ENVS*2210 Apiculture & Honey Bee Biology
Fall and Winter Course
What’s Happening | Summer 2022
This summer has kept the HBRC busier than ever. Post-Covid, interest in our centre’s tours has increased exponentially, and we often hosted more than one tour a day this season. […]
Hive Update | Summer 2022
It was another busy summer here at the Honey Bee Research Centre! We manage our beehives for research and education but we also count on an income stream from our […]
Andrew McCarthy
Andrew joined HBRC as part of the Work Study program through the University of Guelph and assists with colony maintenance, honey processing, and graduate research. Andrew is a fourth-year student […]
Research Brief: Prebiotics and probiotics can reduce Nosema Ceranae infections and increase populations in honey bee colonies.
BY ERNESTO GUZMAN, SHANE S. KLASSEN, WILLIAM VANBLYDERVEEN, DANIEL BORGES, PEGAH VALIZADEH, LES ECCLES, PAUL G. KELLY, MELANIE KEMPERS, PAUL H. GOODWIN, TATIANA PETUKHOVA, QIANG WANG, STEPHANIE OTTO, NURIA MORFIN (Published in […]
Team Update: Janet Tam
Janet Tam, a veteran in the beekeeping world, started working with the Honey Bee Research Centre at the beginning of 2020. After a short break from the beekeeping industry, Janet […]
Volunteer Feature: Kathryn Knowles
Katie is a 3rd year Ecology Co-op student at the University of Guelph that started volunteering weekly at the HBRC in September. She has been a huge help with everything […]
Donor Spotlight: Keith Forsyth
Keith Forsyth of Grimsby passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at the age of 72. Keith was a life-long beekeeper and a loyal supporter of honey bee research for […]
Product Feature: Beeswax Lip Balm
Protect your lips from the Canadian Winter and get rid of your chapped lips with our natural lip balms, produced at the University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre. Our […]
Hive Update Winter 2022
2021 was a busy year here at the HBRC! Last winter the snow arrived around Christmas and stayed until March, and the temperatures were very consistent. This kind of weather […]
