• ‘We’ve always taken for granted that the sugar’s always been there’

    Beekeeping groups on the Prairies say it’s a good thing Western Canada’s sugar shortage didn’t happen a few months ago.The bees are now tucked away for the winter, but August and September are prime feeding seasons when beekeepers condition their colonies for winter and natural nectar sources are drying up.“We’ve always taken for granted that the sugar’s always been there,” said Ian Steppler, chair of the Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association. “Th

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