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Have you noticed that buzzing sound in the Okanagan?
VERNON – It looks like spring in the Okanagan, and it sounds like it too.…
Kamloops country music trio going to Nashville
'THIS IS THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.' KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops country trio is about…
Nectar Trail Project hoping to create flowery stepping stones for bees in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Bees are giving gardeners another reason to plant flowers this year. The Nectar…
Okanagan bees check-in to custom-built hotels
OKANAGAN – Even bees like to put of the ritz from time to time. They…
iN VIDEO: Don’t panic, it’s just a swarm of bees
KAMLOOPS — A swarm of bees may look scary, but if they are honey bees,…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops family elated to find 20,000 bees in backyard
For Jeanine McFarlen, finding a swarm of about 20,000 honey bees in her Westsyde backyard…
North Okanagan beekeeper stung by theft of 30 hives
In what is believed to be a carefully planned heist, a North Okanagan beekeeper has…
Program aims to improve bee health in the province
A program delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of British Columbia designed to improve bee…
Okanagan orchardists seeing impact of honeybee shortage
A lack of honeybees and a labour force to distribute them means some orchardists are…
iN VIDEO: The challenges faced by these Kamloops beekeepers
There are currently over 2,000 beekeepers in British Columbia who are managing thousands of bee…
Similkameen beekeeper concerned about heat this summer
A Similkameen beekeeper, who lost hives this past fall due to flooding, is now looking…
New Kamloops meadery plans to make honey wine with help from local bees
A new meadery is in development in Kamloops, and while a few meaderies can be…
Bee hive losses range from alarming to almost normal in Kamloops and Okanagan
Some beekeepers are seeing scary declines in bee populations this spring in Kamloops and Okanagan…
Finally something good can come from all those election signs
A beekeeper in Kamloops has a great idea for repurposing used campaign signs. Murray Willis…
Honey bee losses continue to increase in Kamloops, Okanagan
Experienced Kamloops beekeeper Murray Willis lost more than a third of his honey bees over…