Classified Ads
A note about Classified Ads
Classified Ads appear for a 2-month cycle on the OBA website. In addition, if received by the deadline (below), the ad will be printed in the classified section of the Ontario Bee Journal, unless directed otherwise.
If a Classifed Ad request is received after the OBJ submission deadline, it will only appear online for that cycle. Online Classifieds garner high visibility, and can be revised or withdrawn during their cycle, should, for example the item sell or the price change.
OBJ issue: | Submission deadline for Classified Ad |
January/February | November 30th |
| March/April | January 31st |
| May/June | March 31st |
| July/August | May 31st |
| September/October | July 31st |
| November/December | September 30th |
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SINGLE & DOUBLE HIVES FOR SALE, AVAILABLE NOW
Contact:
Tina or John Bueckert, Bueckert Apiaries
Location:
Langton, ON
T:
519 875-3308 or cell: 519 550-3308
Single and double hives available now. All have brand new frames and 2018 Queens.
Singles - $200
Doubles - $300
Minimum purchase - 20 hives, please.
Order early to ensure availability!
POSITION AVAILABLE: BEEKEEPER'S ASSISTANT / EXPERIENCED APIARY TECHNICIAN
Contact:
Mike Roth
Location:
New Hamburg (Waterloo Region)
T:
519-662-3165
Nith Valley Apiaries Inc. is looking to hire one Beekeeper's Assistant with at least 1 year of experience for the 2018 season (until mid-October).
Experience/skills needed:
· Minimum 1 year of beekeeping experience
· Valid driver’s license
· Physically strong (heavy lifting involved-> 60-80lbs)
· Good work ethic
· Team player
Duties:
· General beehive maintenance
· Hive health assessment
· Splitting hives
· Pulling honey
· Feeding, treating & winterizing bees
· Driving truck
· Comfortable with wood working equipment (table saw, etc.)
· Assisting in extracting
Please email expressions of interest and résumé.
Pay: $12.00/hr minimum. Negotiable based on experience presented.
HIGHLANDS HONEY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APIARY & GRAFTING SERVICE
Contact:
Highlands Honey
Location:
Portland, ON
T:
613 272-2588
Got beekeeping questions?? Come and find the answers in my Home Yard!
If you've never kept bees, I encourage you to come and see what a Nuc should look like and how to install it.
If you're an experienced beekeeper, there's always a new trick or two to learn!
If you'd like to propogate your own stock, I will help.
Please contact Jane for more information and pricing.
WANTED TO BUY, SELL OR TRADE: HONEY, POLLEN, ANYTHING BEE RELATED
Contact:
Mike Davidson, Summer's Honey Gold Co.
Location:
Chatham-Kent
T:
519 682-4451
I buy, sell and trade anything bee related.
Currently seeking:
- Propolis
- Used uncapper
- Wax spinner
- Jacketed sump
- Used pumps
- Used bottling tanks, especially with agitator
Call me to buy and sell used honey equipment.
HIVE 'N HOE COUNTRY STORE
Location:
678 Kincardine Ave., Kincardine, ON
T:
519 396-3529 or 1 866 314-3529 (toll free)
Complete line of beekeeping equipment:
- Pierco and wood frames
- wax and plastic foundation
- commercial or select finger jointed boxes - assembled and painted or unassembled
- Protective clothing and all equipment required
Honey, honey comb, pollen, and propolis available
Monday to Saturday 10-5
HONEY FOR SALE
Contact:
InterMiel - Éléonore and André
Location:
Mirabel, Québec
T:
450-258-2713 (ext. 202 Éléorore) or (ext. 206 André)
HELP WANTED - SKILLED BEEKEEPER / QUEEN BREEDER
Contact:
Tina Bueckert, Bueckert Apiaries
Location:
Langton, ON
T:
519 875-3308 or cell: 519 550-3308
A queen breeder wanted with five years of experience breeding queens and maintaining hives.
Duties include grafting, transferring cells from breeder comb, putting them into cages, transferring cages into nucs and hives, lifting and carrying bee hives and honey boxes, cleaning, checking, and maintaining hives.
Position starts at the beginning of April to the end of September.
Wage: $14 per hour.
Needed for days, evenings, nights, and weekends. No education required. Seasonal full-time.
Please call or email for more information.
BEEKEEPING SUPPLY, BUSINESS FOR SALE
Contact:
David Eyre
Location:
Oro-Medonte, ON
T:
705 326-7171
Due to old age and health problems we are persuaded to quit.
For more information and map to our location please visit our website.
LOOKING TO BUY: HONEY YOU WILL NOT BOTTLE
Contact:
Steve Lawrence
Location:
Kendal, ON
T:
905 447-9815
I purchase honey that is too high moisture content or off flavour. Origin needs to be Ontario or Canada ONLY. Prefer honey produced in Ontario. If you have honey (barrels or bucket) that you are not going to bottle I am interested in it
BEEKEEPER(S) WANTED TO HOST INFO TABLE AT RICHMOND (OTTAWA)'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Contact:
Cydney Green
Location:
Richmond, Ottawa
T:
613 889-9901
Date: June 15 - 17, 2018
Ideally with some OLD & new beekeeping equipment on display.
Bringing an observation hive would be a great draw!
Bring your own bee products to sell.
Call: Cydney Green for more information
BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR SALE
Contact:
Alexander Schunda
Location:
Clearview Township
T:
705 428-5469 or 705 627-2274
Used deep supers and drawn frames available. Everything in good condition, prices vary.
WANTED TO BUY - CANADIAN PROPOLIS
Contact:
Dao
T:
647 236-6886
I am a long-term buyer looking to buy propolis that has been collected in Canada.
2017 HONEY FOR SALE IN BARRELS
Contact:
Mark Thompson
Location:
Berkeley Ontario
T:
226-668-4141
2017 honey for sale in barrels.
Barrels contain approximately 620 lbs per drum.
Light colour no canola. Call or email for details.
2017 HONEY CROP - WILD FLOWER HONEY FOR SALE
HARVESTING POLLEN MADE EASY - YOU COLLECT WE BUY IT
Contact:
Dancing Bee
Location:
Ontario
T:
1 905-753-2623
Make more money from your honey. We reinvented the pollen trap.
We will set you up for success!
| Return on Investment | lb of Pollen Per Year | |||
| 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | |
| # of Traps | ||||
| 5 | $175 | $350.00 | $525.00 | $700.00 |
| 10 | $350.00 | $700.00 | $1050.00 | $1400.00 |
| 25 | $875.00 | $1750.00 | $2625.00 | $3500.00 |
| 50 | $1750.00 | $3500.00 | $5250.00 | $7000.00 |
| 100 | $3500.00 | $7000.00 | $10500.00 | $14000.00 |
APIARY ASSISTANT
Contact:
Gregg Scott, Circling Hawk Farm
Location:
13433 Leslie Street Richmond Hill ON L4E 1A2
T:
647-292-5041
Circling Hawk Farm is looking for up to 2 students interested in learning about beekeeping and farming for the summer of 2018. You must be a registered student. Some experience in sales, social media, photography and a valid Ontario drivers licence is a plus but not required.
You must:
- be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
- have been registered as full-time students in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year;
- be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
Duties:
- manage bees
- honey, pollen, wax extraction, processing and packaging
- hive assembly
- some general farm labour
Monday to Friday until Friday, August 24, 2018
You may need to operate equipment such as pumps, grass trimmers, and bee blowers. Priority Students are encouraged to apply.
Access to and from the farm by public transit is not easy and you must have your own means of transport.
Interested students are requested to 1) confirm their status as a student, 2) explain how they will get to and from the farm each day and 3) send a resume to: jobs@circlinghawkfarm.com
TASTY FOOD & SPICES INC.
Contact:
John Castelino
T:
1 416 988 3257
Offers products and services to beekeepers and maple syrup producers in Ontario.
1. Consultancy - Assist beekeepers and develop programs and process documentations for
CFIA compliance and certification
- Provide Bookkeeping and Accounting Services and Cash Flow Management
- Perform Risk Assessment of business and facilities
- Supply various kinds Spices and Herbs
Visit www.tastyfoodandspices.com or email john@tastyfoodandspices.com or call John Castelino +1 416 988 3257
FOR SALE: FW JONES & SONS MANUAL EXTRACTOR
Contact:
Stuart
Location:
Near Stratford
T:
Cell 519-272-3124
- 4-frame (reversible) with hand brake
- Stainless steel tank
- In great shape and ready to go
CORNELL’S DYCE LAB SEEKING HONEY BEE TECHNICIAN
Contact:
Emma Mullen
Location:
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University’s Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies is looking to hire a temporary honey bee technician to start in May. Applications are being accepted now. Please email a cover letter and CV.
The Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University is interested in hiring a technician with experience in handling honey bees and hive sampling techniques. The technician will work closely with personnel on the NYS Beekeeper Tech Team program. This position is funded by New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund as part of the state’s Pollinator Protection Plan. The technician will be assisting in collecting parasite and pesticide samples from honey bee colonies across New York State. The technician will communicate regularly with beekeepers, coordinate logistics for state-wide travel, collect data, and manage databases under the guidance of Tech Team supervisors.
NYS Pollinator Protection Plan
This is a 6-month benefit-eligible position with possibility for renewal dependent upon funding, available work and performance.
Salary commensurate with experience and an excellent benefits package included. While the position is based at Cornell, the technician will interact regularly with personnel in the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets and collaborators at the University Maryland.
Required - Applicant must be able to pass pre-employment driving record screening. Individual must be able to work around honey bees. No Visa sponsorship is available for this position. No relocation assistance is available for this position.
WANTED: 4- FRAME MANUAL HONEY EXTRACTOR (USED)
Contact:
James Godson
Location:
Thornhill, ON
T:
647 822-1205
Please call or e-mail.
NUCS, MATED & VIRGIN QUEENS, QUEEN CELLS, AND SINGLE HIVES FOR SALE
Contact:
Dao
T:
647 236-6886
200 single hives for sale in May.
Most frames have plastic Rite-Cell foundation and are less than 5 years old.
2017 overwintered queens or imported new queens.
1-50 hives, $250/each
50-200 hives, $200/each.
Taking orders for:
4 frame nucs - with 2017 overwintered queens or imported queens
$185 - discounts for 10 or more
Mated queens: $30/each
Virgin queens: $12/each big discount for 100+
Queen cells: $10/each big discount for 100+
FOR SALE: 45 GALLON DRUMS AND SUPERS WITH PIERCO FRAMES
Contact:
John Van Alten, Dutchman's Gold
Location:
Carlisle, ON (north of Hamilton, off Highway #6)
T:
905 536-6371 (mobile)
Large quantity of good quality, open top 45 gallon drums for sale with lids and rings. Used once for honey. $15 each.
1000 x 6 5/8 supers with 9 drawn Pierco frames. Excellent condition, only used for honey. $25 each.
SZABO QUEENS - QUALITY QUEENS, NUCS & HIVES FOR SALE
Contact:
Tibor Szabo
Location:
Pick up in Puslinch (near Guelph) or can arrange shipping.
T:
519 836-5617 (mobile) or 519 763-2715
Taking orders now for Queens, Queen Cells, Nucs and Hives.
Szabo Queens... where quality is a tradition. Since 1929.
COMPLETE LINE OF BEE SUPPLIES FOR SALE AT VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES
Contact:
Emanuel Martin
Location:
Wroxeter on Belmore Line - Drop in!
Martin's Nursery and Bee Supplies Etc. sells a complete line of Bee Supplies available at very competitive prices.
We manufacture our own wooden-ware bottom boards, supers, inner and outer covers, etc., so buy direct and SAVE.
Taking orders now for strong Nucs, available May and June.
Special pricing on Acorn foundation on orders over 500 pieces.
Generally open Monday - Saturday, closed Sunday.
Please drop by: 42661 Orangehill Road, RR#1, Wroxeter, Ontario, N0G 2X0. One concession north of Wroxeter on Belmore Line.
ATTN: BEEKEEPERS AND HONEY PACKERS
Contact:
John
T:
416 988-3257
TASTY FOOD & SPICES supply high quality Sri Lankan and Indonesian Cinnamon (ground and Stick) at very competitive rates.
We deal with all kinds of spices and herbs that are used to produce spice infused honey or sauce.
We supply small as well as bulk quantities and can ship across Canada.
BUCKFAST DOUBLE BROOD CHAMBER HIVES AND NUCS FOR SALE
Contact:
Geoff & Gabriela Jennen, Georgian Bay Honey
Location:
Owen Sound, ON
T:
519 372-2046
Our hives are built with high quality equipment and with high quality bees.
800 hives available.
Start with the best, the bees will do the rest.
GLOBAL PATTIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE
at these convenient Ontario locations:
John Bryans | Brian Scott | Parker Bees |
FOR SALE - QUALITY WOODENWARE AT PRICES THAT DON'T STING!
Contact:
Moses Stutzman, Stutzman's Bee Housing Supply
Location:
16439 Highway 62 North, Eldorado, between Belleville and Bancroft - please drop by!
Quality woodenware, built by hand, available for sale at good prices.
Drop in! (Closed Sundays).
FOUR FRAME NUCS AND 2017 ONTARIO HONEY FROM THE GEORGIAN BAY AREA FOR SALE
Contact:
Peter Matveev
Location:
Elmvale, Ontario
T:
705 322-8084 or mobile: 705 309-8571
Nucs are available in mid May.
This season’s crop of Ontario Honey for sale in barrels.
Contact Peter for more information and pricing.
LACELLE'S APIARY - BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES FOR SALE
Contact:
Paul Lacelle
Location:
Carleton Place, Ontario
T:
613 253-0566
Check out our new website for beekeeping supplies, honey and beeswax products.
HIGHLANDS HONEY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APIARY
Contact:
Highlands Honey
Location:
Portland, ON
T:
613 272-2588
WORKSHOP, ECOTOUR, CHEF'S LUNCH
Experience the art of raising Queen bees by spending a day with a commercial Queen and Nuc producer. Observe the pollinator`s critical interaction with fields, forest and wetlands. Savour the taste of the season and region in our Chef`s lunch.
To learn more or to register, contact:
BUSY BEE Beekeeping Supplies, Beeswax, Candle Supplies
Contact:
Martin and Monika Vogel
Location:
20 County Rd. #1, Toledo, ON
T:
613 275-1112
Please visit our websites for beekeeping supplies & nucs, beeswax, silicone candle molds & candle supplies.
NUCS FOR SALE
Contact:
Waldemar Betcher
Location:
Tiny Township, ON
T:
705 527-3883
4 frame nucs with 2017 queens.
Strong single brood chamber hives.
Available mid-May.
PROPOLIS - ETC... FOR ALL BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES
Location:
Guelph, Toronto, or Ottawa, ON
T:
1 888 660-6665
We sell everything related to beekeeping: frames & supers, queens & nucs, boxes and covers, beeswax and plastic foundation, feeders, clothing, tools, jars, extractors, pumps, bottling lines, and more.
Download our catalogue of more than 1,500 products. Each item is explained in detail. We ship everywhere.
Visit: http://www.propolis-etc.ca
For more information, contact us at: info@propolis-etc.ca or 1-888-660-6665 or visit one of our three Ontario locations:
Propolis-etc... Guelph
367 Michener Rd.
Guelph, ON
N1K 1E8
Toll Free: 1-855-638-6556
E: info.guelph@propolis-etc.ca
Propolis-etc... Toronto
154 Norfinch Drive
Toronto (North York), ON
M3N 1X6
Toll Free# 1-800-268-1840
E: info.toronto@propolis-etc.ca
Propolis-etc... Ottawa
10869 Highway 7
Carleton Place, ON
K7C 3P1
Toll Free# 1-855-933-2337
E: info.ottawa@propolis-etc.ca
Please be sure to check our winter hours: https://www.propolis-etc.ca/page/contact-us2
ORGANIC BUCKWHEAT AND WILDFLOWER HONEY FOR SALE IN BARRELS
Contact:
Tina Bueckert, Bueckert Apiaries
Location:
Langton, ON
T:
519 875-3308 or cell: 519 550-3308
Organic Buckwheat and Wildflower honey for sale in new barrels.
$2.40 lb.
Contact for price and delivery.
CHATTY NUCS AND HIVES FOR SALE
Contact:
Chatsworth Honey
Location:
Chatsworth, Ontario
T:
519 794-3335
Limited quantity of nucs and beehives for sale with locally adapted Chatty queens. Active member of ORHBS breeding program for 25 years.
ACORN FRAMES AND FOUNDATION - The Best Prices in Canada
Contact:
Innisfil Creek Honey - Brian Scott
Location:
6090 10 Sideroad, Innisfil, ON L0L 1L0 (north of Toronto)
T:
705 456-5093
NEW WORLD CARNIOLANS NUCS AND QUEENS
Contact:
info@forestdewhoney.com
Location:
Carp, Ontario
- New world carniolans stock, maintained and vigorously tested locally.
- Always infuse our stock with new genetics from the New world carniolans program.
- Our top selection criteria are: hygienic behaviors, mite resistance, docile, swarm tendency and comb building/Honey production.
- We select our queens and drones mother from the top 5% colonies.
- Member of the Ontario Resistant Honey Bee Selection Program “ORHBS”.
Prices: - Overwintered nucs with local queens are $190.
- Spring nucs with Strachans queens are $180 (discounts available for 20+ nucs).
- Summer nucs with local queens are $180 (discounts available for 20+ nucs).
Please check our webpage for more information.
NATURE'S TASTE
Location:
Melancthon, ON
T:
888 923-9813
Come see our new products for 2018!
Many products are in stock.
New dealers wanted.
HELP WANTED: 6 SEASONAL BEEKEEPER LABOURERS IN ALVINSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
Contact:
Munro Honey
Location:
Alvinston, Ontario (Southwestern Ontario), Canada
From April until December 2018.
Work is physically demanding and includes hive management and maintenance. Need to be in good physical condition. Ability to work long hours and some weekends. International drivers license is an asset, must be able to follow instructions in English, Most importantly not allergic to bees. Wage will be $14.00 per hour. Full time seasonal, team player, education (no degree, certificate or diploma necessary).
Send resume to: info@munrohoney.com or mail to: Munro Honey, Box #428, Alvinston, Ontario, Canada N0N 1A0
DANCING BEE EQUIPMENT
Location:
Port Hope, Ontario
T:
905 753-2623
Bulk Honey by the Barrel $2.50 lb
Spring 2018 Nucs Orders - Starting January 1st
DOUBLE BROOD BOX HIVES AVAILABLE FOR EARLY SPRING 2018
Contact:
Saginaw Apiary
Location:
Cannington, ON
T:
705 432-2670
Taking orders for limited quantity of double brood box hives available in May, June or early July 2018.
Honey can be produced in the same year of purchase.
Inspected by OMAFRA.
Please call to place order.
NUCS FOR SALE
Contact:
Doug McRory
T:
519 820-2811
4 drawn frames, 2 frames of brood with laying queen.
Available mid-May to the end of June.
Pick up at:
187 Dawn Ave, Guelph, ON N1G 5J9
Please call to be added to the list for 2018 nucs.
FRAMES AND FOUNDATION FOR SALE
Contact:
Henry, Cedarwood Honey
Location:
Harriston, ON
T:
519 338-2442 or 519 994-4400
Medium and Deep assembled wooden frames for sale.
Available with or without Acorn plastic foundation. Acorn foundation is a long lasting foundation that has precision molded cells and will not bow or warp.
Price breaks with larger quantity orders.
StickerYou.com
Contact:
Bruce Canales
Location:
219 Dufferin St. Suite 6A Toronto, ON M6K 3J1
T:
416 908-5865
StickerYou is the only online platform in the world where you can upload your own designs or artwork to create completely custom stickers, labels, large format decals, temporary tattoos, iron-ons and magnets. Order your sticky products in any shape, any size and any quantity you wish. StickerYou has no minimum order quantity on most products so you can order the right number of stickers or labels to fit your needs.
FOR SALE: NUCS, WOODWARE AND SUPPLIES
Contact:
John
Location:
Innisfil and Aurora, ON
T:
416-819-2337
Nucs start at $150.
We sell any quantity of bees required.
Complete ensemble equipment available including quality woodware:
- Deep box $11/box (to start)
- Medium box: $10/box (to start)
- Inner cover, cover & bottom board $13 (to start)
Pollination service also available.
Do not hesitate to call.
FOR SALE: QUALITY WOODENWARE
Contact:
Henry, Cedarwood Honey
Location:
Harriston, ON
T:
519 338-2443 C: 519 994-4400
Deep and medium depth finger jointed supers (select, commercial and budget). Assembled boxes painted or wax dipped. Wooden frames, bottom boards, bee escapes, inner and outer covers, hive top feeders, screened bottom boards, nuc boxes and more. Competitively priced.
DOMINION & GRIMM INC.
Contact:
Jenny
T:
1 877 676-1914
Call and ask for the packaging pdf and we would be pleased to send it off.
We have everything you need for the honey season!
And new products are always being added.
D&G is family owned for over 100+ years and still going strong.
We support the OBA and North American and especially Canadian Manufactured goods.
STANABBEY BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES
Contact:
Jean Jones T: 514 891-2730 or Joël Laberge T: 450 567-9912
Location:
St. Stanislas de Kostka, QC
We sell supplies for all your beekeeping needs, including:
- Queens from Olivarez Honey Bees in California and Kona Queen in Hawaii (from April to September).
- Package bees. RESERVE NOW!!!
- Liquid bulk sugar.
- Complete Bee, an all-natural, all inclusive honey bee food supplement that helps maintain honey bee intestinal integrity.
DICKEY BEE HONEY IN COOKSTOWN IS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR ALL YOUR BEEKEEPING NEEDS
Location:
4031 3rd Line, Cookstown, ON
T:
705 458-1258
4th generation beekeeper, Dickey Bee Honey, offers an extensive range of:
- Hive Tools & Accessories
- Beekeeping Clothing
- Processing Equipment
- Bee Nutrition
- Frames/Foundations
- Wooden Wares
- Glass & Plastics
- Medication & Treatments
- Corrugated Nuc Boxes with top screen for ventilation
- Hygienic Queens / Nucs / single / Double hives
Active member of ORHBS program. breeding for gentleness, disease & mite tolerance and wintering.
Feel free to call, email or drop into the Dickey Bee Honey store at 4031 3rd Line in Cookstown.
BUSY BEE BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES
Location:
Toledo, ON
T:
613 275-1112
Busy Bee Beekeeping Supplies: beekeeping equipment and supplies.
Beeswax and bee pollen bought and sold.
PROMOTE YOUR 100% ONTARIO HONEY! OBA CAN HELP.
Contact:
OBA Office
Location:
Milton
T:
905 636-0661
100% Ontario Honey promotion items are available: Road signs, banners, vendor aprons, brochures.
Visit the OBA website, www.ontariobee.com, for promotional items to enhance your profile as a local beekeeper and enhance your sales and marketing activities.
Available for pick-up in Milton or we will ship FOB, Milton.
