June E-News

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Our fall AGM, Conference and Trade Show is planned for

October 23-25, 2026

Coast Bastion Hotel, Nanaimo, BC

AGM - CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

New BC Apiculture Inspectors

Hello beekeepers of the Cariboo, Thompson and East Kootenay regions.

I’m pleased to share that we’ve hired new bee inspectors for your areas: Stephan Pawloski in the Thompson and Cariboo regions, and Guy Rook in the East Kootenays.

As they get up and running, their schedules may be quite full at first. I appreciate your patience as they get settled in the role and work to coordinate inspections across their regions. We’re very happy to have Stephan and Guy on board and look forward to working with the local beekeeping communities.

You can contact Stephan at Stephan.Pawloski@gov.bc.ca or 250-255-9276.

You can contact Guy at Guy.Rook@gov.bc.ca or 778-687-4044.

Sincerely,

Abigail Chapman, PhD

Provincial Apiculturist

Full Announcement

Research Updates

Interception of an Apis dorsata swarm with Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Kuzinia morsei mites on a cargo vessel inbound to the United States

In 2025, a swarm of giant honey bees, Apis dorsata dorsata, was detected on board a cargo vessel prior to arrival at the port of Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. ...

Honeybees reveal Weber's law in flight when choosing paths

Honeybees are among the widely studied insects, due to their sophisticated, hierarchical social organization and their essential ecological role. Bees can move swiftly in natural environments, passing through narrow openings and identifying the best paths to reach their destinations without colliding with other objects.

Using honeybees for national scale long-term eDNA biomonitoring

As central place foragers, bees integrate information over large spatial scales on diet and pollutant exposure, offering insights into environmental impacts on their populations. Data from bee biomonitoring has strong applied and policy relevance, ...

Bees in the News

BC Celebrates the Day of the Honeybee

Catch the conversation between the BCHPA's own Kate Fraser and BC Minister for Agriculture, the honourable Lana Popham.

Honey bees will act as 'research assistants' to track mine rehabilitation in northern Ontario | CBC News

A Laurentian University researcher is set to start a two-year project using honey bees to help with remediation work at the Côté Gold Mine near Gogama, Ont.

4th IBRA International Art Competition - Photos of Bees Visiting Flowers

Dear bee lovers! Continuing IBRA's initiative to launch an ART Competition on World Bee Day each year, we invite you to take part in the 4th IBRA International Art Competition. This year's art items should be high resolution photographs of Bees visiting Flowers!

From the TTP

Hygienic Testing - UBeeO Protocol

The BCTTP has been on the road doing hygienic testing in colonies in Merritt and Kelowna. UBeeO™ tests a colony’s efficiency and effectiveness in removing parasitized or damaged brood. By using a simple process of applying UBeeO’s manufactured mixture of naturally occurring brood pheromones and scoring the colony’s response, beekeepers can determine which of their colonies are most hygienic and select them for further breeding.

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