Friday 6 April 2012

Central Beekeepers Alliance : Where to Buy Honey Bees in New Brunswick, Canada

Central Beekeepers Alliance : Where to Buy Honey Bees in New Brunswick, Canada


Where to Buy Honey Bees in New Brunswick, Canada

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 07:29 AM PDT

If you’re a New Brunswick beekeeper – or planning to get into beekeeping this year – be advised that Country Fields Beekeeping Supplies Ltd. (Upper Coverdale) has just posted their 2012 prices for nucs and queens.

Nucs (nucleus colonies) are $150.00 each with a $5 discount for payment by cash or cheque. A deposit of $30 is required. A nuc includes 2 frames of bees and brood, a laying queen, a frame of honey and pollen, and an empty frame for the queen to build on.

Queen bees are priced according to where they come from. This year, the Wheatleys will be bringing in queens from Hawaii (Kona only, not Big Island), California, and Australia. Local queens from Nova Scotia are expected to be available in early June.

Supplies of honeybees are limited, of course, so you’ll want to get your order in right away. Find more information on their website at www.countryfields.ca.

Country Fields Beekeeping Supplies


Central Beekeepers Meet 10 April 2012

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 07:06 AM PDT

If you’re looking forward to starting to keep bees this year, come on out to the next regular monthly meeting of the Central Beekeepers Alliance! The meeting will be held on April 10th, 2012, and as usual will be at the Agricultural Research Centre on the Lincoln Road in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Central Beekeepers Alliance Meeting
Agricultural Research Centre, Fredericton, NB
7:30 p.m.

New beekeepers and anyone interested in starting to keep bees are welcome to come out and learn more about the organization, chat with other local beekeepers, and find out more about keeping honeybees here in New Brunswick.