Source: Lisa Risom, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, March 18, 2020 Saskatchewan honey producers are the largest employer of temporary workers from Nicaragua. SASKATOON — Jhulio Vanegas has worked in Saskatchewan for 13 years. The Nicaraguan has a job in Shellbrook at Hannigan’s Honey for six months, spending the rest of the year in his home country. Read the… Continue reading Canadian Honey Producers Face Challenges Due To Pandemic
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Honey producers report low winter losses
Source Robert Arnason, Producer.com, June 6, 2019 Beekeepers in Saskatchewan and Alberta are reporting minimal winter losses and most colonies are in good shape. Hive survival last winter appears to be markedly improved compared to what many Canadian beekeepers experienced the previous year. Beekeepers in Saskatchewan and Alberta are reporting minimal winter losses and most… Continue reading Honey producers report low winter losses
Cold spring hammers bees
Source: Robert Arnason, Producer.com, June 14, 2018 Last fall Simon Lalonde had around 3,200 bee hives and things were looking good when the colonies were put away for the winter. By late April about 1,300 of those hives were dead or had too few bees to survive as a colony. “We had about a 41… Continue reading Cold spring hammers bees
The Health and Beauty Benefits of Honey
By Carimé Lane, alive.com A sweet treat—and the cure for what ails you Honey is a truly versatile treat. Find out just how far its golden touch extends in the areas of health and beauty. Also, explore the world of honey varieties, organic honey, and bee-derived supplements. A spoonful of honey is not just a flavourful… Continue reading The Health and Beauty Benefits of Honey
Canadian beekeepers face plummeting honey prices as harvest wraps up
By The Canadian Press, September 2, 2016 China, for its part, says it takes strict steps to ensure quality inspections for its export products As they finish harvesting this year’s crop, Canadian honey producers say they are being stung with prices that have fallen by about 50 per cent since a year ago, a devastating… Continue reading Canadian beekeepers face plummeting honey prices as harvest wraps up
Honey Bee Farm
Photographer. It’s such a general term. There are so many, many different types of photographers. There are your smart phone photographers, your portrait photographers, landscape photographers, and wedding photographers. I could go on and on the list is pretty long. It’s hard to define exactly what I do. I take pictures of EVERYTHING. Well except… Continue reading Honey Bee Farm