Beekeepers in Canada face losses of up to 90 per cent amid spread of parasitic mites

As beekeepers in Canada prepare to open their hives for the spring, some are finding high mortality rates in their hives.

At some bee farms in Alberta, the province with the largest beekeeping industry, beekeepers are finding more than 50 per cent of their bees dead. The Manitoba Beekeeping Association is also reporting that some beekeepers are seeing losses of up to 90 per cent of their bees.

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Article Courtesy of: Kevin Charach

CTV News Vancouver Multi-Media Journalist

Recent study highlights major threat to honey bee population

The world’s honey bee population is under attack by a deadly virus, according to a recent study.

“It is a constant assault” said Julia Common, a Delta beekeeper with more than 40 years of experience. “It used to be that you were thinking about mites maybe once or twice a year, but really it’s all the time now.”

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Article Courtesy of: Kevin Charach

CTV News Vancouver Multi-Media Journalist

Recent study highlights major threat to honey bee population

The world’s honey bee population is under attack by a deadly virus, according to a recent study.

“It is a constant assault” said Julia Common, a Delta beekeeper with more than 40 years of experience. “It used to be that you were thinking about mites maybe once or twice a year, but really it’s all the time now.”

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Article courtesy of Kevin Charach  CTV News Vancouver Multi-Media Journalist

Is Consciousness Everywhere?

Honey bees can recognize faces, communicate the location and quality of food sources to their sisters via the waggle dance, and navigate complex mazes with the help of cues they store in short-term memory. Image: Boba Jaglicic/Unsplash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Article courtesy MIT Press Reader  – Christof Koch

What will happen if bees go extinct?

Everywhere, bees are dying. But it’s not too late to take action to help boost their populations

The world as we know it is dependent on bees. It’s not just that our planet would become a pointless waste of space without honey, but at least a third of our food directly relies on bees for pollination.

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Article courtesy of Harry Cockburn  https://www.independent.co.uk/

Honeybee farmers facing ‘desperate situation’ as bee imports slow

Lower crop yields expected if Canadian farmers can’t get bees into country

Canadian beekeepers buy thousands of packages of bees every year to replace hives that died over the winter, but this year those bees aren’t getting into the country.

And it could have ramifications for honeybee farmers, the agriculture industry and consumers.

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Article Courtesy of: Jamie Malbeuf · CBC News