Apiculture Sustainable Growth and Health Program
The Apiculture Sustainability Growth and Health Program aims to promote hive health, commercial crop pollination expansion and adoption of efficient technologies to help with labour shortages.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be a Nova Scotia beekeeper or Mi’kmaq conducting farming activities in a Mi’kmaw community.
Nova Scotia beekeepers must:
- be currently registered under the Farm Registration Act.
- be currently registered under the Bee Industry Act with a minimum of 10 registered hives in 2024.
- have rented hives for commercial pollination in 2025.
- be a Nova Scotia resident.
- be actively farming in the program year and the applicant must be 19 years of age or older.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed eligibility.
Deadline or important dates
Program opening: April 24, 2025
Application deadline: May 31, 2025
Claim deadline: February 28, 2026
For more details on important deadlines see the Program Guidelines.
How to apply
Submit a complete application by the application deadline listed.
Applicants new to Programs since 2023 must complete the Program Funding Registration (PFR) form. Returning applicants are to update their PFR form as necessary.
Contact
Department of Agriculture
Programs Division
74 Research Drive
Bible Hill, NS B6L 2R2
Phone: 902-893-6377
Toll-free: 1-866-844-4276
prm@novascotia.ca
Downloads
Program Guidelines
Program Application
Program Funding Registration Form - Farm Applicants