Posted: Mar 15, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 15
Simon Lalonde takes an early peek at one of his hives. They re wrapped with insulation for the winter.(CBC)
The flight from Nicaragua appeared on the arrivals board at the Saskatoon airport as WG 2893. It may have deserved something a little catchier, given why its passengers were coming to Canada. Perhaps, the Flight of the Beekeepers.
The flight carried 138 seasonal workers, 48 destined for honey bee farms in Saskatchewan and the remainder for farms in Manitoba.
The Canadian Honey Council sponsored the charter, airlifting in the workers to help with the 2021 honey season on the Prairies, including 18 Saskatchewan farms. It s the first of three such flights scheduled for this spring.
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