Development of Northern Apiculture Techniques for Interior Wintering

养蜂业是一个已经存在了数百年的行业，作为授粉的来源，它已经成为农业的重要来源。蜜蜂授粉为美国农业经济贡献了超过150亿美元的作物（NRDC, 2011）。企业格里芬公司是一家位于圣保罗河畔的公司，服务于当地居民和周围村庄的需求。该公司由Chesley Griffin拥有，他在北方永续农业和经营中小型企业方面拥有30多年的经验。该公司的重点是零售，目前正在扩展到利用Griffin先生的专业知识，通过授粉扩大其对区域农业市场的贡献。该公司希望通过开发新的养蜂越冬技术，使其活动多样化并扩大规模，以更好地满足魁北克北部浆果生产商日益增长的授粉需求。* *中心d 'experimentation et de开发署en foret boreale (CEDFOB)经验与中小企业合作组织在昆虫学研究中获益,因为这个,格里芬希望与他们合作,从他们的知识和经验在这个项目中获益。该项目将探索在波恩-埃斯佩兰斯的一个冬眠室中进行室内越冬的好处，以增加蜂巢的存活率和提高运作效率

Apiculture is an industry that has existed for hundreds of years and has become important to the agricultural industry as a source of pollination. Pollination by bees contributes to over fifteen billion dollars of crops in the US agricultural economy (NRDC, 2011). Enterprise CGriffin Inc. is a Rivere-Saint-Paul based company and serves the needs of the local population and the surrounding villages. The company is owned by Chesley Griffin who has over 30 years experiences in northern permaculture and running small-medium enterprises. The company's focus has been retail and is currently expanding into utilizing Mr. Griffin's expertise to expand its contribution to the regional agricultural market through pollination. The company wishes to diversify its activities and expand, by developing new apiculture wintering techniques, to better meet the growing pollination demand of berry producers in northern Quebec.**Centre d'expérimentation et de développement en forêt boréale (CEDFOB) is experienced in working with SME in entomology research to benefit the organization, and it is because of this that Mr. Griffin wishes to work with them and benefit from their knowledge and experience in this project.The project will explore the benefits of indoor wintering in a hibernation chamber in Bonne-Esperance, in increase hive survival and increase the efficiency of the operation.**