Fogo Island Bee Keeper

07/12/2026

Bees are back from Indain Island. Bake Apple berries are set flowering is over. Sad to report there is no bake apple honey this year.

07/01/2026

HAPPY CANADA DAY

06/23/2026

Queen on Paddy

05/22/2026

02/13/2026

Don Paul started keeping bees in 1984 with 4 Hives in Thrums BC, this grew to 20 in 4 different apiaries around the Castlegar Nelson area of the West Kootenays. He also took hives into the forests where fireweed grows. For 20 years his bees thrived avereging 500lbs of honey a year. A sweet hobby that paid for itself. In 1998 the Varoa mite came up the Columbia river Valley from overwintered hives in the State of Washington. The tracheal mite had already been weakening honey bees in the Kootenays. He lost all his hives three times over the next six years. Eventually selling all his equipment to another local beekeeper who had managed to keep his bees with Varroa.
When he discovered Newfoundland had clean bees (NO VARROA). After retiring from the Pulp Mill in Castlegar he moved to Fogo Island in 2015. Then with some new equipment from Trever Tuck and after a few years on the NUC waiting lists before he got his first bees from Newfoundland Beekeeping Company and brought them to Fogo. In 2019 he joined the NLBKA and attended the AGM and workshops that led to the Varroa Action Plan. He has been acquiring bees from all over Newfoundland and breeding Queens and NUCs for himself and a few choice locals so far. Having six apiaries around Change and Fogo Island with 20 hives its about right for the Fogo Island Beekeeper. A small time operation that is focusing on the Bake apple honey that is out of this world wonderful.🐝

01/29/2026

The Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce has a new position for a Fogo Island Coordinator to assist with our office on Fogo Island. This position is part of a provincial Job Creation Program. Applicants MUST be EI Eligible.

Key responsibilities
- Respond to phone calls, e-mails and other correspondence as it relates to the Fogo Island Chapter.
- Meet with and develop relationships with members and strategic partners. Meet with potential members and develop marketing materials for the chapter.
- Assist and address any areas of concern from members/business community.
- Work with Executive Director on any invoices or receipts which must be sent out to members.
- Develop Fogo Island Chapter newsletter highlighting Chapter activities and our membership. Develop opportunities for promotion of Chapter members.
- Develop opportunities for networking events for members and opportunities to increase the membership.
- Work with executive committee to develop a strategy for communications.
- Work with local strategic partners on economic development issues and opportunities. Develop enhanced Tourism strategy for the 75% of members who are seasonal operations.

Skills & Qualifications
- Communication Skills
- Detail Oriented
- Microsoft Office Proficient
- Ability to Function in a Fast-paced Environment
- Collaborative
- Time Management Skills
- Adept at Multitasking
- Adaptability

For more information and to apply, please visit our indeed page at:
https://ca.indeed.com/job/fogo-island-chapter-coordinator-2d7a14b7663e6e7d

You can also submit your application by emailing [email protected].
Please note that we are not able to give status updates on employment applications, however, if you are invited for an interview you will be contacted directly by the manager for that position.