Canadian beekeepers say businesses could fail as honey imports hit by U.S. tariffs

Open this photo in gallery:Honey farmer and beekeeper Simon Lalonde works in one of his bee yards near Saskatoon, SK, on Friday. If U.S. tariffs come into place on Aug. 19, beekeepers in Canada say honey prices could fall by 40 per cent. Some beekeeping businesses may fail.Liam Richards/The Globe and MailEvery summer, Canadian beekeepers install their hives across the Prairies, where their bees feast on fields of alfalfa, clover and canola. The climate tends not to produce the high winds or rain that keep the bees at home and the long northern days offer extra hours to a work force that labours from sunup to sundown. It makes for a remarkable place to turn nectar into golden sweetness. “Pounds per hive, Canada has some of the highest honey production in the world,” says Saskatchewan beekee