CBC Manitoba: Canadian honey farmers fear sting of China’s canola tariffs

Beekeepers often ship their bees across the country to farmers who need them to pollinate their crops, and any hit to the population could mean a bee shortage, according to Rob Currie, professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba’s entomology department.

It could also have consequences worldwide, he said, impacting “the bees available for pollination of crops on a more global scale beyond Manitoba.”

Scarlett said the honey industry has been keeping an eye out for news as it pushes the federal government to exempt queen bees from any potential countermeasures.

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