Co-Hosts Braden Kemp (Bioenterprise Canada) and Tracy Morningstar (Canadian Council for Indigenous Business) are joined today by Ming Sun, President & COO of Nature Recombined Sciences, makers of ApiSave™—a natural botanical extract for improving bee health. They delve into the world of biotech entrepreneurship and explore the importance of protecting the world’s most important pollinator.
“Is it dangerous for honeybees right now?” Sun asks. “Yes, it is. It’s not just one disease or pathogen but all of the antibiotics, pesticides and chemicals. Coupled with indirect factors such as climate change, this is putting bees in a position of catastrophic loss.” This is where Nature Recombined comes in, developing plant-based solutions that are showing very promising results. We discuss safe and natural anti-microbial biosynthesis and more, in this latest edition of the Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast.
Quick Links and References- ApiSave official website
- Why bees are essential to people and planet (UNEP, 2021)
- How far bees fly in a day (Canadian Honey Council)
- Overview of Bee Pollination and its Economic Value for Crop Production, Khalifa et al., Insects (2021) via NLM. See also: Naeem & Selamoglu, From Flower to Food: Honey Bees and their Role in Crop Production (2025). pp. 56-63.
- Varrora Mites (Province of Ontario)
- Building Bee Awareness (Alberta Motor Association)
- On celebrities and bees: Angelina Jolie (National Geographic); Morgan Freeman (Forbes)
- Veterinary Health Products regulation in Canada
The Executive Producer of the Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast is Robert Washburn. Special thanks to Daniela Scoppa, Heather Cannings and John Hayden. This project is made possible with the support of FedDev Ontario and the Government of Canada.
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