BCHPA E-News - April 2025

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BC Honey Producers' Association
April 03, 2025

Welcome to our E-News, a mostly-monthly newsletter from BC Honey Producers’ Association. You are receiving this email from our subscription list. This letter is created and compiled for the purpose of communication, entertainment and general interest and it is not an endorsement or reflects the opinion of our association. Submissions are welcome but we reserve the right of content selection. [email protected]

BCHPA Semi-Annual Meeting - Kootenays - March 21-22, 2025

Thanks to all who attended the Semi-Annual Meeting in Cranbrook. We had a fabulous time learning, connecting and sharing. A special thanks to our Sponsors and to the East Kootaney Beekeepers Branch and their volunteers!

Photo of the Month

The speakers at the BCHPA semi-annual in Cranbrook

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Bee Research Updates

Beekeepers May Be Throwing Away the Thing That Could Keep Bees Healthy

A new study shows honey bee drone brood can be recycled into nutrient-rich flour patties that can be fed back to the rest of the hive as a pollen substitute.

entomologytoday.org/2025/03/24/honey-bees-drone-brood-recycling-flour-patties-pollen-substitute

Environmental concentrations of TCEP and TDCIPP induce dysbiosis of gut microbiotal and metabolism in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)

Organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) have emerged as significant global pollutants, yet their harmful effects on pollinating insects remain large…

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389425009550

Probiotic Potential of Enterococcus lactis GL3 Strain Isolated from Honeybee Larvae: Insights into Its Antimicrobial Activity Against Paenibacillus larvae

GL3 was a promising probiotic candidate and antibacterial agent for honeybee health management, warranting further investigation into its in vivo efficacy and potential applications in beekeeping practices.

www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/12/2/165

DNA in honey could describe the changes in flower visits and microbe encounters of honey bees over decades

Time series of honey may offer unique information about how honey bees’ associations with flowers and microbes have changed during decades of environmental change.

www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-93315-8

Bees in the News

A pollinator-powered charcuterie board puts on display the impact of honeybees - inRegister

How to create a board that puts on full display the impact of bees on our food supply.

www.inregister.com/cuisine/taste-and-see

New data shows which bee species buzzing around Vancouver Island's farms

Sixty species and 'morpho-species' were identified on Vancouver Island farms

www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/new-data-shows-which-bee-species-buzzing-around-vancouver-islands-farms-7886901

US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause

US Department of Agriculture calls in university to help study decline as Trump administration staff cuts sting

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/25/honeybees-deaths-record-high

From the BC TTP

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