The Township of King, certified as a Bee City by Bee City Canada, has partnered with local beekeeper André Flys of Nobleton to feature a local apiary at the Cold Creek Conservation Area in King.
The goal of the partnership with Mr. Flys, owner and manager of Pioneer Brand Honey, was to offer an apiary on the site, including educational workshops and learning opportunities in partnership with an experienced local beekeeper. Mr. Flys has bees throughout King and works with a variety of landowners in the Township and beyond.
Mr. Flys moved the newly started honeybee colonies into Cold Creek on May 11. The Cold Creek apiary is situated off the South Connector trail. Cold Creek has a bee observation outlook station on site that trail users can access to observe the apiary from a safe distance.
To find out more about the Cold Creek Conservation Area, visit coldcreek.ca. For information about Pioneer Brand Honey, visit pioneerbrand.ca.
King is offering a Beginner Beekeeping Workshop on July 23 and an Apiary Guided Tour on Aug. 6. More information is available at king.ca/environmentalstewardship.
About Bee Cities
The Township of King is committed to conserving and enhancing pollinator and monarch habitat through native wildflower plantings, wildflower and milkweed seed giveaways, educational workshops, signage, citizen science monitoring, programming and nature-based education.
A Bee City is part of a North American movement to support pollinator protection. Bee City communities support collaboration and establish and maintain healthy pollinator habitat.
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Mayor Steve Pellegrini
“Our planet relies on bees to pollinate 75 per cent of the world’s flowering plants. As a Bee City, King contributes to protecting pollinators by enhancing existing habitats and creating new habitats for pollinators in parks, gardens and naturalized areas.
I’m thrilled that we are working with a local business, Pioneer Brand Honey, to bring bees to the Cold Creek Conservation Area to connect us more closely with these small creatures that play such a big role in our lives.”
André Flys
Pioneer Brand Honey
“I'm really excited about this partnership with King. It's a great opportunity for people to learn firsthand about beekeeping and its importance in agriculture.
The beginner workshop will be a full-day hands-on workshop offering virtually the same course taught by the Ontario Beekeepers Association Technology Transfer Program. The guided apiary tours will be a 1.5-hour ‘meet-the-beekeeper’ experience where I will open up a colony of bees at Cold Creek and explain what we see inside while looking to identify the Queen. It promises to be an informative program.”
Links
coldcreek.ca
pioneerbrand.ca
king.ca/BeeCityCertification
king.ca/BirdFriendlyCity
king.ca/MayorsMonarchPledge
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Media Contact
Donna L. Kell, APR, Manager of Communications and Public Engagement
Township of King | Phone: 416-420-7492 | Email: dkell@king.ca