Canadian conservation club with just 4 members to donate nearly 100-acre forest to university for honeybee research

A Canadian conservation club with only four elderly members is preparing to transfer nearly 100 acres of forested land on Thorah Island to the University of Guelph, preserving a site that has supported honeybee breeding research for more than three decades. According to a report by GuelphToday published on October 22, the undeveloped property on Lake Simcoe is valued at approximately C$400,000 and is expected to change hands within 60 to 90 days.The Beaverton District Conservation Club (BDCC), which owns the property, wants the land to remain dedicated to conservation and research rather than being developed. The proposed donation would also give the university long-term control of an isolated apiary used to breed honeybee queens under controlled mating conditions.How an island became a honeybee breeding siteThe land was originally donated to the conservation club by the Davidson family before 1990, with the intention of preserving it for conservation purposes. The club has never actively used the property, according to GuelphToday. With its membership having declined to just four elderly members, the organisation has expressed interest in transferring ownership to the university s...