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Beehive Decline - Fact or  Fiction    March 28,  2008
 

 
Public  Meeting  organized by: Niagara  Branch of the Ontario Institute of 
Agrologists  (OIA) 
Speakers  were:  
Mr. Doug McRory, Provincial Apiarist, Ont. Ministry of  Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).  “Global Importance of Honeybees to  Society” 
Dr. Ernesto Guzman, Dept. of  Environmental Biology, University of Guelph.  “
Colony Collapse Disorder. Do we have  it?” 
Mr. Murray Puddicombe, Puddicombe  Estate Farms and Winery, Winona. “
Importance of Bees to the Niagara  Fruit Industry” 
Ms. Hannah Fraser, Entomology Lead, Horticulture,  OMAFRA, Vineland. 
Rapporteur 
Mr. Charlie Parker, Parker Bee  Apiaries, Beamsville. “Beehive  Situation for 
2008” 
Sponsors:            Niagara Peninsula Fruit & Vegetable Growers  Association 
Ontario Tender Fruit Producers Marketing  Board 
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural  Affairs 





   

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