Tough season for Prairie beekeepers due to late spring, potential tariffs in August
It’s been a rough start to the season for beekeepers in the Prairie provinces, with the late spring affecting their business. “It delayed [the bees’] population build-up and so the queens didn’t lay as many eggs as fast. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
- ▪It’s been a rough start to the season for beekeepers in the Prairie provinces, with the late spring affecting their business.
- ▪“It delayed [the bees’] population build-up and so the queens didn’t lay as many eggs as fast.
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It’s been a rough start to the season for beekeepers in the Prairie provinces, with the late spring affecting their business. “It delayed [the bees’] population build-up and so the queens didn’t lay as many eggs as fast. That resulted in fewer bees for this time of year than we normally see and that means we have fewer foragers out to go collect nectar from the canola crops and all the flowers that are out there right now,” said Simon Lalonde, president of the Saskatchewan Beekeepers Development Commission.He says most beekeepers will be looking at an average crop at best this year, but there is still a lot of summer left.“The weather can play a role either way, and we don’t really know until … early September when all the honey is in the barrels where the season ends up.” Story continues…
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