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ChairKevin NixonBeekeepers Commission of Alberta 35566 Range Road 263Red Deer County, Alberta, T4G 0C9T: 403-227-0092E: [email protected]

Vice Chair Scott PlanteFederation des Apiculteurs du Quebec2369 chemin LambertSt-Nicolas, PQ, G7A-2N4T: 418- 531-0786F: 418- 531-1112C: 418-455-3866E: [email protected]

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada recently announced a se-ries of consultations and changes to how food products such as honey can be labelled. With regards to country of origin labelling, there were consultations regarding the Food Label-ling Modernization initiative. The third phase of consultations ended on March 14, 2017. Through this initiative, the CFIA proposed to introduce consistent requirements for coun-try of origin labelling on all wholly imported foods, similar to those currently in place for imported honey. The CFIA is currently ana-lyzing comments received. For more informa-tion on the consultations, including those tak-en in Phases 1 and 2, please consult the CFIA website: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/labelling/labelling-modernization-initiative/consultations/eng/1370270350067/1370270351895.

As it relates to grades, consultations re-garding the Safe Food for Canadians Regula-tions, concluded on April 21, 2017. CFIA is in the next phase of the regulatory process which involves reviewing and analyzing feedback. They are considering over 1,300 submissions to finalize the regulations, and the guidance

and tools required to support implementation. Final publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II is anticipated in Spring 2018. For more in-formation, please consult the aforementioned CFIA website.

Nutrition labelling and front of pack-age labelling fall under the responsibility of Health Canada. Nutrition labelling changes were finalized and have been published. There are some changes for honey label-ling however, with respect to the new regu-lations published on December 14, 2016, a five year transition period has been estab-lished for industry to meet the new require-ments. The Canadian Honey Council will be providing an updated nutrition label on its website for the industry to use as other labelling regulations are finalized. To view the food labelling changes you can go to the new Health Canada website at: http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/eating-nutrition/label-etiquetage/changes-modifications-eng.php?_ga=2.268647665.1897673524.1498837459-2073202726.1497456607.

The consultation which dealt with manda-tory front-of-package labelling for foods high in sodium, sugars and/or saturated fat closed on January 13, 2017. The Canadian Honey Council made a submission which outlined our concerns about sugar warning labels on honey. The implementation of the proposed front-of-package labelling would align with updates currently underway to the:

• list of ingredients• nutrition facts tableThis will minimize the number of times

label changes are needed. Fortunately, more consultations on this topic are scheduled to occur in the fall of 2017. Much of the above

information is taken directly from the respec-tive websites, but it is clear substantive chang-es are coming but there is no need to make immediate changes.

Just a couple of short comments on a couple of other items. Planning by the Ca-nadian Honey Council and its industry part-ners for the 46th Apimondia Congress, which will be held in Montréal, Canada from 8 to 12 September 2019 is well under way. Apimondia 2019 Montréal proposes a theme outlining the importance of bees for our society:

“Working together within agriculture, Canada’s answer to sustainable beekeeping”

Space and hotel requirements are entering the final stages of negotiations. The Apimon-dia website www.apimondia2019mtl.com is up and running and will be updated often.

Finally, this summer, the Honey Bee Health Coalition will launch a competition to find the most innovative ideas to tackle honey bee nutrition challenges. Anyone with an idea for a creative new solution to advance, disrupt, or pioneer the field of honey bee nutrition is invited to apply. Finalists will have the op-portunity to pitch their ideas to leaders in the beekeeping industry, and a chance to win prize money to implement their projects. The com-petition will open for applications in August – stay tuned for more information! ■

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pollinisation. Les pertes printanières ont été importantes et c’est maintenant le temps de faire du miel. Il n’y a aucun miel local à vendre. Nous attendons avide-ment la nouvelle récolte. Bonne saison à tous.

OntarioThe OBA’s two-day spring meeting was very well at-

tended with over 170 registered attendees each day. The first day focused on queen breeding the second on honey production. Ontario beekeepers would like to thank Sas-katchewan beekeeper Simon Lalonde for being our key-note speaker. Simon shared many insights that will make us better and more effective beekeepers.

The weather has made for a challenging spring in Ontario. Winter was mild with early pollen.

Good hives started to build quickly. Warm, sunny days have been followed by extended periods of colder

temperatures and rain. The bees’ desire to swarm has been intense. As I write this, the bees are still not collecting a lot of nectar.

Demand was down for blueberry pollination in the East, as was the price. Approximately 28 000 hives were moved and that is down from 40 000 last year. Some beekeepers who kept their hives back have managed to collect some honey to offset the loss of pollination revenue.

Small hive beetle was found in hives moved from Ontario to New Brunswick for blueberry pollination.

Small hive beetle is not widespread in Ontario as it is limited to Essex County and the Niagara Region beekeepers. The OBA has formed a small hive beetle working group to communicate with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in order to develop mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of spreading SHB. Ontario is open to working with the other provinces regarding SHB. With the exception of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, we all share borders with the United States and therefore are at risk of small hive beetles coming across borders. This has already happened in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia. We need to work together to mitigate risk and also allow beekeepers to continue to be successful in our businesses.

Let’s hope a summer weather pattern starts to evolve with less rain and more sunshine!

SaskatchewanThe busy winter has given way to the crazy turmoil

that many of us like to refer to as bee season, and with that came a shift in the decretive of the work being done. The multiple meetings and conference are in the past and the bees have become our main priority.

In Saskatchewan we were experiencing pockets of high winter loss, due mostly to higher than normal mite levels but many of the producers affected were out in late February and early March to put in medication. The loss-es ranged from normal levels to above 50% around the province. We are hoping to have this mite problem back under control through testing and constant vigilance as

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MaritimesHow time flies between April and June, long days of

getting bees ready for the summer, spring pollination, and honey production. I for one am so glad to see bees back in there home yards. This spring pollination saw much controversy in the Maritimes, low blueberry sales in 2016, lead to fewer producers looking for pollinators. Then Nova Scotia protesting loudly to keep Ontario bees from entering the province due to small hive beetle, next the discovery of small hive battle in Ontario bees used in pollination of New Brunswick blueberries capped off the season. This could have a long reaching effect on bee

movement in Canada. Alberta has already stopped the flow of nucs and bees from Ontario into that province. Stricter inspections and policy should be enforced to deter this situation from happening. Many New Brunswick beekeepers are having sleepless nights wondering how wide this will be, they are asked to quarantine there bees in separate yards for continuous observation. Hopefully some new policies will come of this. That being said a few things should be kept in mind. Number one, all infected hives were from the same producer (can’t call them beekeepers), deal with that producer! Two, should bees be moved from any areas with disease, blueberries need pollinators from healthy areas. Let’s not pick on whole provinces for the actions of individual beekeepers , and lets strengthen policy on inspections or movement from areas known to carry bee complications.

Other items we should be aware of, new nutrition labels will be needed in the future as well. Front of Label packaging is still an ongoing adventure. Labeling honey as high in sugar is not necessary. The government contends that a major-ity of excess sugars come from drinks (namely soft drinks) then attack processed sugars not natural sugars and all their benefits. Any time anyone speaks to CFIA or Health Canada these are good topics to address.

On to brighter topics the new annual “Maritime Honey Festival” will be held in Fredericton with something for everyone. The Friday afternoon will be for beekeepers, with the Keynote Speaker Friday evening, Saturday Beekeepers and general public with 30+exhibitors. The sessions include: ATTTA - SHB in the Maritime, Nosema diagnosis workshop, Commercial beekeeping 101 from new entrant to growing hive numbers to exiting the industry (retire), Queen breeding workshop/lecture, Winter and Spring loss mitigation workshop/lecture. All of this will take place September 22nd & 23rd 2017, at Capital Exhibit Center 361 Smythe Street, Fredericton, NB. For those who know or want to know about beekeeping in the Maritimes.

QuébecIt is now July 4th the bees have returned or are re-

turning from blueberry pollination. Spring losses have been high and now it’s time for honey! There is no local honey for sale. We are eagerly waiting for the new crop. One new small hive beetle occurrence in southern Que-bec. Have a good honey season.

Nous en sommes maintenant rendus au 4 juillet et les

ruches sont soient de retour ou en train de revenir de la

RegionalReports

Mario Swinkels

Scott Plante

Albert Devries

Dani Glennie


we head through the summer and into the fall months. The time it takes to shaker test in the fall might be worth it as part your disease control program. It doesn’t matter if you do it one hive on a pallet in every yard or if you randomly choose 8-10 hives in a yard and cumulatively test, just do it.

I wanted to inform you about a program that we happen to stumbled on which will accept your use Apivar products. The Clean Farms of Canada has set forth the initiative to reduce the amount of pesticide containers and chemicals that are introduced into our landfills every year. I would highly recommend that you collect your used strips and look up a collection site on their online website cleanfarms.ca. If the collections sites listed do not take them, there is usually an obsolete pesticide pick up in the fall and you can contact clean farms to find out where this location will be held in your province. This is a program in which I believe all who can, should use it. We need to be concerned about our environ-ment and a program like this can dispose of these strips properly and safely. With more uptake by participants we can only see this amazing program expand and grow to more pickup locations. If we have more beekeepers use the program I hope that the collection sites will expand for Apivar and other bee related medi-cations as well. I hope you all try to use such a program and properly dispose of your on farm chemicals.

The Saskatchewan Beekeepers Development Commission hosted their an-nual beekeepers field day at Howland’s Honey outside of Good Spirit Lake. The day was fairly decent and the visiting and merriment were in top form. After a presentation by our TAT team and lunch we followed up with a business meeting and a few presentations by a couple of our sponsors. The afternoon was filled with bee yard and nuc yard tours and many more fish stories. The evening was perfect for our annual steak supper, where the charcoal grills were fired up and every fought for the best steak. With our bellies full the day ended shortly after supper as many left for their long drives home.

I would just like to take this time to wish you all a heavy harvest and hope that you we all be safe in your work and play this summer. Happy harvesting!

I would like to wish you all a bountiful harvest and a safe summer.

AlbertaAt the time of writing, moving bees into the canola

pollination in southern Alberta is in full swing and the beekeepers full dependence on coffee continues. Its been a very busy time and some enlightening informa-tion and events have come to light. In regards to Al-berta, we have seen a high winter loss and its been a mad dash to make up splits to replace numbers. We will see how this will affect the provincial honey crop, but cur-rently the bees look strong, crops in the south are look-ing good so the potential is there. Crops in northern Alberta are behind with the long cool spring but hope-

fully the weather will pan out through the summer and fall and a good crop can be brought in and the bees can maintain their health. With that said, a positive that came out is that Billy Bee and Doyon honey across the country will be 100% Canadian sourced this year! This is great news to hear and increases the consumers ability to purchase Canadian honey. I know there are other labels with other issues, but this is a start in the right direction and should be encour-aged. Its nice to see a company coming around and using Canadian honey and not just using the industry to help their image and sales (looking at you Honey Nut Cheerios). If you haven’t read it, I encourage you to check out an article titled The Real Stinger in the Buzz About Bees. Lastly, SHB has been found to have come into New Brunswick via one beekeeper from Ontario. Due to this, Alberta has suspended the importation of any honey bees excluding queens from Ontario into Alberta. The suspension was put in place June 12. With the Alberta surveillance program, no SHB have been found in the province at this point. Hopefully we all survive the next few months and I encourage you to check the CHC website and app to keep up with all the information and events as they come.

British ColumbiaThe preparation for the AGM in Kelowna is ticking along with everything

falling into place, speakers confirmed and now the presentation planning, work shops and education sessions.

We experienced a not to bad loss of colonies in some parts and in others

it was the opposite with heavy losses and yet in others it was a complete disaster some in the 100%. Paul does his best to get a reasonable assessment of the losses, however once you have reached the 50% and above mark I don’t think many are willing to speak of the losses and this is understandable. The finger pointing starts and the ac-cusations of bad beekeeping etc. etc. I am also aware of some beekeepers that are really up against the wall so to speak and any more severe losses they are out of busi-ness. Beekeepers in general are good people and when you hit those loss numbers you tend to beat yourself up

because you figure it’s all your fault. We lowered our losses last year with a dif-ferent approach and we came up with our lowest losses in years, between 12 – 15 %. So this winter we will try the same methods and see what results. Some testing came back with heavy Nosema counts that surely contributed greatly to the situation. The weather has finally smartened up and most all of the hives are into pollination, and we are having a moderate flow of nectar, let’s see what the summer brings.

The Liberal Govt has finally toppled, and now we have the NDP. So let’s have a meeting when they get on their feet and see if we can solve some long standing issues concerning land for bees and pollination revenue to count as farm income for property assessment. What is it hope springs eternal.

I didn’t have much to talk about until I went to a meeting the other night and found out that I am the cause of all the problems with bees and bee losses. I am a big commercial operator that moves his bees all over for pollination crops spreading diseases, viruses and mites. The speaker went on to say that the im-ports of foreign bees is also a major problem and he couldn’t mention the initials of the country that they come from instead of using local stock, NZ?

His pitch was to encourage the production of better bees through hygienic testing and breeding. I too would like to see this however let’s not limit it to bee stock. Now this individual was not a young person just starting out but an individual with some experience behind him and part of his pitch was scientific testing, verification and being able to replicate the work that was done. Suppos-edly this was the down fall of a lot of individuals involved in the scientific field.

Now I admit that I missed the introduction of the speaker, but I really had a hard time following his presentation, and at the best of times I was lost as to where he was going with it.

Our personal business Flying Dutchman Bees, has been selling imported packages for many many years. We have customers that have used our service to fill their dead outs and to increase their hive numbers. We have never forced the customers to buy any product it’s there for them if they need it. We have heard all the BS about those inferior bees from down under and that you should be buying local stock. Problem is at the time they were selling them as there is nothing else available.

In most cases if you manage them properly by the time local stock is available you can generally split this into two hives, so if you’re paying $200 a package for them originally, by splitting them they are now $100 a piece, and usually the split is done about the 24 of May. By the time the honey flow starts you can get a very nice crop of honey. We have had many positive comments about this very aspect.

Queens are another point of conversation, are they local, NO they are from California. Olivarez Minnesota hygienic. Oh they are not local, NO. Again we get into an urination contest over stupidly. When we are producing NUCs for sale either to Joe public or the prairie, we need lots of queens in a hurry and it’s easy to call up the supplier and say we need 500 queens next week, they arrive and they are excellent Queens. Lots of our customers have and continue to praise the quality of what we are selling. I have gone to meeting and listened to the dumb comments about imported stock, about it being inferior to local stock etc., etc., etc., and truthfully it’s well past being worn out rhetoric with no validation or substance.

One of the speakers display was building better bees through genetics and hygienic testing, well people I am a great believer in not reinventing the wheel and if it’s not broken don’t fix it. So the Queens we are bringing in are of quality stock, genetics, and they can only improve what we already have, they surely are not going to degrade what’s here.

So we will continue to import stock as needed until our production catches up with demand. And hopefully global warming will kick in a lot sooner and we will be able to produce stock in January to fill the market demand.

Ryan Poelman

Stan Reist

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New Labels Launching This Summer!Bee Maid Honey is pleased to announce the launch of new labels for our iconic BeeMaid brand. These labels tell a story by featuring the

faces of our beekeeper owners, proudly displaying our Canadian pride and True Source Certification. We cannot wait show Canadians the faces behind our 100% pure Canadian honey. Each label features a dif-ferent grouping of beekeepers representing our membership from across the prairies. Our hope is to keep updating the labels with different beekeepers highlighting as many different members as possible! In late summer, you will also see our hardworking beekeepers on modern new 2kg tubs at Costco locations throughout Western Canada. At Bee Maid Honey, we are proudly Canadian and proudly owned by

Canadian beekeepers! Bernie Rousseau

The Canadian Honey Council (CHC) is taking advantage of the latest technology to keep Beekeepers informed and en-gaged. Through a partnership with the Canadian Agricul-tural HR Council (CAHRC), the Honey Council app is now available in the Apple Store and Google Play. The App is

free to users and is always ‘on’ with real-time notifications. CHC is us-ing the App to provide updates and information, including the Bee-keeper’s Handbook, to the industry - as well as access to CAHRC pro-vided employer tools including the Ag Employer Toolkit.

The Canadian Honey Council App also provides provincial associa-tions with a wide range of additional features for member engagement allowing their members to: sign-up and renew memberships; register for events; participate and vote during events; access multilingual con-tent; be included in association contact directories; access secure log-in areas; and engage in social media feeds, among other functions. Con-tact your provincial association to express your interest receiving these benefits. For questions about the Honey Council app or how to get your association using it, contact <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected].

Canadian Honey Council Smartphone App now available for beekeepers Rod Scarlett, Executive Director, CHC

The North Okanagan Beekeepers Club is hosting the 2017 BCH-PA AGM along with the CAPA/CHC National Research Sympo-sium & AGM in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. Come join us for a time of education, inspiration and entertainment. The BCHPA An-nual AGM will be held Friday, our Plenary Sessions on Saturday and a double track of Workshops on Sunday. Sign up to a full conference pass to enjoy both a social evening on Friday and full banquet and entertainment on Saturday. See you in Kelowna!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSThursday, October 26, 2017Registration and Welcome 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Friday, October 27, 2017Annual General Meeting 8:30 am to 4:00 pmSocial Evening 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Saturday, October 28, 2017Plenary Education Day 8:30 am to 5:00 pmBanquet Evening & Entertainment 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Sunday, October 29, 2017Workshop Education Day 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

The Canadian Honey Council’s AGM will be held in Kelowna

October 25th - 26th, 2017. Hosted by the BCHPA


CLASS ACTION ON BEHALF OF BEEKEEPERS IN CANADA• Are you an individual, corporation or other legal entity who keeps or has kept more than 50 hon-

eybee colonies in Canada for commercial purposes after December 31, 2006? If so, you may be a class member in a class action which has now been certified by the court. The lawsuit seeks money (damages) and other benefits for class members.

• This class action alleges that Canada negligently denied beekeepers their lawful right to seek import permits for honeybee packages from the U.S. In so doing, Canada substituted political opinion for what the law required to be an evidence-based assessment of pest and disease risk, and enabled some beekeepers to profit from the denial of rights of others.

• Class members are automatically included in the class action unless they take steps to exclude themselves (opt out) by November 5, 2017. If you want to stay in the class action, do nothing.

• If you opt out, you will not be part of the lawsuit and you will not be able to share in any money or any other benefit obtained for the class if the lawsuit is successful. To get a copy of the Opt Out Form, visit the website below.

• Please visit www.kmlaw.ca/cases/beekeepers-class-action-government-negligence/ to get more information about this class action and your rights, or contact us at

[email protected] or 1 (800) 216-3016.

RECOURS COLLECTIF AU NOM DES APICULTEURS AU CANADA

• Êtes-vous une personne, une société ou une autre entité juridique qui abrite ou qui a abrité plus de 50 colonies d’abeilles au Canada à des fins commerciales après le 31 décembre 2006? Si tel est le cas, vous pourriez faire partie du recours collectif qui a été certifié par la Cour. Le procès réclame une compensation financière (dommages et intérêts) et d’autres compensations pour les membres du recours.

• Ce recours collectif allègue que le Canada a fait preuve de négligence en privant des apiculteurs de leur droit légitime de demander des permis d’importation pour des paquets d’abeilles prov-enant des États-Unis. Ce faisant, le Canada n’a pas exprimé un refus basé sur des preuves con-cernant le risque d’insectes nuisibles ou de maladies mais a favorisé l’opinion politique et a ainsi permis à certains apiculteurs de tirer profit du refus imposé à d’autres.

• Les membres du recours font automatiquement partie du recours collectif à moins d’entreprendre les démarches pour s’en exclure (se retirer) avant le 5 novembre 2017. Si vous souhaitez faire partie du recours collectif, ne faites rien.

• Si vous vous retirez, vous ne ferez pas partie du procès et vous ne recevrez aucune compensation financière ou aucune autre compensation qui serait obtenue si le procès est réussi. Pour obtenir une copie du formulaire de retrait, veuillez visiter le site dont le lien est indiqué au point suivant.

• Veuillez visiter www.kmlaw.ca/cases/beekeepers-class-action-government-negligence/ afin d’obtenir plus d’informations sur ce recours collectif et sur vos droits ou contactez-nous en nous écrivant à [email protected] ou en appelant le 1-800-216-3016.

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The Canadian Honey Council and its industry partners are proud to invite you to join the 46th Apimondia Congress, which will be held in Montréal, Canada from 8 to 12 September 2019. Apimon-dia 2019 Montréal proposes a theme outlining the importance of bees for our society:

“Working together within agriculture, Canada’s answer to sustainable bee-keeping

Initial planning is well underway as space and hotel requirements are enter-ing the final stages of negotiations. Montréal is internationally renowned for its hospitality, great attractions, and centrally located modern congress facilities with easy access to the Montréal Trudeau International Airport. The Canadian Honey Council has a team that is working with the City of Montréal and the Palais des congrès de Montréal Convention Center to organize the event.

Pierre Giovenazzo, a professor with the University of Laval is the confer-ence President. Dr. Stephen Pernal is the Scientific Co-ordinator and Rod Scarlett is the Executive Secretary.

The Apimondia website www.apimondia2019mtl.com is up and running and will be updated often. Pre and post conference tours are being finalized and details will be available this fall. Honey, beer, mead, literature and art competi-tions are all in the planning stages. Quebec’s provincial beekeeping association is planning an outdoor market highlighting their products.

The Montreal Congress will strive to showcase world-wide advancements in the science of apiculture. Emphasis will be placed on topics that are of high prominence in the beekeeping community or that challenge our concepts of modern beekeeping through roundtables and special interest group sessions. Of particular interest will be a focus of the extraordinary growth of the urban bee-keeper and the benefits and issues raised as a result. We will also endeavor to use web-based streaming of all plenary sessions to allow participants a new category of virtual registration in aspects of the Congress. ■


I really can’t remember a time where I wasn’t completely fascinated by nature. My earliest memories are of growing up in Ontario, running barefoot through the field beside our house. I remember gently pet-ting the bees that would come to feast at my mother’s rose bushes. I had praying mantis and snakes as pets and often carried home armfuls

of wild flowers to my mom. If you asked her today she would probably remember the constant parade of weeds coming into the house that she would graciously put in a vase and adore for a day or two before pitching them outside. As a youngster I appreciated the beauty of all plants and now as an adult I recognize that even some of those “weeds” have incred-ible properties which benefit us all. Calendula is a beautiful native prairie plant. Its rich yellow flowers brighten any garden. This photo was taken in November…..in Manitoba! A hardy self seeding annual it has provided our bees with an abundance of nectar and pollen to get them through the harsh Manitoba winters. These plants are a mainstay in our garden, partly due to the fact that they self seed so well that I have had 3 plants from last year multiply into more than 50 and also because of the many benefits they provide for our bees and our family. I have nurtured and transplanted these plants for many of my friends and family because it really is love at first site with this flower!

I was first introduced to Calendula at an Herbal First Aid workshop at my very first homesteader festival. When I look back at my notes I see that it flowers on a hot sunny day, is used fresh or dried, is an anti-inflammatory and astringent, can be taken internally as an infusion and tea for immune booster or as a tincture locally for skin issues. 2 years later, I do know that

Calendula is just so much more exciting than that. It was actually used in World War One to prevent wounds from hemorrhaging and becoming infected and to promote wound healing. The flowers are used for making yellow food dyes, as a substitute for saffron in soups and stews, as an attrac-tive additive to butters and cheeses, as well as the multitude of medicinal uses. Calendula has properties which are known to relieve inflammation, reduce pain in superficial wounds, and treat digestive tract discomforts and the detoxification of the liver and gallbladder. With so many wonderfully useful properties it’s no surprise to me that just yesterday I overheard a conversation on the school yard suggesting Calendula tea and salve for a bee sting reaction.

Calendula TeaTake 4 flower heads and place in tea pot. Boil water and then leave to

sit until boil settles. Add hot water to teapot and let steep covered for 10 minutes. Enjoy! It is beautiful and delicious.

Calendula OilWhen making an herb infused oil the general rule is 1 part dried herb to

10 parts carrier oil (I use olive oil). Take a clean glass jar, fill ¼ to ½ with dried calendula flowers, fill jar

with carrier oil to ensure herb is completely covered by oil and close tightly. Sit in a warm location, out of direct sunlight, for 4-6 weeks then strain. Pretty easy!!

Calendula SalveA mixture of calendula oil and beeswax at a ratio of 4:1 provides a nice

texture to apply to skin. Feel free to add essential oils for additional benefits!

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by Julio Beeman, Published with permission: La Familia de la Apicultura - The Beekeeping of Family http://lafamiliapicola.blogspot.ca

MOST CUTE HONEYS IN THE WORLD

MOST VALUABLE HONEYS IN THE WORLD

Like any other product, honey has very select and exclusive varieties that make its price are within the reach of a few. The most expensive honey in the world, are types of hon-ey that are made in a very specific way, in a very specific place or have unique properties.

The story behind each honey also influences the final product price. Let’s review the list of 8 honey honeys that would shake in any pocket.

2. Honey Honey Honey Honey, Israel - € 420 / kgLife Mel Honey is an Israeli brand that produces honey highly valued for

its therapeutic effects. Bees create this sweetener from plants such as Siberian ginseng, echinacea and uncaria tomentosa, herbs that precisely combine very well with other products of the hive like royal jelly or propolis.

The price reaches 420 euros per kilo and has a dark color and an intense flavor. Several studies have been done with this honey to test its therapeutic properties and its health benefits.

3. Honey from Yemen Sidr Honey - € 280 / kgThe honey that the bees make in Yemen from the Sidr tree is considered

one of the most expensive honey types in the world because of its rarity. It is obtained in the Do’an valley of this country located in the south of the Arabian peninsula. Twice a year, Hadramaut beekeepers gather to venture into the steep mountains of the area to obtain the precious honey of Sidr, a tree belonging to the genus Ziziphus.

Its way of picking it up and its healing properties, similar to those of the manuka, not only make it one of the most expensive honeys in the world. It also stands out for its high antioxidant levels and strengthens the immune system. Its price can reach 280 euros per kilo, has a dark color and a consistent texture.

4. Honey from Bashkiria, Russia - € 120-200 / kgBashkiria or Bashkortostan is a Russian republic located between the river

Volga and the Urals. The bees of the area extract in the summer months the nectar of the linden flower (how the honey make the bees) that results in the best honey that can be found in the extensive Russia. It is a product with a very appreciated and characteristic flavor and has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties.

In Bashkortostan itself Bashkiria honey can be found at about 50 euros a kilo, but if we go to Moscow prices move in a fork between 120 and 200 euros a kilo.


1. Honey from Elvish, Turkey - € 5,000 / kgWith a big difference between the most expensive honeys in the world is

the Elvish variety, a honey that reaches 5,000 euros / kg. Its high price is due to the difficulty of obtaining it as it is obtained in a grotto 1,800 meters deep in the Turkish city of Artvin.

The minerals that are inside the cave give the product unique properties, which makes many also consider it the best honey in the world. Its color is golden and who has tried it says that its flavor is really incomparable.

SOURCE: https://www.merca2.es/miel-un-dulce-manjar-con-precios-de-locos/8/

5. Honey from the Opera Garnier in Paris, France - € 120 / kgThe honey produced on the roof of the Opera Garnier in Paris is one of

the most well-known and admired cases of urban beekeeping on the planet, especially for the symbolic place in which it takes place.

For more than twenty years, while on the tables of this mythical venue are great lyrical works and dance, on the roof bees do their work that gives rise to a small production of 500 kilos per year. It is a multifloral honey of very light color and of soft texture that has as raw material the flowers of the beautiful Parisian gardens.

6. Honey from the island of Socotra, Yemen - € 110 / kg It comes from the island of Socotora or Socotra in Yemen. The indige-

nous flora of this small paradise gives rise to a multifloral honey with a strange flavor that combines sweet and bitter touches. Properties are recognized in the fight against diabetes. It is one of the rarest honeys and therefore also one of the most expensive honeys in the world.

The value of this type of honey caught the attention of the French, since in 2007 the embassy of this country in Yemen established in the city of Hadiboh a center of natural honey where they process around 500 kilos of honey a year. Its price is about 110 euros per kilo.

7. Himalayan honey, Nepal - € 100 / kgHoney from the Himalayas is obtained in the steep mountains of this

mountain range and, to obtain it, beekeepers have to suspend from large ropes to reach hives that are located in the most remote places of the mountains. For something they are known as honey hunters.

The Himalayan is a multifloral honey that manufactures a giant bee na-tive to the region that is able to pollinate 80% of the flowers in the area. This sweetener is also known to have hallucinogenic effects.

8. Manuka honey, New Zealand - € 100 / kgThe bees produce this honey thanks to the nectar of the shrub of the

same name, the manuka (of the genus Leptospermum scoparium), which grows in the field like a wild plant. The Maori oceanic ethnicity discovered its properties thousands of years ago and is currently exported with remarkable success.

The high price or not of manuka honey is given by the UMF factor (unique factor of manuka) that indicates the antibacterial capacity of this product. All manuka honeys with UMF are guaranteed purity.



The project began in 2013 and is supported by grants from the TIDE program. The project supports Northern com-munities to access equipment, bees and mentorship to ex-plore beekeeping.

The reasons for this project include: increased pollina-tion, creating local food sources, growing the economy, skill building and intergenerational cooperation and mentorship. Schools involved in the program have received educational opportunities in the form of honey, hands on workshops and the opportunity to keep bees.

The goal of the project is to contribute to a safe and sustainable food system by providing local beekeeping opportunities and support-ing established hives and honey production. Local market opportunities are created by selling natural and organic honey and bees wax products locally as well.

The choice of natural, organic honey has spin offs in health benefits by providing an alternative to refined sugar. The bees contribute to the communities by helping pollinate the gardens, crops and fruit trees, etc.

Our participants are in remote northern communities where access to affordable healthy food options is limited. Our participants view the project as a way to help give back to their communities and create em-ployment.

Our participants are started in the program with a complete Hive Starter Kit (consists of 3 supers, 1 cover, 1 inner cover, 1 bottom board, 1 frame feeder with ladders, 30 frames, 1 entrance reducer, 1 queen excluder, 1 smoker, 1 hive tool) and gloves, beekeeping suit, medica-tion, books and the extraction equipment is shared whenever possible. The bees are then given to the participants after they attend a one day beekeeping workshop in Meadow Portage. This happens the same day. Seasonal feed is also provided to strengthen the hives to give it the best chance of survival.

During the program each beekeeper is assisted by being given sup-port by an established beekeeper that is close to them as a resource. We have senior apiarists to consult and do further support and training if it is required over the course of the year.

NACC’s NHFI ProgramBeekeeping Program Contract and Disclaimer

As a participant in the beekeeping project, you are required to keep a bee log (to be supplied by NACC). This log is to help you keep track of your operation, as well as to help NACC fulfill reporting require-ments for our funders, to ensure we continue to receive funding. In

addition, you will be required to check in with the NACC office once a month from March to December to update us on your operation.

The following is a list of what needs to be sent in to the NACC of-fice by NOVEMBER 15 each year you are participating in the project:

• Completed Beekeeping Log Book (will be supplied by NACC)• Completed Beekeeping Evaluation Form (will be supplied by

NACC)• Signed Photo Waver Form (will be supplied by NACC)• 3 High Quality Photos Including Participants & Short Description

Of Each Photo A detailed list of what supplies, training and resources will be sup-

plied to you as part of the Northern Healthy Foods Imitative Beekeep-ing Program. Everything is dependent upon yearly funding provided by Tides Canada, in the event that NACC loses funding for this project, you would not be required to return any of your equipment provided you were going to continue with the project on your own. If you de-cided in this scenario to stop with the program, your equipment would be transferred to a different participant who would continue the pro-gram on their own.

By year 5, you should have a self-sufficient beekeeping operation. Your sales from excess honey should cover any sugar or other costs that you may have associated with your bees. You will still be considered a participant in the beekeeping project with NACC and all reports and log books will still need to be submitted yearly, however NACC will no longer provide any supplies or reimbursements.

All purchases of supplies and equipment must be directed through the NACC office, receipts submitted to the office without NACC’s prior approval are not guaranteed to be reimbursed. Antibiotics for your bees are the only acceptable purchase to be made without NACC consent, and only if contact with NACC cannot be made in a suitable time period (ex. NACC office is closed weekends, and you need the antibiotics on a Saturday). In this event, NACC should still be notified ASAP of the purchase.

Any equipment not being used for its intended purpose, or any equipment that is being caused damage, may be removed from your possession and transferred to another participant.

If at any time you wish to stop with the program you must notify NACC immediately. ■

BEEKEEPING PROJECT FROM NHFISubmitted by Connie Krahenbil, Executive Director NACC


Consultations on restricting marketing to children and on the revision of Canada’s Food GuideSubmitted by Rod Scarlett

On October 24, 2016, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, launched the Healthy Eating Strat-egy <https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health/cam-paigns/vision-healthy-canada/healthy-eating.html> for Canada. One of the intended outcomes of the Healthy

Eating Strategy is to help make the healthier food choice the easier choice. In order to help achieve this, Health Canada is currently work-ing on a number of initiatives including:

* new restrictions on marketing to children to support families in making healthier food choices; and,

* a revision of Canada’s Food Guide to better address the changing food environment and to support Canadians in making healthier food choices.

From June 10 to July 25, 2017, Health Canada is undertaking a 45-day consultation on each of these initiatives. Canadians and stakehold-ers are invited to participate in both consultations.

Restricting Marketing to Children Health Canada is currently exploring options to fulfill our commit-

ment to restrict marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children. Please provide your comments on Health Canada’s proposed approach by July 25, 2017.

Health Canada’s approach will be informed by existing policies in Canada and around the world. It will also take into account existing federal nutrition policies and regulations and use the same evidence and rationale on which those were based. Regulatory measures will ensure that all food and beverage companies are subject to the same marketing restrictions.

Please spread the news about this consultation <https://www.cana-da.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consultation-restricting-unhealthy-food-and-beverage-marketing-to-children.html> to your colleagues and other interested parties.

Revision of Canada’s Food Guide Health Canada is revising Canada’s Food Guide <https://www.

canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-food-guides/revision-process.html> into a suite of tools and resources to provide Canadians with up-to-date advice on eating well. An initial consultation was con-ducted in fall of 2016; the Revision of Canada’s Food Guide: What We Heard Report (Fall 2016) can be found here <https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/food-nutrition/canada-food-

guide-phase1-what-we-heard.html> . The second open consultation <https://www.canada.ca/en/

health-canada/programs/consultation-canada-food-guide.html> is now live, and will end July 25, 2017.

We want to hear from you again. Your input will be used to help: • finalize healthy eating recommendations and policies • inform ways to effectively communicate nutrition information to

Canadians As part of the revision process, Health Canada completed a review

of evidence related to healthy eating. The Evidence Review for Dietary Guidance: Summary Report is available here. <https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/food-nutrition/evidence-review-dietary-guidance-summary-results-implications-canada-food-guide.html>

This report summarizes the results of the evidence review and im-plications for Canada’s Food Guide. The full technical report is also available on request by contacting Health Canada Publications.

Should you have any questions about these initiatives, please email [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> with the sub-ject line: Marketing to Children or Canada’s Food Guide revision. If you are interested in receiving information or participating in future consultation opportunities please add yourself to the CSIMS registry here: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/public-consult/stakeholder-in-tervenants/index-eng.php.

For the “areas of interest” page, be sure to include ‘‘Canada’s Food Guide/Nutrition’’ in your selection. All future communication from our Office will be sent using this new system.

The Government of Canada is committed to openness and trans-parency <https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health/campaigns/vi-sion-healthy-canada/healthy-eating/transparency-stakeholder-commu-nications-healthy-eating-initiatives.html> . Health Canada supports this commitment by making more information available to Canadians. We are providing increased opportunities to participate in discussions on government policies and priorities. We encourage you to carefully read our new approach to transparency of stakeholder communications. ■

Sincerely, Hasan Hutchinson Director General/ Directeur général`Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion/ Bureau de la politique et de la promotion Santé Health Canada/ Santé Canada Karen Mc-Intyre Director General/ Directrice générale Food Directorate/ Direction des aliments Health Canada/ Santé Canada


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The buzz around the bee crisis is getting louder, but there is some confusion surrounding which bees are struggling and what people can do to help.

Canadians are concerned about the health of bee populations, especially due to highly-publicized honeybee colony collapses in the past decade. These is-sues are becoming less of a problem through better hive management practices.

Populations of wild pollinator bees face different threats than their managed cousins, but campaigns to ‘save the bees’ by environmentalist groups and cereal compa-nies do not differentiate between species. Small-scale and hobbyist apiarists are joining the beekeeping community in large numbers, but in doing so Canada’s native and wild bee populations might be forgotten. ‘Saving the bees’ first requires a deeper understanding of the types of bees pres-ent in Canada and the issues that pose the greatest threats.

Honeybee apiarists across Canada saw an increased hive loss over the winter months in the early 2000s. Many different factors, including Varroa mites, disease and weather conditions contributed to this decline.

Margaret and Robert Smith, 74 and 75, are beekeepers and owners of Marg’s Bees Inc. in St. Andrews, Manitoba. They have been manag-ing hives for 40 years and mentor “newbees” to the industry. The cou-ple started their business to provide a source of income for Margaret Smith when she left her teaching job to go back to University.

“I like to say it’s a hobby that flew away with us,” Margaret Smith said.The years of the honeybee population decline were difficult for the

veteran apiarists, especially during the early 2000s. Robert Smith recalls the losses that their beekeeping operation faced.

“We lost close to 80% of our bees in 2002. It’s a brutal thing to lose some of your bees during the winter. In the summer, worker bees only live for around six weeks,” Robert Smith said. “In the wintertime,

they can live for several months. But there is a natural cleansing of the hives that happens when the bees die.”

Cold winters have a major im-pact on the health of bee popula-tions as a whole. Rhéal Lafrenière, Manitoba’s Provincial Apiarist, em-phasized the toll the harsh Canadi-an climate can have on honeybees.

“Weather conditions play a big part in our ability to maintain our populations from one fall to the next spring. There’s always going to be some mortality that happens through that time, it’s just when mortality exceeds the point where the sustainability of the overall

population of bees has been crossed,” Lafrenière said. “We had a year in Manitoba where we lost 36% of our colonies, it would have been the winter of 2012, and weather was probably the biggest factor in that one.”

Lafrenière explains that the unpredictable weather in Canada has a large impact on the number of winter losses and the strength of the hives in the spring. This issue can also increase problems with parasites

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and disease because beekeepers have to work around the weather to provide treatment.

“The honeybee is not indigenous to our area so it had to be brought in and realistically, it needs to be managed in order to survive in our envi-ronment,” Lafrenière said. “We don’t have a wild honeybee population.”

The challenges honeybees face are also experienced by Canada’s wild pollinator species yet degrees vary. According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, there are over 970 different bee species native to Canada alone.

Dr. Pierre Giovenazzo, Assistant Professor at Université Laval in Quebec and Vice President of the Canadian Association of Profes-sional Apiculturists (CAPA) explains honeybees and wild pollinators in terms of agriculture.

“You have to be very clear when you say ‘the bees’,” Dr. Giove-nazzo said. “When we talk about wild pollinators we are talking about the environment. When we are talking about honeybees we are talking about a domesticated pollinator – not the same thing.”

Dr. Giovenazzo notes that honeybees must be managed by bee-keepers, whereas the native bees are a wild species that survive without human intervention.

“Beekeepers take care of their bees,” he said.A lack of awareness about the separate bee species leads many peo-

ple to believe that the honeybees are the ones in danger. According to veteran beekeepers and professional apiarists alike, the honeybee popu-lation is at its highest in several years and winter losses have decreased substantially since the honeybee decline of the early 2000s. The last five years have shown the largest number of honeybee colonies since

the early 1990s. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs reported 97,342 bee colonies in Ontario in 2016 – an increase of 20,642 colonies from ten years ago. Habitat loss, lack of diversity in food sources and pesticide use have all had a larger negative impact on the wild bees than on the honeybees.

Robert Smith explains the issue of lack of food and food diversity through monoculture farming and the problems these practices create for wild pollinators.

“The bees depend upon feeding their larvae pollen as a source of protein and if there is a thousand acres of one crop, there is no diversity of the protein,” Robert Smith said. “For the pollinators that is not good, and particularly if they [farmers] mow their road allowances and any alternate source that the bees might have, all the ditch linings and road allowances and anything like that. People either spray it or mow it.”

Margaret and Robert Smith do not feel that pesticides are the over-arching reason for bee loss in Canada and that there are a number of contributing factors. The Smiths insist that more research is needed beyond a laboratory setting to understand how chemicals are affecting wild and honeybee populations within and outside the hive. Margaret Smith suggests learning from bees in their natural habitat.

“You have to take a holistic approach to the whole problem from a scientific point of view,” she said.

Outside the beekeeping community, environmental groups such as the David Suzuki Foundation are petitioning to ban neonics, a pesti-cide used heavily in monoculture farming operations. General Mills is advertising a Cheerios wildflower seed campaign aimed at replenishing and diversifying food sources for bees by sending free seed packages to customers which may introduce non-native plant species into sensitive environments.

Dr. Shelley Hoover is an Apiculture Researcher for Alberta Agri-culture and Forestry and Secretary of CAPA. When asked about the General Mills campaign, Hoover said that the campaign’s cereal boxes use CAPA data for their statements about bee population decline.

“Specifically, they cite the winter loss report from 2015,” Dr. Hoover said.

Dr. Hoover mentions that the CAPA report cited does not say anything about the wild bee populations that are truly struggling and instead focuses on the decrease in winter loss of 34.4% from the previ-ous season.

The report that General Mills is citing contradicts the message they are trying to send by attempting to provide a solution to a problem

that no longer exists – and to the wrong species of bee. Dr. Hoover offers a clari-fication.

“I think it is laud-able to bring atten-tion to bee health, but is an oversimpli-fication of a complex situation,” she said. “Having said that, more flowers is a good thing for native and wild bees.”

Dr. Hoover cau-tions that some seed mixes can contain noxious weed spe-cies and seeds that

will not grow in the area they are planted. She says that regional seed mixes are preferable.

Managing honeybees and supporting wild pollinators can be a tough job, and beekeepers are dedicated to taking care of their colonies. People who love the fuzzy creatures work hard to move past obstacles and keep their bees healthy. Experienced beekeepers have shown that they’re up to the challenge. Margaret and Robert Smith like having the bees close by, buzzing around their porch and in their gardens. They were heading outside on an early spring evening to move some of their 644 hives from winter storage to a warm place in the sun.

After 40 years of beekeeping a few stings don’t bother them, but Margaret Smith has a slight advantage over her husband.

“Rob is technically, by blood sample, allergic to bees,” she laughed. ■


US court rules against EPA’s neonic approvalsBy Jeffrey Carter Submitted by Tom Congdon

A New York State beekeeper involved in a successful suit against the USDA over the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam and clothianidin said he’ll not be compen-sated as a result.

“As beekeepers, we really weren’t expecting that,” Jim Doan said. “I don’t consider it a big victory for beekeepers but it was a victory for en-

dangered species ... We would have liked to have seen the judge say, we want to see this stuff removed from the marketplace but that’s not going to happen.”

According to a release from the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a federal court ruled in early May that the EPA systematically violated the Endangered Species Act when it approved 59 neonicotinoid insecticide registrations between 2007 and 2012.

CFS legal director George Kimbrell said, “This is a vital victory. Science shows these toxic pesticides harm bees, endangered species and the broader environment.”

The court ruled against other plaintiff claims, including the assertion that the EPA violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.

Peter Jenkins, CFS lawyer, the next step for the judge is to make recommendations from her ruling. After that appeals are possible.

In their submission, the plaintiffs stated that the Endangered Species Act requires that the EPA must not jeopardize the existence of any threatened or endangered species through its actions.

The registration of the two neonicotinoids did just that, they said. “EPA has allowed over two million pounds of clothianidin and thiamethoxam to be used an-

nually on more than 100 million acres and on dozens of different plant crops without adhering to existing procedural frameworks and with no adequate risk assessments in place.”

Doan, who lives in Western New York, remains in the honeybee business. In 2006, the family had more than 5,000 hives but in subsequent years the number fell to less

than 200. While other factors are involved, Doan pointed to neonicotinoids as the main concern since they exacerbate the negative effects of pests and diseases.

Doan said his family have adjusted their practices since 2006. They now have more than 1,000 hives, many of which are shipped to Florida for the orange crop and back to New York State for apples and other pollination services.

“We try to hide our bees to reduce their · exposure to those chemicals,” he said. Doan said he’s also honed his management skills to better counter the pests and diseases

affecting his bees. Ironically, some the products he uses are made by the some of the same com-panies that market the neonicotinoids.

Canada’s Pest Management Review Agency announced its intention to ban imidacloprid in 2016 - within three to five years - largely in response to studies showing that the insecticide has found its way into surface water sites in Southern Ontario, Quebec and the Prairie Pothole region of Western Canada with levels often exceeding government thresholds. No ecological thresholds have been established in Canada for clothianidin or thiamethoxam, according to a CFS position paper.

There are water contamination findings in the US for the chemicals. For example, an Indiana field study found thiamethoxam levels up to 146 times greater than the EPA benchmark and even the average concentration was 17 times higher than the acute threshold, the CFS said.

“Even at notably low doses, neonicotinoids alter population ratios and predatory-prey relation-ships, causing rippling effects throughout the entire food web. This harms vital ecosystem functions.

The CFS paper , also said the EPA is unrealistic with its assumption that neonicotinoids do not move into surface water when they are coated on seed and planted below the soil surface.

Along with Doan and the CFS, plaintiffs in the lawsuit were beekeepers Steve Ellis, Tom Theobald and Bill Rhodes, Beyond Pesticides, the Sierra Club and the Center for Environ-mental Health. ■

Steve received an AAFC Gold Harvest Award for Innovation, Collaboration, and Service Excellence.

Many of you have worked and collaborated with Steve and made this possible.Join us in congratulating Steve!

Best wishes,

M. Marta Guarna, PhD

Research Scientist, Apiculture | Chercheur, Apiculture

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et

Agroalimentaire Canada

Steve Pernal - AAFC Gold Harvest Award for Innovation, Collaboration, and Service Excellence


I am a beekeeper and a member of the Capital City Beekeepers as-sociation in Victoria BC. We are beginning a series of beekeeping tours around the globe hosted by Professor Bob Liptrot from Roy-al Roads University and Tugwell Creek Meadery and Honey Farm.http://www.departurestravel.com/product/a-bee-lovers-tour-of-

sri-lankaJune 12, 2017– Victoria, BC Canada – Cathy Scott of Niche Travel

Inc and Departures Travel is excited join forces with Dana LeComte and Bob Liptrot from Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery on a new series of tours featuring beekeeping around the globe.

“After taking Bob Liptrot’s Beekeeping course at Royal Roads and embarking on the path of beekeeper myself I discovered a whole new world! Designing and leading boutique women’s tours around the globe for many years lead me to think about the possibility of mix-ing my love of travel and my new passion for beekeeping. With the recent honey bee plight, beekeeping is such a hot trend right now!” says Cathy Scott. “So, when I met Bob and Dana I knew I had found the perfect hosts for my Honey Bee Lovers’ Tours of the world! I am thrilled to be able to add this wonderful new lineup to our travel mix. Our inaugural tour is in February 2018 to the beekeeping mecca of Sri Lanka.

“We are excited about working with Cathy Scott on both the inau-gural tour to Sri Lanka and on future Honey Bee Lovers’ Tours.” says Bob Liptrot, “Cathy’s global network of niche travel partners will en-able us to enjoy amazing and exotic destinations while discovering the secrets of other Beekeepers around the globe.”

Niche Travel Inc. is a boutique tour company serving both the women’s tour market and the inbound upscale tours of Victoria market. Departures Travel is Victoria’s oldest independent travel agency. More information about Niche Travel can be found by visiting their website at www.nichetravel.ca and Departures Travel at www.departurestravel.com.

Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery was born from a passion for bees. Bees are the central focus of our business. Without their success, we would not have honey. Without honey, there is no mead. Bob Liptrot became interested in bees at the age of 6. He earned a Masters Degree in Entomology and has been experimenting with making mead for over 35 years. A passionate beekeeper, Bob teaches beekeeping at Royal Roads University every year, actively promotes bees through social media, and is an active member of apicultural research proj-ects. He is the past president of the Langley, South Fraser Division of the Fraser Valley Bee Keepers Association, is a member of the

Local Honeybee Lovers’ Take Flight To Sri Lanka!

B.C. Honey Producers & Capital Regional Beekeepers Association. For more information, visit www.tugwellcreekfarm.com. ■

For Further Information:Cathy Scott, CEO (Chief Exploration Officer)Niche Travel Inc. and Departures Travel 1889 Oak Bay Avenue Victoria BC V8R 1C6Phone 250-480-0008 | Email: [email protected]

Bob Liptrot and Dana LeComteTugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery8750 West Coast Road Sooke BC V9Z 1H2Phone: 250 642-1956 | Email: [email protected]

Submitted by Cathy Scott


Available in 2017Queen cells from tested Saskatraz breeders ($20). Closed population

mated breeder queens ($300), out crossed breeder queens ($100)

Saskatraz stock carrying VSH trait also available as queen cells, in

Saskatraz hybrids and breeder queens in 2017.

Saskatraz Hybrid production queens available April 15th to August

15th ($30 US). These hybrids will produce pure Canadian Saskatraz

drones for stud use. All breeding stock tested and certified .Limited

number of nucs available in 2017 with Saskatraz hybrid queens. See

www.saskatraz.com for breeding information and updates.

Saskatraz stock bred in Saskatchewan for honey production, winter-

ing ability and resistance to mites and brood diseases.


Help Wanted

Help Wanted: Prince, SKFarmer Brown’s Honey, Prince, SK Full time seasonal apiary workers required for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. (May through October.) 2018 requirements: Apiary Worker NOC 8431 (2) - Min. 1 year of beekeeping experience. Apiary Technician. NOC 8253 - 2 plus years’ commercial bee-keeping experience. (immediate – 2017) These jobs are physically demanding, and sometimes repeti-tive. Applicants must be in good physical condition, willing to work as a team, and able to work around bees. Working longer days and weekends may be required. No bee allergies. Prefer-ence for English speakers with driver’s license valid in Canada. All wages are negotiable, based on experience. 40-60 hours a week, as required. On-site accommodations available. Cameron Brown, Farmer Brown’s Honey, Box 173, North Battleford, SK S9A 2Y1, 306-445-3332, Email: [email protected]

Help Wanted: Shellbrook (SK) Hannigan Honey Inc. Located at #9 Shell River Road, Shell-brook, SK. is now accepting applications for 8 Apiary Harvest Labourers (NOC 8431). These positions are available on a seasonal basis (45+ hrs/week), running from July to October 2017. Duties include honey extraction, cleaning extraction and storage equipment, filling containers, cleaning and maintain-ing hive equipment. Workers are required to be mentally and physically fit and must be able to work in the presence of bees. Wages start at $10.78/per hour. Please send resume to Dave Philp, Box 367 Shellbrook, SK. S0J 2E0 or email [email protected].

Help Wanted: Meadow Lake (SK)Groot’s Honey Farm Ltd. hiring for 2017 Seasonal Workers no sooner than March 15, 2017 until November 2017.4 Apiary Technicians $14.28 - $16.00/hr depending on experience.3 Apiary Workers $12.00 - $14.00/hr depending on experience.All aplicants must be in good physical condition and be able to work in a team environment. Availability to work long hours. Driver’s License is an asset. May drive and maintaining vehicles in-cluding truck and forklifts. More important not allergic with bees.Duties include:Apiary Technician must have 1 year of experience. Bee hive management, monitor hive health and disease control. Assist in the production of Queen Cells and / or colony replacement. Keep field production records. Pulling & Extracting Honey and maintain bee yards.Apiary Worker previous experience would be an asset but is not requirement as all employees receive the necessary train-ing. Assist Apiary Technician with all aspect of hive health. Building and repair honey boxes, frames and clean extracting tools & equipment. Assist in Queen Rearing. Pulling and Ex-tracting Honey and Yard work.Contact: Calvin Groot. Phone: 1-306-236-3041 or 1-306-236-6924. Email: [email protected] address: P.O. Box 2077 Meadow Lake, SK S9X 1Z4

Help Wanted: Carlisle (ON)Recruiting for 2017 Beekeeping SeasonDutchman’s Gold Inc. in Carlisle Ontario is now recruiting for 2017 season1 Apiarist (Farm Manager NOC 0821)- Requirements: college degree in Apiculture and minimum two years experience apiary technician (supervisory role): drivers license with clean driving record.Duties: Year round management of all aspects of beekeeping operation; prepare and deliver colonies for pollination con-tracts; supervise and work alongside apiary technicians and workers; keep records and order supplies; operate and main-tain vehicles and equipment.This is a year round position: remuneration $16:00 to $20:00 /hour. Housing and vehicle available. 1Apiary Technicians (Farm Workers NOC 8252)Requirements: College degree or two years experience in com-mercial apiary; drivers license with clean driving record. Du-ties: Handle, Feed and care for Honey Bee colonies as season-ally required; recognize hive health issues and take remedial action; take direction from and work alongside Farm Manager; prepare colonies for honey production and pollination con-tracts, harvest honey crop; operate vehicles and equipment:This is a full time, year round position that will begin in ASAP. Remuneration $15.00 to $18.00/ hour. Housing available.Contact: John Van Alten, [email protected] or fax 905 659-6370.

Help Wanted: Granum (AB)SUPERNUC APIARIES located near Granum, AB (M.A. 251032 TWP RD 104) has the following positions for the 2017 season. APIARY WORKERS (Low Skilled Worker NOC 8431) 4 positions; wage starting at $13.16/hr, needed full time (45+hrs/wk) from Mar 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017. Some evening, night and weekend work will be required. Ac-comodations are available. 1 year experience required. Duties include assisting with beehive maintenance and treatments, building and repairing bee equipment, moving hives, harvest-ing and extracting honey, and winter preperation. All wages are negotiable based on experience and productivity. A valid driver’s license and theability to speak English is an asset. Must be physically fit and accustomed to working with honeybees. Email resumes to [email protected] or fax to 403-687-2154.

Help Wanted: Kinistino, (SK)Position 1Bacon Apiaries Ltd, located in Kinistino, Saskatchewan, is looking for an Apiary worker for the 2017 honey crop sea-son. The job will commence approximately on March 15, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017. Primary duties (but may not be limited to) includes moving hives, feeding and medicating colonies, evaluating colonies, supering hives and harvesting honey, ex-tracting and storing of honey and repairing bee equipment. Availability to work long hours, including week-ends and eve-nings is required. Salary starting from $11.75/hr to $ 13.00/hrPosition 2 Bacon Apiaries Ltd, located in Kinistino, Saskatchewan, is looking for 5 Honey harvester labourers for the upcoming 2017 honey season. Job duties include using an automatic lift to place full honey supers on a conveyor, running honey frames through an uncapper, moving frames into an extrac-tor, removing empty frames and putting them into supers, stacking them away, making new honey equipment and re-pairing existing honey equipment. Employees hours will be 40-60 hours/week (5-6 days) with wages starting at 10.65/hr to $11.50/hr. Employment from July to September 24th 2017. Send resume to [email protected]

Help Wanted: Surrey (BC)Honeybee Centre is seeking 7 apiary workers, March 15 to Oc-tober 15. Pay is $13.50/hour for approximately 50 hours per week. Minimum 3 years’ experience in beekeeping, including brood nest management, queen rearing, livestock production, honey production, and disease and pest control. Beekeepers are also required to clean, maintain, and assemble beekeeping equipment, and be able to operate small engine equipment,

such as syrup pumps, grass trimmers, and bee blowers.Beekeepers must be in good physical condition, able to work well with others, and be able to understand instructions in English, Spanish, or Chinese. Beekeeping protective cloth-ing, smokers, and living accommodations are provided at a no charge. Beekeepers are responsible for their own food and luxuries. Please apply to Mr. John Gibeau at [email protected]. More information at www.honeybeecentre.com.

Help Wanted: Mission, (BC)Golden Ears Apiaries Inc requires 10 Apiary Technicians (NOC 8253) at $14.05/hr starting Feb1, 2017 until Nov 15, 2017. Apiary Technicians must have a min of 3 seasons work-ing fulltime (40+ hrs/wk) in a Canadian style commercial beekeeping operation. Apiary Technicians must have a good understanding of honeybee management and have the ability to independently assess hive health and make decisions regarding individual hive management. 3 Apiary workers (NOC 8431) at $13.39/hr (40+ hrs/wk) from April 1 October 31, 2017. Apiary workers must have a min of 1 season working in a Canadian style commercial apiary as an Apiary harvester. Apiary Work-ers will be required to assist Apiary Technicians with day to day colony management, extracting and honey processing. 3 Api-ary Harvesters/labourers (NOC 8431) Farming experience is an asset but will train. Starting wage is $12.21/hr. From April 1 October 31, 2017 All positions may require some evening, night & weekend work. All applicants must be in good physi-cal condition and able to work in a team environment. English is an asset as well as a valid driving license Work will be in southern BC (Fraser Valley) and Elk Point, AB. Accommoda-tions available. Contact Jean Marc Le Dorze 33197 Ito Place, Mission, BC V2V 3W7 or by email: [email protected]

Classifieds: Honey Bees and Supplies for Sale and Wanted

FOR SALE *Prince Edward Island Beekeeping operation for sale* 200 hives, related equipment, honey house with extracting and bottling equipment, trucks, loader tractor, tilt-deck trailer. 4-bedroom house on 8 acres, ocean view property, pollination contracts, well established customer base. Asking $ 650,000

For Sale - Cowan Extractor ConveyorStainless Steel Honey box conveyor, feeds up to 18 boxes to the uncapper 21 ft in length, 120 volt motor chain driven con-veyor. $2,500. Call Bryan 1(204)799-7973

For Sale - Cook & Beals 2-inch Honey Pump2-INCH Progressive Cavity Honey Pump, 220 volt motor, 6 years old, $2,600. Call Bryan 1(204)799-7973

For Sale - Cook & Beals Spin Float Wax SeparatorThis machine instantly separates the honey from wax, pollen and other foreign particles, 220 volt motor, Stainless Steel, $7,000. Call Mike 1(204)899-9250

For Sale - Bachelo Honey Box LifterPivoting honey box lift used for extracting, operates by air $1500, call Mike 1(204)899-9250

Honey Bees For sale: All Hives are on 2 way pallets:1000 Double brood Hives, w/2016 Queens1200 single brood Hives, w/2017 Queens800 - 5 frame wooden Nucs: w/2017 Queensavailable late May. Contact: Ron @ 204-381-4529or email [email protected] for more info.Delivery available or pickup in Brandon MB area

For SaleLarge quantity of 4 frame Nucs with 2017 california queens. Available early May. 500 + Colonies of Honey Bees. Strong single brood chamber hives with 2016 Queens. Available mid May. For details or to place an order, contact John Van Alten. Cell 905-536-6371, or email [email protected] .

HELP WANTED 2018Help Wanted ads can now be ordered for 2018.They will be published in three issues of Hive-lights (November 2017, February 2018 and May 2018). The cost remains at $50.00. Payment should be made to Hivelights and mailed to: Hivelights, P. O. Box 914, Station T Calgary, AB T2H 2H4. Payment can also be made by credit card by phoning Geoff at 403-512-2123. Ads will not be placed until payment is made.


Call Mike at 1-866-948-6084 todayor email [email protected]

PRE-ORDER:Newly produced fresh royal jelly and bee pollen will be avail-able around mid May. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

FOR SALELarge quantity on nucs available in early May with 2017 Cali-fornia queen. Singles and doubles available year round with Caspian queens that we raised. Call for pricing and availability. Jean-Marc 778 882-6254

FOR SALE-180 brood boxes with 10 frames drawn comb and a new wax dipped box.Can sell frames separately. $4/comb or $55/new box with comb.-450 new wax dipped box $14.77/box-4- 2500lb. bolt on torsion suspension hubs with 14” tire and rims $550.00-28ga. galv. metal bent for standard hive lids- 16-3/4”×20-1/4”×1/2” lip-$4.80/pc.(300pcs)and 4 frame nuc lids 8-1/2”×20-1/4”×1/2”lip-$3.96/pc(200pcs)- 4 frame nucs with 2016 local queens- call for pricing and availability.Austin, MB. call: 204-872-2398, email:[email protected]

FOR SALE: 2017 3 Frame Nuc 3 frames of bee covered brood and a young wintered queen. Expected pick up date, end of May. Price: $180Location: Steinbach, MB. Contact: Alex Reich cell (204) 381-3866, or home (204) 326-8182. Email: [email protected]

NUCS AND POLLINATION HIVES AVAILABLE300+ strong healthy 4 – frame nucs available from May through August. B.C. raised queens also available. Our nucs consist of 3 frames of brood, 1 frame of honey/pollen and 1 young laying queen in full depth equipment. 200 strong pol-lination hives for rent in cherries,apples,blueberries and rasp-berries. Contact Matt at Nagy Apiaries for pricing and order details 250-306-9896 or email – [email protected]

FOR SALELarge quantity of 4 frame Nucs with 2017 california queens. Available early May.

FOR SALE 2.6 Acre Fallow Organic Farm

Equipment to start, 500 Hives, Complete Extracting Honey House, 16M x 20M. 3 Bedroom House. GRAND FORKS, BC. East - West Valley, Mountains, 2 Rivers, Flowers!!

A Beekeepers Dream.Contact: [email protected]

500 + Colonies of Honey Bees. Strong single brood chamber hives with 2016 Queens. Available mid May.For details or to place an order, contact John Van Alten. Cell 905-536-6371, or email [email protected]

WANTED Used 60 frame Cowan extracting line. Phone 519-245-5361 Dan Walker or email [email protected]

FOR SALE:PACIFIC QUEENS hybrid Italian queens from CHILE. Hy-gienic behavior and pollen production. Available JANUARY through MAY. [email protected] Alejandra and Francisco Rey for more information.

FOR SALE: Chilean QueensOrder now for the 2017 honey season. We have Chilean Queens, 1.2kg Honeybee Packages for sale with Queens available from March until the first week of June and Chilean packages are available from March to April. In the middle of May until June we have 4 Frame Nucs with a new Queen that are locally produced and from June until the first week of Septem-ber Alberta/ BC Local queens are available. Please contact us either by email or telephone for pricing & delivery dates. Chris Stewart (403)427-0472/ [email protected] / www.castaneday-stewarthoneyco.com or Lorne Newby at (250)506-0015/ [email protected]

FOR SALE4 frame nucs (200) and hives ( 100+ singles) for sale end of April to early May 2017. Prices dependent on size of order. To be picked up in Grand Forks, BC. Contact: Terry at [email protected]

FOR SALE18/9 extractor, 115V, VS control, stainless steel2 years old, Mann Lake, $1200.00 Location: Maple Ridge BC. Contact: Ian Fisher 604-209-2767 Email: [email protected]

*BUSY BEE BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES - we sell beekeeping equipment, hive parts, tools, protective clothing, honey containers etc - also candle making supplies, silicone moulds. We buy and sell beeswax. Located in eastern Ontario, we ship coast to coast. www.busybeebeekeepingsupplies.ca

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