The National Bee Health Roundtable recently held its third workshop since its inception one year ago.
The Roundtable, a coalition of stakeholders with a direct interest in the health of bees, is involved in the development of a National Bee Health Action Plan.
Gregory Sekulic, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, says communication between stakeholders has seen a big improvement over the past year.
"This bee health issue can be seen as a bee keepers versus agriculture issue, but it really isn't," he said. "Bee keeping is very much a part of agriculture. So I think that's one of the biggest realizations that these industries have come to, is that we're all in this industry together and we really need to work together with each other."
Main areas of concern for the group are the reduction of pests, the development of best management practices, and pesticide risk mitigation.
The next National Bee Health Roundtable meeting is scheduled for October 2015.