By Kieran Brett, Bootprint Marketing, on behalf of ABC. So far this year, imports of bee packages into Canada are running well ahead of pre-COVID levels. Importers are reporting record numbers and are still turning business away. Alberta Bee News asked a range of stakeholders about this high demand and what this says about the...
With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading fast world-wide, the Alberta Beekeepers Commission (ABC) would like to extend our thoughts to all of those who have been impacted by this virus. At this time, we want to reassure Eligible Producers that the ABC is continuing to provide support to producers as we work through the immediate issues...
To better understand some of the key challenges and issues that impacted beekeepers in the 2019 crop year, ABC sent a survey to all Eligible Producers to gather data on: The challenges due to the weather in the 2019 crop year, and CFIA inspections with the new SFCRs in place The survey was emailed to...