British Columbia Honey Producers' Association

Thank you to Mike and Judy Campbell of Campbell’s Gold Honey Farm and Meadery, who have volunteered to manage the BCHPA’s Certified Producer Program. They have taken over from Duaine Hardie who has managed the program for many years. A big Thank You to Duaine!

The Certified Producer Program is designed to assist BCHPA members to sell their products by providing special labelling that customers will come to recognize as representing high quality honey produced exclusively in BC by local beekeepers.

Download the Certified Producer agreement from this website. Please contact Judy Campbell at jwcampbell@campbellsgold.com for labels. Judy would prefer an email but if that is not possible please leave a message at 604-856-2125

The Day of the Honey Bee is becoming a national day of celebration of the value of honey bees to pollination and food production. Many beekeepers, clubs, farmers markets and retail honey outlets are hosting special events, putting up displays and presenting information and activities that help to educate the public about bee-haviour and bee-friendly gardening and agricultural practices.

5500 brochures have been distributed across the province as beekeepers get ready to promote Day of the Honey Bee.

Salmon Arm Club President Paul Clark, organizer for Day of the Honey Bee,  wants to hear from you. What events are you planning to host, where will they take place.

Please send your information and photos to media@bcbeekeepers.com and we will get them onto our website.

Please ask your local club to get involved with events on the weekend preceding Day of the Honey Bee, get your local municipality or regional district to proclaim Day of the Honey Bee (draft suggested proclamation is below), or include information with your retail sales.

Name of Day:  Day of the Honey Bee    Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Example of Proclamation Wording:

WHEREAS the honey bee has, through its role as a pollinator, been an important part of our agricultural heritage since ancient times and

WHEREAS the honey bee plays an essential role in the success of agricultural enterprise in British Columbia and

WHEREAS the honey bee has been under serious threat due to disease and environmental conditions that ultimately threaten the future of agriculture in our province

and

WHEREAS it is in the interest of furthering the goal of improved agricultural production to raise the awareness of the role of the honey bee and the plight it faces

NOW KNOW YE THAT We do proclaim and declare May 29, 2012 as

“The Day of the Honey Bee”

Note on the spelling of honey bee: The common name, honey bee, is correctly written as two words although it frequently appears as a single word. By convention of the Entomological Society of America, a common name is two words if the insect is classified in a taxonomic grouping to which the name applies. Thus honey bee, bumble bee and house fly are two words but dragonfly (not a true fly) and ladybug (not a bug- it is a beetle) are one-word common names.

Please be advised that we have changed the Food Safety Workshop location on Friday March 16, 2012

to the  Hal Rogers Centre 2025 Summit Drive, Kamloops, BC.

The Food Safety Workshop begins at 8:30 and ends at 4:00 pm.  Lunch and coffee service is provided.  Please bring cash or cheque only if you are paying at the door for the event.

Thank you for registering for the A BC HACCP Food Safety Workshop.

Have you got a great photo of your bees in action? Please send a copy to media@bcbeekeepers.com  and we will add it to our images with your photo credit.

The Day of the Honey Bee is becoming a national day of celebration of the value of honey bees to pollination and food production. Many beekeepers, clubs, farmers markets and retail honey outlets are hosting special events, putting up displays and presenting information and activities that help to educate the public about bee-haviour and bee-friendly gardening and agricultural practices.

The BCHPA has produced a brochure that can be handed out at your event. It is available by contacting Pauline at treasurer@bcbeekeepers.com
(free brochure but there is a shipping and handling charge).

Please ask your local club to get involved with events on the weekend preceding Day of the Honey Bee, get your local municipality or regional district to proclaim Day of the Honey Bee (draft suggested proclamation is included under Day of the Honey Bee in Upcoming Events), or include information with your retail sales.