The honey bee has considerable environmental and economic value throughout the world, both for its honey production and its pollination services. Understanding its biology, behavior and the threats it faces is crucial to ensure its sustainability. In order to broaden our knowledge about beekeeping, our laboratory is conducting several research projects in collaboration with the Centre de Recherche en Sciences Animales de Deschambault (CRSAD). Our work takes place in a northern context and is mainly focused on the genetic selection and reproduction of the honey bee, commercial pollination, colony overwintering, bee nutrition and integrated control of the Varroa destructor parasite.