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B.C. Home » Agriculture and Lands » Apiculture

Beekeeping Production Survey 2009

Right to Privacy legislation applies and will ensure that information you provide remains confidential and anonymous. Forms will be shredded after compilation of data. Data will be used for statistical purposes only.

Instructions:

• Complete the Survey Form  below and click on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page.
• Please submit by October 31, 2009.

Location

(Please mark the region where you operate your bees in summer)

		Vancouver Island & Powell River
		Fraser Valley, Squamish, Sunshine Coast
		Thompson-Okanagan
		Kootenays
		Cariboo
		North Coast
		Bulkley-Nechako
		Peace River

Honey Production

	Total number of honey producing colonies in 2009:
	Total amount of honey produced in 2009:	lb
	Are you planning to operate MORE / LESS colonies in 2010?	More Less No Change

Honey, Wax and Pollen Sales

Who bought your honey in 2009? (Percentage of whole crop)

	Cooperative/Packer: (=wholesale)	%
	Roadside/Private/Farmers market: (=retail)	%
	Private consumption: (=no sale)	%

What was the average honey price in your area in 2009?
(i.e. Net, no container)

	Cooperative/Packer:	$ /lb
	Roadside/Retail/Farmers market: (i.e. Net, no container)	$ /lb

	Total wax produced in 2009:	lb
	Average price in your area:	$ /lb

	Total pollen produced in 2009:	lb
	Average price in your area:	$ /lb

Queen and Bee Stock Production & Sales

Queens:

	Number of queens raised:
	Number of queens sold:

Packages/Nucs:

	Produced:
	Sold:

Queen and Bee Purchases

Purchased Queens

	BC-raised queens:
	Imported queens: (NZ/Aus/Hawaii/California/Chile)

Purchased Packages/Nucs

	BC-raised packages/nucs:
	Imported packages/nucs:

Pollination

	Total number of colonies used for pollination: (contract and non-contract)
	Number of contracts for each colony: (i.e. sets)

Wintering

	Total number of colonies prepared last winter (2008/2009):
	Number of colonies died in winter:

Diseases and Pests

Which honeybee diseases or pests did you detect in 2009?

Did you experience more or less disease in 2009 over 2008?

More Less

Comments:

Please do not include personal information such as name or address.

PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING.

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Revised: 08/25/09