Alex Crouse, former NSBA President, was an inspiration, a mentor, a leader, an educator and most of all a respected friend to many of the beekeeping community. We send wishes of peace and comfort to his family during this time. He will be greatly missed.

Alex Crouse Obituary

Family and friends of Alex are invited to attend a Celebration of Life Service occurring Wednesday, April 20th at 4:00 pm at the Port Williams United Baptist Church.

 One of the listed donation options within Alex’s obituary is the Nova Scotia Beekeepers Association Education/Research Fund. If you would like to make a donation to this, please send:

• Cash or cheque to the NSBA office (7 Atlantic Central Drive, East Mountain, NS, B6L 2Z2), or
• E-transfer to ksaville@agricommodity.ca, or
• Phone 902-893-7455 with a credit card number (a 3.5 processing fee will be applied)
  For donations, please include a note/comment identifying that this is for a donation in Alex’s memory.

Compass Distillers - Media Release

The 5th Annual Beekeeper Symposium and Nova Scotia Beekeepers' Association Annual Meeting was held virtually February 25-26, 2022. Below are available presentations from the 2-day event:

Due to the Public Health restrictions currently in effect, as well as the high COVID-19 case numbers in the region, the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Nova Scotia Beekeepers' Association have jointly made the tough decision to move the 5th Annual Beekeeper Symposium & NSBA Annual Meeting to a virtual route.

Preregistration is required for this event. Please complete the below registration form and submit to Ashley at coordinator@agricommodity.ca prior to the February 18th deadline.
A Zoom meeting link for the 2-day event will be sent to registered participants only on Thursday, February 24th.

• 2022 Beekeeper Symposium & NSBA Annual Meeting Agenda 
• 2022 Beekeeper Symposium & NSBA Annual Meeting Registration Form [PDF]
• 2022 Beekeeper Symposium & NSBA Annual Meeting Registration Form [Fillable PDF]