Entrepreneur Herman Van Reekum, founder and CEO of Beekeeping Innovations Ltd., is weaving together beekeeping tradition and new technology help bees survive winter.

Alberta is the biggest producer of honey in Canada and home to 39 per cent of the country’s honeybee colonies, according to a 2024 Government of Alberta study. Yet over one-third of Alberta’s bee colonies did not survive the 2023-24 winter and the situation is getting worse.

Enter Calgary-area entrepreneur Herman Van Reekum. He’s the founder and CEO of Beekeeping Innovations Ltd . and is weaving together beekeeping tradition and new technology to tackle the problem.

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