Sumedha Sharma is the BC-TTP’s 2026 Summer Research Intern. Throughout her internship, she has had the opportunity to contribute to meaningful research, develop new skills, and gain valuable insight into the field. Read on to learn more about the projects she’s been working on, the experiences and lessons that have shaped her summer, and how this internship has influenced her goals and plans for the future.

The Chair of the BC-TTP Steering Committee, Dr. Nuria Morfin, was recently featured on CTV News, where she discussed the essential role honey bees play in supporting Canadian agriculture, food security, and the economy through crop pollination.

Dr. Muhammad Fahim Raza gives a brief overview of our American foulbrood (AFB; Paenibacillus larvae) spore surveillance project to our friends over at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Listen in as Dr. Muhammad Fahim Raza gives an overview of our program, details on hygienic testing, and an update on our ongoing surveillance of American foulbrood spores across British Columbia.

This summer, we were thrilled to welcome Trin Redekop to the BC-TTP team as our intern. Just last week, Kwantlen Polytechnic University interviewed Trin to highlight the exciting opportunities available after graduation.

It’s been a busy start to our year with several on-going projects underway and multiple others just on the horizon. Nuria Morfin, the Chair of the BC-TTP Steering Committee, has settled well into her new role as Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Manitoba. Meanwhile, back in British Columbia, the BC-TTP’s newest member, Muhammad Fahim Raza, has carried our values forward with clarity, purpose, and commitment in his first few months as our Apiculture Technician.

Watch Dr. Fahim Raza’s interview with Rogers TV Saskatoon host, Randy Pshebylo, to hear more about the current environmental challenges and diseases honey bees are facing across Canada. 

Hard to believe that summer is coming to a close and fall is just around the corner! Since the BeesCene’s last publish in the spring, we’ve been busy at the BC Technology Transfer Program securing funding, attending workshops, presenting research, creating exciting online courses, doing field work, and getting started on new research projects. 

Chair of the TTP’s Steering Committee, Dr. Nuria Morfin, along with partners and researchers from the BC Honey Producers Association, the University of British Columbia, the University of Guelph, the University of Manitoba and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food recently published a study on revising the economic injury level of varroa mites in British Columbia.

Are my bees healthy?

Field Day with the BC-TTP & BCHPA Members

Results, Graphs & information on BC Honeybee Producers

Nuria spreads the word about the importance of honeybees and why their declining population should be concerning us all.

BC-TTP Receives Grant for Research Project in Peace Region

Nuria Morfin, spreading the word on the new BC Technology Transfer Program