educates people on the important role bees play.

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2023
  
• What’s the buzz? Ontario teen beekeeper to showcase skills at international event

  Beekeeper Olivia Wilson of Hiawatha First Nation will represent Team Canada at the International Meeting of Young Beekeepers in Slovenia in early July.

  Canada

  May 29, 2023
  
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• Pointe-Claire high school’s ‘green team’ buzzing with excitement over final product

  It all started this past spring, when the curricular club donned protective gear to do some hands on learning with the high school's seven-year-old colony of bees.

  Environment

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Alberta beekeepers looking for options after massive colony losses

  Beekeepers province-wide are sounding the alarm after a winter that saw hundreds of honey bee colonies wiped out from cold weather and an invasive species.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2022
• Saskatchewan beekeepers reporting bee population slump

  Beekeeping operators have revealed higher than usual mortality rates among honey bees this year in Saskatchewan.

  Environment

  May 22, 2022
• Quebec beekeepers call for emergency aid as hives suffer catastrophic losses

  Quebec beekeepers are calling on the federal and provincial government for emergency aid, as bee populations see a mortality three times higher than the average.

  Environment

  May 19, 2022
• Bushwakker Mead Day continues as local Christmas tradition

  Regina's oldest brewery is bringing back its Christmas tradition. Mead Day, which occurs on the first Saturday of December annually, is already creating some local buzz.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
• Bees stung by Manitoba’s dry summer, lack of nectar

  The extreme heat spell Manitoba is experiencing has meant struggles for a number of plants, which in turn means struggles for bees, at a time of year when they're usually abundant

  Environment

  Jul 13, 2021
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• Honey bees might be on the roof of an Edmonton business near you

  The honey bees have officially landed in Edmonton and a few local businesses have offered up their rooftops for the bees.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2021
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• London, Ont., beekeeper gives $7,500 to non-profit following plentiful harvest

  St. Aidan’s Anglican Church's Churchyard Bees handed over $7577.40 to LUSO Community Services, a multicultural neighbourhood resource centre.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2020