Resources
2018 BEGINNER BEEKEEPING COURSES:
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University of Guelph (registration early January 2018)
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Ontario Beekeepers Association
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Innisfill Creek Honey
FORUMS/GROUPS:
RULES & REGULATIONS:
OMAFRA - What you need to know if you own bees
Ontario Bees Act
OMAFRA - Hive Registration
Ontario Beekeepers Association
Honey Labelling Requirement (Ontario)
Certified Naturally Grown - Apiary Standards (organic)
CFIA - Honey Labelling Requirements (selling outside Ontario)
Organic Beekeeping - Ontario
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, EVENTS & CONFERENCES:
Innisfil Creek Honey - beekeeping supplies
Xerces Society - pollinator protection and conservancy
Eastern Apiculture Society/ EAS
Dominion & Grimm - bulk glassware & honey jars
Canadian Honey Council
Apimondia Montreal - 2019
Pollinator Partnership
Dr Marla Spivak's BEE LAB - Univ. of Minnestoa
Cornell University - Beekeeping Research & Resources
Cornell: How to monitor for Varroa
DOCUMENTARIES/VIDEOS:
Honeybee Research Centre - University of Guelph - Free Instructional Video Series
Queen of the Sun
Vanishing of the Bees
More Than Honey
BOOKS:
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Michael Bush "The Practical Beekeeper"
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Ross Conrad "Natural Beekeeping"
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Dean Stiglitz "Idiot's Guide To Beekeeping"
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Mark Winston "Bee Time: Lessons From The Hive"
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Dr. Thomas Seeley - Any Books
NATURAL BEEKEEPING RESOURCES
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Certified Naturally Grown Apiary Standards
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Ross Conrad "Natural Beekeeping"
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Michael Bush "The Practical Beekeeper - Beekeeping Naturally"
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Organic General Principals & Management - Gov't of Canada (search 'Apiculture')