Beekeeping bulletins
Last updated on January 9, 2024Beekeeping bulletins offer information about all facets of beekeeping management.
References and resources
Apiculture staff and inspectors
About the honeybee colony, bulletin 104 (PDF)
Bee behaviour during foraging, bulletin 111 (PDF)
Beekeeping books and periodicals, bulletin 3 (PDF)
Beekeeping calendar in British Columbia bulletin 103 (PDF)
Beekeeping equipment, bulletin 106 (PDF)
Beekeeping equipment suppliers, bulletin 6 (PDF)
Beekeeping in British Columbia, bulletin 101 (PDF)
Common beekeeping terms, bulletin 102 (PDF)
Importing queens and packaged bees, bulletin 2 (PDF)
Registered drugs and chemicals in beekeeping, bulletin 4 (PDF)
Bee packages, queens, nucleus colonies
Packaged bees: Handling, hiving, and Spring management, bulletin 301 (PDF)
Botany
Nectar plants of British Columbia, bulletin 904 (PDF)
Summer nectar and floral sources, bulletin 905 (PDF)
Bee products
Creamed honey, bulletin 603 (PDF)
Diseases and pests
American Foulbrood (AFB) bulletin 200 (PDF)
Antibiotics for control of bee brood diseases bulletin 204 (PDF)
European Foulbrood (EFB) bulletin 202 (PDF)
Honeybee disease detection bulletin 205 (PDF)
Honeybee viruses bulletin 230 (PDF)
Pettis test: Detecting varroa mite resistance to Apistan, Apivar and Coumaphos bulletin 223 (PDF)
Small hive beetle bulletin 218 (PDF)
Tracheal mites in honeybee colonies bulletin 219 (PDF)
Varroa mite controls bulletin 221 (PDF)
Varroa mite detection methods bulletin 222 (PDF)
Legislation
Legislation and the beekeeper bulletin 706 (PDF)
Non-apis pollinators
Blue Orchard Mason Bee bulletin 506 (PDF)
Seasonal management
Bee poisoning bulletin 414 (PDF)
Nutrition and its effect on bee management bulletin 410 (PDF)
Pollen substitutes and supplements bulletin 411 (PDF)
Spring management bulletin 401 (PDF)
Summer management bulletin 406 (PDF)
Anyone keeping bees in B.C. must be registered. It is also a legislated requirement to register the apiary (hive) locations.
Beekeeper and apiary registration (online)
Contact information
778-666-0582
1-800-661-9903