Apiculture Sustainable Growth and Health Program
The Apiculture Sustainability Growth and Health Program promotes hive health, pollination expansion and adoption of efficient technologies that help with labour shortages.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be a beekeeper or Mi'kmaq conducting farming activities in a Mi'kmaw community.
For beekeepers, you need to:
- be currently and properly registered in the correct income category under the Farm Registration Act
- be currently registered under the Bee Industry Act
- have at least 10 hives registered in 2023
- be a member in good standing with the Nova Scotia Beekeepers Association
- be a Nova Scotia resident
- be at least 19 years old and actively farming in the program year
Deadline or important dates
Program opening: 4 July 2024
Application deadline: 22 August 2024
Claim deadline: 28 February 2025
How to apply
Applications are closed.
Contact
Department of Agriculture
Programs Division
74 Research Drive
Bible Hill, NS B6L 2R2
Phone: 902-893-6377
Toll-free: 1-866-844-4276
Fax: 902-893-7579
prm@novascotia.ca