Development of Northern Apiculture Techniques for Interior Wintering

养蜂业是一个存在了数百年的行业，作为授粉来源，它已经成为农业的重要产业。蜜蜂授粉为美国农业经济贡献了超过150亿美元的农作物(NRDC，2011)。Enterprise CGriffin Inc.是一家总部位于里弗圣保罗的公司，为当地人口和周围村庄的需求提供服务。该公司由切斯利·格里芬所有，他在北方永久养殖和经营中小型企业方面拥有30多年的经验。该公司的重点一直是零售，目前正在扩大利用格里芬先生的专业知识，通过授粉扩大其对地区农业市场的贡献。该公司希望通过开发新的养蜂越冬技术来实现业务多元化，并通过开发新的养蜂越冬技术来更好地满足魁北克北部浆果生产商日益增长的授粉需求。**亚洲蜂业研究与发展中心(CEDFOB)在昆虫学研究方面与中小企业合作方面具有丰富的经验，因此Griffin先生希望与他们合作，并从他们在该项目中的知识和经验中获益。该项目将探索在博纳-埃斯佩兰斯的一个冬眠室室内越冬对增加蜂箱存活和提高运营效率的好处。**

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.**