CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL APICULTURISTS L' ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES PROFESSIONELS DE L' APICULTURE Proceedings 2011 Winnipeg, Manitoba January 26, 2012 CONTENTS AGENDA MINUTES Members Present / Welcome / Approval of Agenda .......................................................................................................... 1 President's Report................................................................................................................................................................. 2 CHC Report............................................................................................................................................................................3 Minutes of 2011 CAPA Meeting............................................................................................................................................4 Financial Report ....................................................................................................................................................................4 AAFC Honey Market Report ...............................................................................................................................................6 CFIA Honey Report ..............................................................................................................................................................6 PMRA Report.........................................................................................................................................................................8 CFIA Bee Importation Report ............................................................................................................................................11 USA Apiculture Report (AIA) ............................................................................................................................................12 AAPA Report........................................................................................................................................................................13 Provincial Apiarists’ Reports..............................................................................................................................................14 National Harmonized Survey Report.................................................................................................................................14 Bee Importation Committee Report...................................................................................................................................18 Chemical Committee Report...............................................................................................................................................21 National Small Hive Beetle Strategy...................................................................................................................................22 Research Report...................................................................................................................................................................23 NSERC CANPOLIN Report...............................................................................................................................................23 Awards Committee Report..................................................................................................................................................24 CBRF Committee Report ....................................................................................................................................................25 Non-Apis Pollinators Committee Report ...........................................................................................................................26 Publication Sales Report......................................................................................................................................................27 New Disease Publication Report .........................................................................................................................................29 Communications Committee Report..................................................................................................................................30 Africanized Bee Report........................................................................................................................................................32 Archive Report ....................................................................................................................................................................33 Apimondia Symposium 2012 Committee Report .............................................................................................................33 Bee Biosecurity Committee Report ....................................................................................................................................34 Hive Health Committee Report ..........................................................................................................................................38 Bylaw Changes ....................................................................................................................................................................40 CAPA 2012 Budget .............................................................................................................................................................44 New Business .......................................................................................................................................................................45 Committee Selection ............................................................................................................................................................45 RESEARCH REPORTS .....................................................................................................................................46 PROVINCIAL APIARISTS REPORTS Provincial Reports Summary, 2011 Production Season ...................................................................................................58 British Columbia ..................................................................................................................................................................59 Alberta ..................................................................................................................................................................................60 Saskatchewan .......................................................................................................................................................................63 Manitoba...............................................................................................................................................................................64 Ontario ..................................................................................................................................................................................69 Québec...................................................................................................................................................................................94 New Brunswick.....................................................................................................................................................................97 Nova Scotia ...........................................................................................................................................................................98 Prince Edward Island ..........................................................................................................................................................99 APPENDIX AAFC Honey Market Report Power Point Presentation................................................................................................100 CFIA Honey Market Report Power Point Presentation.................................................................................................105 Report Pesticide Problems Brochure .................................................................................................................................107 CFIA Bee Importation Report Power Point Presentation (English Version) ...............................................................109 CFIA Bee Importation Report Power Point Presentation (French Version)................................................................112 AIA Business Meeting Minutes.........................................................................................................................................116 Bee Importation Committee Report Power Point Presentation.....................................................................................125 Apimondia Symposium 2012 Power Point Presentation.................................................................................................127 2011 Executive & Committees ..........................................................................................................................................128 BYLAWS ............................................................................................................................................................................130 CAPA MEMBERSHIP LIST............................................................................................................................................133