Winter Bees and Clustering Behavior – Part

Alberta BEE NEWS

Serving the interests of the beekeepers of Alberta since 1933

DECEMBER 2021

In This Issue

03 President's Report 04-06 2021 Conference and Trade Show Recap 07 Announcing the Winners of the 2021 FarmFair International Honey Show 08-09 Alberta Tech Transfer Program - Winter Bees and Clustering Behavior – Part 1 10 - 11 The Pandemic that Broke the Honey Bee Supply Chain 12 Alberta Farmers and Ranchers no Longer Exempt From the Code 12 - 13 Canada’s Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture Set the Direction for the Next Agricultural Framework 14 - 15 Bee Tech: Sensors, AI, and Other Buzzy Innovations 16 Recipe of the Month 17 - 31 Classifieds

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