"Alberta beekeepers experienced high winter losses (30 per cent per year) in
2007 and in 2008," says Medhat Nasr, provincial apiculturist with Alberta
Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton. "Preliminary reports for 2009
indicate that honey bee winter losses once again average approximately 28
per cent, ranging from 5 to 70 per cent. These reported high winterkill
decreased the number of bee colonies in Alberta by 15 per cent in 2008 from
the number of colonies reported in 2006. Honey production was also down by
25 per cent in Alberta (Statistics Canada 2008). The estimated cost of
losses to beekeepers was up to $25 million per year.

http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/newslett.nsf/all/agnw15141

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