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Canadian beekeepers depend on the arrival of up to 300,000 queen bees every year from countries like Italy, Chile and USA to supplement domestic demand, according to #StatsCan. That's because Canada has been dealing with a sustainability problem where honey bee colonies have been dying at unsustainable rates for over a decade. New research conducted by the U of Guelph hopes to change that.
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Gut health is the key to a resilient queen bee, say Guelph researchers
Researchers at the University of Guelph hope their work will reduce Canada's dependency on importing queen bees by better understanding their gut health. Brendan Daisley, a postdoctoral fellow at the university, says Canada imports up to 300,000 queen bees every year to meet domestic demand. He says understanding the gut health of domestic queen bees could hold answers to a colony's overall resiliency.