Apiculture staff, inspections and lab services
Please contact your local Apiary Inspector to make arrangements for an apiary inspection. To discuss any other concerns or to locate an inspector in a region not listed below, please contact Paul van Westendorp.
Provincial apiculturist
Paul van Westendorp
E-mail: Paul.vanwestendorp@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 778-666-0582
Apiary inspectors
East Kootenays
Richard Tegart
Email: drtegart@icloud.com
Phone: 250-270-0644
Fraser Valley (including Metro Vancouver)
Scott Gordon
Email: beeexcellent@hotmail.com
Phone: 604-220-0336
Peace Region
Kerry Clark
Email: kccsclark@gmail.com
Phone: 250-219-6597
Prince George-Vanderhoof
Barry Clark
Email: barrydouglasclark@gmail.com
Phone: 250-301-6266
Shuswap-North Okanagan-Nicola Thompson
Kevin Hamilton
Email: kevinhamilton555@gmail.com
Phone: 250-899-2666
Smithers-Terrace
Christine McDonald
Email: christine.e.mcdonald@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250-641-2455
Thompson-Cariboo-Central North
Diane Dunaway
Email: beecheck@dunawayranch.com
Phone: 250-297-6399
Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands - North
Wendi Gilson
Email: wendigilson@yahoo.ca
Phone: 250-882-2852
Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands - South
Tara Galpin
Email: tara.galpin@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250-538-7355
South Okanagan-Similkameen/Kootenay-Boundary
Tim Bouwmeester
Email: tim.bouwmeester@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250-274-0657
West Kootenays - Boundary
Axel Krause
Email: a.krause@telus.net
Phone: 250-608-7397
