Dugas Bees

05/07/2024

Elmo is a Beekeeper!

12/23/2023

December 23, 2023

Beelor Swift is here at the again this week, and with her she has brought pins and stickers! Great last minute stocking stuffers, to go with that jar of honey!

500 g Honey - $12
Pins - $4 each
Stickers - $3 each

12/16/2023

December 16, 2023

Beelor Swift is here at the ready to provide you with excellent customer service.

12/09/2023

Saturday, December 9 - at the today until 1! We are on the South side of the building, across from Wild Pasture Farm, and next to Still Fired Distilleries

12/02/2023

We are at today! December 2, 2023.

07/14/2023

July 14, 2023

Interested in Honey Bee & Bumble Bee pollination? Read Gregory's article written as part of his summer job with the Atlantic Tech Transfer Team for Apiculture with

Link on our Linktree:

https://linktr.ee/dugasbees

07/11/2023

July 11th, 2023

If anyone sees this trailer, please contact police and Country Fields Beekeeping Supplies .

This is where we buy the bulk of our supplies and the owners are incredibly hard working people.

Please share!

**** UPDATE****

We received information that it was spotted traveling from Amherst towards Truro on the highway with our logos painted over in black. Black truck pulling it. If any of you are traveling along that area please keep an eye out and message us as soon as/if you see anything. There is potentially yellow markings on the trailer that have not been painted over on the sides.

Good morning everyone. If any of you see this trailer anywhere, please contact us and the police. It was stolen from the shop last night. The plate number is T414 214. If you could, share this widely. Thanks in advance.

06/25/2023

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Today we received a phone call from the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History - they had a honey bee swarm that needed to be picked up, so of course we went to see them.

When we arrived, one of the museum staff, Heather, already had the bees in a nuc box. The problem was, the majority of the bees were in the box but it was so hot that some of the bees just didn't want to go in. They were bearding on the outside, just hanging around trying to keep their new home cool.

We ended up going to the nearest dollar store and buying mosquito jackets. We tied the sleeves shut and duck taped all the zippers. Then Lonnie & Heather moved the box into not one, but two mosquito jackets.

That way the hive can stay open, the bees can stay cool and we can safely transport them home on the back of our truck.

No visit to the museum is complete without a visit with Gus, the Museum's 100 year old Gopher Tortoise. While we were loading the bees in the back of the truck, Sarah went out front and said hi to him.

For more information on Gus, visit this page on the Museum of Natural History's website:

https://naturalhistory.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/gus

If you get a chance this summer stop into the Museum on Summer Street in Halifax and check out their cool observation hive and display.....and visit Gus, of course!

We will be posting more bee updates soon!

The Dugas Family

05/20/2023

May 20, 2023

It's World Bee Day! World Bee Day has been celebrated annually on May 20th since 2018 as declared by the UN General Assembly.

May 20th was selected as the date to honor the birthday of Anton Janša, a Slovenian beekeeping pioneer and renowned bee expert.

This year's theme: Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agricultural production.

What does the theme mean? That we support our farmers in protecting bees and other pollinators, through evidence-based agricultural production practices.

For more Information:
https://www.apimondia.org/world-bee-day.html

For ideas on how to celebrate:

https://www.worldbeeday.org.au/get-involved/ #:~:text=Preparing%20a%20breakfast%20that%20contains,topic%20of%20beekeeping%20and%20pollinators

04/15/2023

April 15, 2023

Visit us at the today until 1pm!

This is the last of our 2022 honey 🍯

04/10/2023

It's that time of year again! Here is your annual reminder to please wait before cleaning up your garden or yard.

03/11/2023

Stop in at the Nova Scotia Indigenous Tourism Enterprise Network Conference and visit us! March 11 & 12