An Argentinian honey company that moved to Canada one year ago has enjoyed a flowering business and safety in Falkland.
Honey Onyx Apiary in Falkland is an offshoot of an Argentinian apiary run by the same family called Apicola Danangie. While the Argentinian company has been in business since 1991, Onyx has only been in full operation since March 2018.
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Daniela D91裸聊视频橝mbros, a second generation beekeeper whose sister runs the apiary in Argentina, believes the move was necessary for the future of the business.
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These thoughts culminated when in 2015 D91裸聊视频橝mbros attended the American Beekeeping Federation Conference & Tradeshow in Florida where she met Canadian beekeepers who told her to set up her hives in Canada.
D91裸聊视频橝mbros listened. A year later she visited apiaries in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Before she left for the trip, a friend told her that there were Argentinian beekeepers in Vanderhoof so she ended up visiting them too.
In 2017 D91裸聊视频橝mbros received a tip that Pat and Richard Springborn of SilverStar apiaries in Falkland were looking to sell their operation. That same year, D91裸聊视频橝mbros and her family started their immigration paperwork and, in March 2018, made the move and started operations as quickly as possible.
Soon after the move, D91裸聊视频橝mbros started to notice things in her new country that wouldn91裸聊视频檛 happen in Argentina.
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An unexpected aspect of Canadian living for D91裸聊视频橝mbros is the sense of community created by farmers in the region and other residents in the area.
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When a fire broke out and levelled a neighbour91裸聊视频檚 home in an hour, she watched as the people of Falkland came to their aid.
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Onyx currently has 300 hives scattered throughout the Shuswap but D91裸聊视频橝mbros says this year they will reach 500.
If you would like to taste honey made in B.C. or Argentina, Honey Onyx Apiary will be attending the downtown Salmon Arm Farmers Market on Saturday, June 22.
Cameron.thomson@saobserver.net
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