Review of Bee Health

Nova Scotia beekeepers importing thousands of international bees

April 18, 2016

From: CBC News | Nova Scotia

Bees from New Zealand, Australia, Chile and parts of the U.S. are helping bolster local populations

By Elizabeth McMillan

Joe Goetz is unpacking some precious cargo, introducing tens of thousands of Australian honey bees to new living quarters at his farm in Windsor Forks.

Goetz, who owns Scotian Bee Honey, imported about 300 1.5 kilogram packages of bees from Tasmania, at an estimated cost of $68,000.

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