3.5 million #Honeybees are spending the end of winter on central #VancouverIsland while waiting for the weather to warm up on the #Prairies 🐝
The #bees just arrived from #NewZealand & Renato Gallego, along with his team from #Nanaimo & #Saskatchewan were helping the bees into their new #hive homes March 8 on a farm on Code Road in #Ladysmith

https://www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca/home/3-5-million-bees-keep-warm-in-ladysmith-before-heading-to-prairies

#pollinators #PNW #BritishColumbia #Canada #vanisle #PacificNorthwest #NoBeesNoFood #nature #WeNeedBees #NoBeesNoLife #entomology

3.5 million bees keep warm in Ladysmith before heading to Prairies

<p>Bees brought from New Zealand to invigorate hives in Saskatchewan </p>

Chemainus Valley Courier
Nearly 2M bees imported to Vancouver Island from New Zealand

Some 1.75 million bees from New Zealand are acclimatizing to Canada's climate on a farm in North Oyster, Vancouver Island.

ctvnews

#HurricaneIan hammers bee population, experts report
Donations benefit Sanibel beekeeper, others

"In addition to devastation to infrastructure and property, Hurricane Ian also greatly impacted wildlife. That includes #bees.

"According to the University of #Florida’s Entomology Department, up to 400,000 #bee hives were lost during the storm β€” a substantial number that will have impacts on #crop #pollination nationwide."
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateChange #NoBeesNoFood

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https://www.captivasanibel.com/2023/01/31/hurricane-ian-hammers-bee-population-experts-report/

Hurricane Ian hammers bee population, experts report

In addition to devastation to infrastructure and property, Hurricane Ian also greatly impacted wildlife. That includes bees. According to the University of Florida’s Entomology Department, up to 400,000 bee hives were lost during the storm β€” a substantial number that will have impacts on crop pollination nationwide. Mountain Sweet Honey Company, out of northern Georgia, […]

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