Vancouver Island beekeepers are calling on the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to do more to protect the health of honeybees.
takes care of dozens of bee colonies, ensuring they have enough food to reproduce and survive each winter.
The biggest reason was due to ineffective Varroa mite control. Varroa is a parasitic mite that feeds on the human equivalent of the liver in bees — called the fat body. These mites can bring diseases and cause colonies to die. An outright quarantine is one solution, but ultimately isn’t the best way to protect bee health. The vice president says access to proper sterilization faculties would help beekeepers keep their colonies safe.
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