Managed Bees
Regulation of the Beekeeping Industry
- The Bee Act (Government of Manitoba)
- Diseases of Bees Designation Regulation (Government of Manitoba)
- Honey Regulation of The Livestock and Livestock Products Act (Government of Manitoba)
- Urban Beekeeping Regulations (City of Winnipeg Zoning By-Law)
Surveillance Reports on Apiary Industry
- MB ARD Veterinary Diagnostic Services Honey Bee testing NEW for 2020
- 2019-20 Overwintering Survey
- 2019 Honey Bee Inspection Report (PDF 196 KB)
- Inter-provincial Bee Movement Inspection Report
- 2019 Leafcutter Bee Inspection Report
Information on Beekeeping and Honey
- Choosing Select Honey Bee Stock
- 2020 Recommendations for Administering Antibiotics & Acaricides to Honey Bees (PDF 321 KB)
- Provincial Beekeeper Registration Form (PDF 280 KB)
- Importation & Inter-provincial Movement Protocols for Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies from Provinces of Canada to Manitoba (PDF 621 KB)
- Inter-Provincial Movement Form (PDF 46 KB)
- Statistics on Honey Bee Colonies, Production, Honey Prices and Production, 2010-2019 (PDF 491KB)
Information of Leafcutting Bees
- Application for Alfalfa Leafcutting Beekeeper Registration (PDF 34 KB)
- Statistics on Leafcutter Bees, Alfalfa Seed (Leafcutter Bees, Alfalfa Seed (PDF 109KB)
Pollination Services
- Strawberry Pollinators and Visitors: Focus on Bees (PDF 1MB)
- Raspberry Pollinators and Visitors: Focus on Bees (PDF 2MB)
- Greenhouse Tomato Pollination with Bombus Impatiens
Other Resources for Beekeeping
- Pesticides and Bees
- Bee Connected App - Any beekeeper who would like to be connected with farmers near their beehives, or would like to be informed of crop protection activities near their beehives, will find BeeConnected a valuable tool.
- University of Manitoba - Beekeeping for the Hobbyist (course offered)
- Urban Bee Keeping (City of Winnipeg information)
- Bee Swarms (Manitoba Beekeepers' Association)
- Red River Apiarist Association
- Manitoba Beekeepers' Association
- Manitoba Forage Seed Association
