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Beekeeper Spring Survey

1Colonies Types and Survival
2Prevention and Treatments
  • British Columbia beekeepers registered with 10 colonies or more are asked to participate in the Spring Survey.

    The survey is intended to determine the success rate of wintering in each of the province’s regions and the general condition of the colonies. Some of the questions refer to management practices applied during the previous production year that may have influenced your wintering results. The information you submit is anonymous and will be pooled for each region and allow for the calculation of provincial averages.

    Please note that all surveys comply with the Personal Information Protection Act which guarantees that the information you provide remains confidential and anonymous. Data will only be used for statistical purposes.

  • Winter Management 2021-22

  • How many full-sized colonies were put into winter in your operation last fall (2021)?
  • How many nucleus colonies were put into winter in your operation last fall (2021)?
  • Winter Survival - Spring 2022

  • On or about May 01, 2022: How many full-sized colonies that survived the winter were considered commercially viable. This means 4 or more frames of bees. A frame of bees is defined as having 75% or more of its surface covered, on both sides, with a single layer of bees.
  • Important: Do not include any new nucs or increases made this spring, purchased colonies, or colonies made through uniting.
  • On or about May 01, 2022: How many nucleus colonies that survived the winter were considered commercially viable. This means 4 or more frames of bees. A frame of bees is defined as having 75% or more of its surface covered, on both sides, with a single layer of bees.
  • Causes of Mortality

  • Identify all possible causes which contributed to your colony losses this winter:
  • Varroa Mite Testing Methods

  • Varroa Mite Treatment Methods

  • Nosema Control

  • AFB Control

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
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