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Getting Started

Table of Contents

  1. Bee Production
  2. Importing and Exporting Bees and Honey
  3. Inter-Provincial Transport
  4. Storage

Beekeeping is practised by thousands of apiarists across Ontario and North America. The links below will help you get started.

Bee Production

Honey Bee Production - A Guide for the Beginner Beekeeper

Ontario Honeybee Queen, Nucleus and Colony Producers

Ontario Honey Bee Breeding Program

Where to Buy Bees

Honey Bee Registration Form Under the Bees Act of Ontario

Importing and Exporting Bees and Honey

Application to Import Honey Bees into Ontario

Protocol for Shipping Queen Honey Bees or Packaged Bees to the United States

Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Exports of Honey to the European Union

Canadian Import, Export and Interprovincial Requirements for Honey


Inter-Provincial Transport

Canadian Import, Export and Interprovincial Requirements for Processed Products

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Apiary Inspection Act

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Honey Bees Import Permit

British Columbia

BC Policy on the Movement of Bees

Alberta

Alberta Bee Act

Storage

Buying, Storing and Preparing Honey

 


 


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Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 19 February 2010
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