Confidential when completed. This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, c. S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.
The purpose of this annual survey is to collect information on the production and value of honey produced in Canada. The results are publicly released and are used by producer associations, provincial apiarists and governments to assess the economic health of the honey production industry.
A. Review the information on the label. If any information is incorrect or missing, please make the necessary corrections below.
- Apiary Name (if applicable)
- Corporation Name (if applicable)
Main operator
- Surname or Family Name
- Usual First Name and Initial
- Area Code
- Telephone
- Area Code
- Fax
- Location of alternate telephone
- Area Code
- Telephone
- R.R.
- Box No.
- Number and Street Name
- Postal Code
- Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
- Email Address (if applicable)
Partner
- Partner's Surname or Family Name
- Partner's Usual First Name and Initial
- Area Code
- Telephone
- Area Code
- Fax
- Location of alternate telephone
- Area Code
- Telephone
- R.R.
- Box No.
- Number and Street Name
- Postal Code
- Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
- Check this box if the address and telephone is the same as main operator.
Partner
- Partner's Surname or Family Name
- Partner's Usual First Name and Initial
- Area Code
- Telephone
- Area Code
- Fax
- Location of alternate telephone
- Area Code
- Telephone
- R.R.
- Box No.
- Number and Street Name
- Postal Code
- Post Office (name of city, town or village where mail is received)
- Check this box if the address and telephone is the same as main operator.
B. 2008 honey production and value
In 2008, did you produce a marketable quantity of honey?
- Yes
- No (Go to Section C)
1. In 2008, please estimate the total number of honey producing colonies in your apiary
2. Will you be reporting honey production or quantity in:
- pounds
- kilograms
3. What was the total weight of honey produced in 2008? (Include extracted and comb honey but exclude honey used for feeding purposes)
4. For Bulk Sales of honey, what quantity was shipped to a cooperative and/or other packers, etc. during crop year 2008?
5. For Bulk Sales, what was the average price actually received during crop year 2008?
6. For Retail Sales of honey, what quantity was either sold directly to consumers or sold directly to retail outlets such as chain stores during crop year 2008?
7. For Retail Sales, what was the average price received during crop year 2008? (Include Container Cost)
8. What quantity of Beeswax was sold during crop year 2008?
9. What was the average price received for wax in crop year 2008?
C. Did you have honey bees in 2009?
- Yes (Go to Section D)
- No temporarily out of honey production (Go to Section G)
- No permanently out of honey production (Go to Section G)
- No never in honey production (Go to Comments Box)
D. 2009 estimate of honey production and value
1. In 2009, please estimate the total number of honey producing colonies in your apiary
2. Will you be reporting your expected average yield per colony in:
- pounds
- kilograms
Average lbs or kgs /colony
3. What is the expected average yield per producing colony in your apiary in 2009?
4. For Bulk Sales of honey, please estimate the quantity shipped to a cooperative and/or other packers, etc. for crop year 2009.
5. For Bulk Sales, please estimate the average price actually received for crop year 2009.
6. For Retail Sales of honey, please estimate the quantity either sold directly to consumers or sold directly to retail outlets such as chain stores for crop year 2009.
7. For Retail Sales, please estimate the average price received for crop year 2009. (Include Container Cost)
E. Pollination services, 2009
This summer did you rent any honey producing colonies for crop pollination?
- Yes
- No (Go to Section F)
1. Please estimate the total number of colonies rented for crop pollination in 2009
2. What was the average rental fee charged per colony in 2009?
F.
Have you experienced parasitic tracheal or varroamite infestations in your hives in 2009?
- Yes
- No (Go to Section G)
What percentage of your hives have been infected by either tracheal or varroa mites?
G. Federal/provincial agreement to share information
New Brunswick residents:
To reduce response burden and to ensure more uniform statistics, Statistics Canada has entered into data sharing agreements under Section 12 of the Statistics Act with the New Brunswick Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The information collected and shared will be kept confidential and only used for statistical purposes. Under Section 12 of the Statistics Act you may refuse to share your information.
Do you agree to share this information?
- Yes
- No - If no, please inform Statistics Canada by a signed statement below.
Thank you very much for your cooperation
- Signature
Comments from respondent