The Province has greater fortify for eligible beekeepers this yr throughout the Apiculture Sustainable Expansion and Well being Program. (Communications Nova Scotia / Report)
Nova Scotia beekeepers may have get admission to to extra monetary fortify this yr.
The Apiculture Sustainable Expansion and Well being Program will supply eligible beekeepers as much as $50,000, an building up from the utmost $27,000 in 2023.
“Bees are essential pollinators for the province’s fruit plants, in particular wild blueberries and apples, which can be amongst our most sensible agricultural exports,” stated Agriculture Minister Greg Morrow. “In conjunction with our federal companions, we’re operating to verify Nova Scotia farmers have the fortify they wish to take care of and develop the choice of hives and bees on this province – serving to farmers to stick sustainable and stay generating wholesome, native meals.”
Beekeepers increasing to pollinate extra business plants can obtain $200 in line with further hive used for pollination, double the volume to be had final yr. This system’s growth allowance additionally has investment to be had for packaged bees, queen bees, queen cells and “nucs” (nucleus colonies), which can be frames of bees got rid of from a longtime hive to start out a bee colony in a brand new hive.
That is the second one yr for the Apiculture Sustainable Expansion and Well being Program. Along with fortify for the growth of industrial crop pollination, this system additionally helps and promotes hive fitness and the adoption of environment friendly applied sciences to assist with labour at the farm.
This system is funded throughout the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year (2023-2028), $3.5-billion funding through the federal, provincial and territorial governments to support competitiveness, innovation and resilience of Canada’s agriculture, agri-food and agri-based merchandise sector. This comprises $1 billion in federal methods and actions and a $2.5-billion dedication this is cost-shared 60 in line with cent federally and 40 in line with cent provincially/territorially for agricultural methods which are designed and delivered through provinces and territories.
Quotes:
“Beekeepers play a vitally essential position in making sure the fitness and sustainability of our meals provide and agriculture sector right here in Canada. With investments throughout the Apiculture Sustainable Expansion and Well being program, we’re ensuring Nova Scotia beekeepers can proceed to make use of highest control practices, modernize their applied sciences, develop their hives and make bigger their operations to stay the bee trade sturdy.”
— Lawrence MacAulay, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Meals
“The Apiculture Sustainable Expansion and Well being Program is an important a part of the upkeep and development of Nova Scotia’s honeybee sector, which helps our broader agriculture trade. This program is helping beekeepers proceed to broaden sustainable practices.”
— Duncan Wetzel, President, Nova Scotia Beekeepers Affiliation
Fast Information:
- there are 903 registered beekeepers around the province
- Nova Scotia has 3.4 in line with cent of Canada’s overall bee colonies, in line with Statistics Canada’s 2021 information
- Agriculture and Agri-Meals Canada estimates honeybees had been at once tied to $3.18 billion in more harvest price Canada-wide in 2021
- final yr, the Apiculture Sustainable Expansion and Well being Program supplied greater than $218,000 to beekeepers in Nova Scotia
Further Sources:
Apiculture Sustainable Expansion and Well being Program Tips: https://novascotia.ca/methods/apiculture-sustainable-growth-health/asgh-program-guidelines.pdf
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership: https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/division/tasks/sustainable-canadian-agricultural-partnership