. Agri-news. Agriculture. AGDEX: 616 May 26, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HIGH FLYING BEES Honeybees are not usually found cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet, but recently nearly two million bees were doing just that! They were package bees on their way from Mexico City to Edmonton where they were distributed to beekeepers throughout Alberta. Provincial apiarist, Dr. Ulf Soehngen, reports that several attempts had been made earlier this spring to bring bees to Alberta from Mexico and that this was the most successful operation. Although the bees in the earlier shipments usually arrived at th
. Agri-news. Agriculture. AGDEX: 616 May 26, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HIGH FLYING BEES Honeybees are not usually found cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet, but recently nearly two million bees were doing just that! They were package bees on their way from Mexico City to Edmonton where they were distributed to beekeepers throughout Alberta. Provincial apiarist, Dr. Ulf Soehngen, reports that several attempts had been made earlier this spring to bring bees to Alberta from Mexico and that this was the most successful operation. Although the bees in the earlier shipments usually arrived at the Mexico City Airport in good condition, many of the packaged (caged) bees as well as a number of queens failed to survive the journey. Why? According to Dr. Soehngen, high temperatures in the hold of the aircraft appear to be one of the main causes of mortality. He reports that on the earlier trips many of the cages arrived in Edmonton with the feed cans empty and with most, if not all, the bees on the bottom of their cages, stuck together with the regurgitated contents of their honey sacs. (continued) 12 ydlbcrra AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATIONS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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