Canadian Honey Council
| The Canadian Beekeepers Council was formed in 1940 to assist in negotiating fair practices for labeling, grading, and marketing honey at the national level. The fledgling organization was underfunded and slow to communicate. It was difficult to respond to issues or develop the international markets that the members wanted. It was clear that there was a need for a higher profile and increased international recognition. In 1970 The Canadian Beekeepers Council decided to change its name to Canadian Honey Council. |  |
Executive Director
Rod Scarlett
#36 High Vale Crescent
Sherwood Park, AB T8A 5J7
ph 877-356-8935
office: 780-570-5930
cell 780-498-0231
chc-ccm@honeycouncil.ca
www.honeycouncil.ca
Hivelights Magazine Editorial and Advertising
P. O. Box 914, Station T, Calgary, AB T2H 2H4
Geoff Todd ph 403-475-3882 geoff@honeycouncil.ca
Hivelights is please to announce a new Editor for 2013. Please send any articles to either Geoff or Doug McRory Email: doug@dougsbees.com
By now many of you will have received a package of information in which there is a "Honey Bee Producer Guide to the National Bee Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard". This document is the culmination of a coperative effort between beekeepers, Provincial Apiarists, and CFIA. This tool will provide practical guidance, tidbits of information for beekeepers to keep in mind in order to assist them in ensuring their operations minimize the threat of disease, pests, pathogens and parasites. It represents an important step in the growth of the industry as it recognizes the importance, and the vulnerability, of the bekeeping industry in Canada. The Government of Canada should be congratulated for investing in our industry in such an important way. It is hoped that beekeepers take the time to review the information and adopt those practices that are relevant to their operation. If you would like a copy of the Guide, please see the see thefollowing:
Link to the National Bee Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard,
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/biosecurity/standards-and-principles/national-bee-farm-level-bisosecurity-standard/eng/1365794112591/1365794221593
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