As we start a new year, the Atlantic Tech Transfer Team for Apiculture would like to highlight the many upcoming opportunities to engage with the Maritime beekeeping and wild blueberry industries. Attending various industry events is a great way to meet other beekeepers and wild blueberry growers, and to learn about what is happening in the industry. Read this week’s blog for a summary of upcoming events in 2026.

Upcoming Maritime Beekeeping and Wild Blueberry Industry Events

Industry involvement is an important component to committing to beekeeper education and training. Joining the provincial beekeeping association, and attending annual general meetings, is a great opportunity to learn about the industry, including new practices and research. Each of the three Maritime provinces have a scheduled annual general meeting for 2026:

Nova Scotia Beekeepers’ Association – January 23^rd and 24^th

Prince Edward Island Beekeepers’ Association – February 28^th

New Brunswick Beekeepers’ Association – March 13^th and 14^th

Visit the various provincial beekeeping associations websites to learn more about these upcoming events.

Nova Scotia Beekeepers’ Association annual general meeting 2026.

Both beekeepers and wild blueberry growers would also benefit from attending the Maritime wild blueberry growers’ spring meeting on April 10^th and 11^th (details to be provided at a later date).

To engage with the beekeeping industry at a national level, Maritime beekeepers should consider attending the Canadian National Beekeeping Convention and Tradeshow which will be taking place in Calgary on February 12^th – 14^th (https://honeycouncil.ca/beetech2026/).

The Canadian National Beekeeping Convention 2026.

To engage with agriculture more broadly, the Scotia Horticulture Congress 2026 will be held in Greenwich, NS on January 26^th and 27^th (https://horticulturens.ca/scotia-horticultural-congress-2021/).

Scotia Horticulture Congress 2026.

Another upcoming event is a 2026 Getting into the Weeds webinar series hosted by Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation. This webinar is targeted towards horticulture producers, but is focused on cost of production and can benefit a variety of agriculture commodities. It will take place on January 12th and 20th.

2026 Getting into the Weeds Webinar.

The ATTTA team continues to offer various training opportunities throughout the calendar year. There will be two more winter workshops offered virtually to members of the Atlantic beekeeping and wild blueberry industries on January 27^th and February 24^th. Details of these workshop will be communicated through your respective associations.

The Atlantic Tech Transfer Team for Apiculture winter workshop series 2026.

The ATTTA team will have various training opportunities throughout the beekeeping season. Starting on March 16^th ATTTA’s main training program “The Fundamentals of Beekeeping” will be offered for its sixth year. The program is offered in partnership with Dalhousie Extended Learning and provides production skills and beekeeping knowledge timed specifically to the annual beekeeping cycle for both new and experienced beekeepers. The program is offered virtually, with 4 in-person training sessions that occur across the Maritimes.

https://registeratcontinuingeducation.dal.ca/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=2329209

This spring ATTTA is hosting a workshop in partnership with the PEI beekeepers’ association covering a range of beekeeping topics. The workshop will take place on April 24^th and 25^th in Charlottetown.

The ATTTA team is also offering two “New to Beekeeping” sessions (expected to occur in early April) for both the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick beekeeping industries. These introductory sessions will cover the very basics of what new beekeepers should know (industry overview, rules and regulations, required training and next steps). Those who register as a new beekeeper in 2025/2026 (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) will receive details of these sessions.

ATTTA is currently planning for additional workshops and training opportunities occurring in 2026 and will continue to provide more details as they become available. Our team will offer partnered workshops with various provincial, national and international groups. Additionally members of the ATTTA team are already planning a 1-day queen production workshop happening this summer.

Please reach out to the ATTTA team with any questions regarding upcoming education and training events. Additionally, continue to read ATTTA’s blog and buzz update as we will communicate reminders and details of upcoming events each week.

Connecting with ATTTA Specialists

If you’d like to connect with ATTTA specialists or learn more about our program, you can:

visit our website at https://www.perennia.ca/portfolio-items/honey-bees/

Email attta@perennia.ca