Bee surveys and production statistics

The apiculture program conducts two surveys annually to monitor the health of beekeeping in British Columbia.

Spring survey

The online spring survey is intended to determine the wintering results of honey bee colonies and their conditions in each of the province’s agricultural regions.

Some questions refer to management practices applied in the previous production year that may have influenced wintering results. 

The information submitted by individual beekeepers is anonymous and will be pooled for each agricultural region and is only used for statistical purposes. 

Fall survey

The online fall survey compiles information about production of hive products including honey, pollen and beeswax, crop pollination contracts, purchases and sales of bee stock, and information about diseases and pests.  

Please note that all surveys comply with the Personal Information Protection Act, which protects the information you provide as confidential and anonymous. 

Beekeeping production survey

This survey requests beekeepers to submit information about their colony production, their operational activities, purchases and sales of bee stock, etc. This survey is held annually during the fall season.

Please note that all surveys comply with the Personal Information Protection Act, which guarantees that the information you provide remains confidential and anonymous. Data will only be used for statistical purposes.

Production statistics

Through the bi-annual surveys, statistics are collected by the provincial apiculturist to help monitor the health of bees in British Columbia.

View production statistics

Please contact us using the box on the lower right if you have questions.