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This article was published 08/09/2023 (969 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It was a sweet task on Tuesday afternoon as members of Brandon University’s Bee U program coordinators spent time collecting honey from the institution’s hives.
The Bee U urban beekeeping program began in 2022. Brandon University was granted a five-year bylaw variance by the city to allow for their pilot project as the city’s bylaws currently don’t allow for urban beekeeping. Last year, they collected 117 kilograms of honey from their hives and hope to double the amount they collect this year.
The university hopes to have honey available for sale later this fall. The hives will be moved to the Wawanesa area for winter and then brought back to the university in the spring. According to Hamilton, the bees have thrived so far in the city and provide a benefit to the overall bee population and to Brandon’s biodiversity by helping gardens through pollination.
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Members of Brandon University’s Bee U program — co-ordinators Deanna Smid, Grant Hamilton and Bee U co-op summer student Aidan Hosea work with apiarist Mike Clark to collect boxes of frames full of honeycomb from the university’s four beehives on Thursday evening. The Bee U urban beekeeping program began in 2022. Brandon University was granted a five-year bylaw variance by the city to allow for their pilot project as the city’s bylaws currently don’t allow for urban beekeeping. Last year, they collected 117 kilograms of honey from their hives and are hoping to double the amount they collect this year. The university is hoping to have honey available for sale later this fall. The hives will be moved to the Wawanesa area for winter and then brought back to the university in the spring. According to Hamilton, the bees have thrived so far in the city and provide a benefit to the overall bee population and to Brandon’s biodiversity by helping gardens through pollination.
