A New Iconic HBRC Facility

We are creating a new, iconic facility for honey bee education, research, advocacy and outreach. It will be a destination; a place of excellence in design, function and research. All in support of the future of honey bees.

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University Of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre

A Leader In Apiculture, Research And Education

Honey bees play a key role in agricultural productivity and ecosystem sustainability by providing pollination services to crops and wild plants. Our mandate is to help honey bees continue this vital work.

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  Alvaro De la Mora | Winter 2024March 19, 2024
  Alvaro’s fascination with bees began at a young age, when he began assisting his father with beekeeping at the age of five. This led him to pursue a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where, in the summer of 2011, he came to the HBRC to take part in… Read more: Alvaro De la Mora | Winter 2024
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  130th Anniversary | Winter 2024February 26, 2024
  Reverend William F. Clarke, founder of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), was a beekeeper himself. He recognized the need for an agricultural school in Ontario and thus, the OAC was established in 1874. Just 20 years later, the first apiculture classes were taught—marking this year as our 130th anniversary! Since then, our operations have greatly… Read more: 130th Anniversary | Winter 2024
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  Michel Eric Fournelle | Winter 2024February 12, 2024
  Michel Eric ‘Eric’ Fournelle, president of the Foundation Famille Michel Fournelle, is a University of Guelph alumus having graduated from the former hotel and food administration (HAFA) program in 1992. He has been a long-time donor to the University, making contributions towards the University’s School of Hospitality, Food, and Tourism Management (HFTM), establishing the Anita… Read more: Michel Eric Fournelle | Winter 2024
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  Bee-Friendly Garden | Winter 2024February 12, 2024
  Bees play such an important role as pollinators, pollinating both wild plants and food crops. Remarkably, bees contribute to the pollination of about a third of our food! Beyond agriculture, wild bees contribute to the pollination of many native plants, playing a vital role in maintaining diverse ecosystems and supporting biodiversity.  By growing plants that appeal… Read more: Bee-Friendly Garden | Winter 2024
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  Hive Update | Fall 2023December 20, 2023
  In the fall, we are often challenged for labour through the crunch time of fall harvest, feeding, medication and extracting, with all our student summer employees going back to school. However, our fall beekeeping went smoothly this year with staff member, Katie Knowles, working full time and all the extensive help provided by our long-term… Read more: Hive Update | Fall 2023
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  Overwintering Double Nucs | Fall 2023December 20, 2023
  Here at the Honey Bee Research Centre, we typically overwinter our double nucleus colonies in an indoor overwintering room to minimize winter losses. However, not all beekeepers have access to such facilities. In 2018, Niagara College student, Heather Tomascin, interned at the HBRC. Her project was to assist us with developing a method of overwintering… Read more: Overwintering Double Nucs | Fall 2023

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