The British Columbia Honey Producers' Association has arranged a  $ 1
   million liability insurance for members who pay the fee of  $ 7 per year
   for up to 50 hives, $ 13 for 50 to 200 hives, and $ 16 for more than 200
   hives. About half of the 500 members choose to take the insurance.
   I don't know the carrier, but I think there were a few companies
   interested when the proposal was made to them.
 
   Although I've heard the opinion that stinging incidents would be
   difficult to "pin" on a particular beekeeper, this insurance has been
   found helpful by beekeepers who place their hives on others' property.
   Growers (renting hives) concerned about stinging incidents, forest
   companies concerned about fires, etc., are comforted when they hear that
   the beekeeper has liability insurance.
 
   It has been at least 10 years since the policy was arranged. I think
   there has been only one claim paid, an outbuilding burned down from a
   beekeeper's smoker.
 
 
   Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist
   B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
   1201 103 Ave
   Dawson Creek B.C.
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