Plants as a hive roof?
How about a roof for your bee hive with plants on it? This sounds like an interesting idea. What do you think? Just one more thing to take care of?…
June Meeting Notes
The June 23rd, 2016 EDBA meeting was held at the SE Seniors Centre 9350 82 St. About 30 people were present. One person came from as far as Entwistle. Craig…
Honey Birds
Ever heard of a honey bird? Nasty pieces of work if you ask me because they are all brood parasites that lay one egg in a nest of another species.…
Queen Calendar
To use the attached Queen Calendar you need to input, on the left hand side, the date you grafted and then it auto fills in everything else to tell you…
Renting out Hives as a Business
http://news.nationalpost.com/life/cities-becoming-sweet-spot-for-bee-keeping-as-montreal-company-rents-out-hives-3 A Montreal-based company is renting out beehives to people who are interested in making their own honey and to learn more about beekeeping. Once rented, the company places hives…
Catching Swarms
Catching Swarms Most articles on swarms talk about how they looked but not how to catch them. Most beekeepers are contacted unexpectedly through the local grapevine and asked to remove…
Bee swarm? Is it Honey Bees?
Bee swarm? Is it Honey Bees? A swarm of honey bees numbers at least 10,000 bees and usually arrives on a 25C day with no warning ( late May to…
Mentoring Sessions
Mentoring sessions 2016 ( May to August ) For Friday nights 5pm to 7pm. contact Malcolm Connell , connellmjm@hotmail.com For Saturday mornings 9am. to noon, contact Craig Toth, craig.toth@hotmail.com
Design competition gives Winnipeg bees homes
The University of Manitoba is hosting an international design competition called BEE/HOUSE/LAB, challenging people to create imaginative and functional houses for solitary bees. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bee-home-competition-1.3475764
Inspection Requirements for Moving Honey Bees
Edmonton District Beekeepers Association April 14, 2016 Honourable Oneil Carlier Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Office of the Minister Agriculture and Forestry 229 Legislature Building 10800 - 97 Avenue Edmonton,…