CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL APICULTURISTS L' ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES PROFESSIONELS DE L' APICULTURE Proceedings 2006 QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC JANUARY 2006 1 CAPA PROCEEDINGS 2006 CONTENTS MINUTES President's Report........................................................................................................................................................ 2 CHC Report.................................................................................................................................................................. 3 PMRA Report............................................................................................................................................................... 3 CFIA Report – Honey Report..................................................................................................................................... 4 CFIA Report – Importation of Honey Bees ............................................................................................................... 6 AAFC Report – Honey Production and Import/Export Statistics........................................................................... 6 Financial Report........................................................................................................................................................... 9 AIA Report ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Chemicals Committee Report ................................................................................................................................... 12 Import Committee Report......................................................................................................................................... 13 Research Committee Report ..................................................................................................................................... 13 CAPA Publications Report........................................................................................................................................ 14 New Publication Report............................................................................................................................................. 15 Communications Committee Report........................................................................................................................ 16 CBRF Report.............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Awards Committee .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Archives Committee................................................................................................................................................... 19 PROVINCIAL APIARISTS REPORTS Provincial Reports, 2005 Production Season........................................................................................................... 21 British Columbia........................................................................................................................................................ 22 Alberta ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Saskatchewan ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 Manitoba..................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Ontario........................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Québec......................................................................................................................................................................... 30 New Brunswick........................................................................................................................................................... 33 Nova Scotia ................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Prince Edward Island ................................................................................................................................................ 35 PROVINCIAL RESEARCH REPORTS British Columbia........................................................................................................................................................ 36 Alberta ........................................................................................................................................................................ 41 Saskatchewan ............................................................................................................................................................. 47 Manitoba..................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Ontario........................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Quebec......................................................................................................................................................................... 57 APPENDIX I AIA Minutes ............................................................................................................................................................... 61 AAPA Minutes ........................................................................................................................................................... 66 BYLAWS BYLAWS .................................................................................................................................................................... 69 EXECUTIVE/COMMITTEES/MEMBERSHIP 2006 Executive & Committees .................................................................................................................................. 71 2006 MEMBERSHIP LIST....................................................................................................................................... 72 2 CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL APICULTURISTS ANNUAL MEETING QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC JANUARY 25, 2006 MINUTES Members present C. Boucher, R. Bannister, R. Currie, J. Gruszka, E. Guzman, B. Halsall, E. Houle, R. Lafrenière, C. Maund, D. McRory, J. Moran, M. Nasr, S. Pernal, A. Skinner, J. Tam, P. van Westendorp Guests & Speakers H. Clay, D. Fishbein, T. Hauschild, A. Moyen, K. Randall, D. van Engelsdorp, MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY President R. Currie. R. Currie welcomed everyone to the CAPA and CHC joint morning session and conducted a round-table introduction. Motion: Moved by J. Gruszka and seconded by A. Skinner to accept the agenda as presented CARRIED President's Report Rob Currie Bienvenue à la ville du Québec. Je voudrais remercier nos collègues au Québec d'organiser ce qui promet d'être une excellente réunion. Welcome to Quebec City. This meeting will mark the end of my second two-year term as President of CAPA. To quote a former Prime Minister of Canada, “I will not be letting my name stand for re-election” but I will work closely with the transition team to assist the incoming President with the duties of the office. The last four years have been rewarding and I have enjoyed working with the dedicated committee chairs and our members who are responsible for making this organization so successful. The new President will need the full support of all CAPA members so the goals of our organization can be fulfilled. In the past, CAPA has not shied away from taking a leadership role in promoting and supporting apiculture in Canada and I hope that with your continued support for we will continue to do so in the future. One of CAPA’s objectives is to foster the dissemination of apicultural knowledge. In recent years we have been focusing on two major activities. The first which is now “well-established” is the development of a website, www.capabees.ca. This website has greatly increased the profile of our organization and is a great vehicle for enhancing our extension efforts. Adony is to be commended for his efforts in this area. I hope that all of you will continue to contribute material for the website when Adony calls upon you for your assistance in developing content. Our second major effort involves the revision of the disease publication. This is being carried out under the leadership of Steve Pernal. After some prodding from Steve, many of the revised sections were delivered to him this past summer. However, it is my understanding that additional sections material may still be outstanding. I would urge any of you that have committed to write a section(s) that is not yet complete to finish your revisions quickly so the revised publication can be sent to the printer. For those you who contributed sections, I thank you for your efforts. This publication has given our organization world-wide