A friend of mine is thinking about getting into bee keeping and/or
bee hive making, as he is an established woodworker. About this I have a
few questions that we would greatly appreciate if anyone could answer.
 
        1/ is there a commercial beehive maker in Canada/Ontario?
        2/ are there any beekeepers in the area of central Ontario
                (Peterborough, Toronto, Oshawa areas)
        3/ does anyone know the average weight or amount of honey that
                can be harvested from a bee colony in a single season,
                (we realize that this figure is highly variable)
        4/ does anyone know the dimensions or could tell us where we
                could find some schematics of commercial bee hives?
        5/ does anyone know of any diseases or predators of bee colonies
                that is or may be a problem to bees in central Ontario?
 
        If none or only some of these questions are answerable, could
someone please suggest the name of someone we could contact in Ontario for
this kind of information.
 
Any help is greatly appreciated. Post to this group, or preferrably, email
directly to:
 
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Cheers!
 
Jason Lichter
Trentomology
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