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 Online Classifieds garner high visibility, and can be revised or withdrawn during their cycle, should, for example the item sell or the price changes.
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| Ontario Bee Journal Issue | Deadline for Classified to Appear in OBJ |
| January/February | November 15th |
| March/April | January 15th |
| May/June | March 15th |
| July/August | May 15th |
| September/October | July 15th |
| November/December | September 15th |
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PAYING CASH FOR YELLOW BEESWAX AND ALL COLOURED GRADES OF HONEY
Honey
Contact:
Mike Davidson, Summer's Gold Honey
Location:
Merlin, ON
T:
226 627-6262
Paying cash for yellow beeswax! Also looking to buy Canadian honey in barrels - all coloured grades are of interest.
Also looking for Ontario Buckwheat Honey.
Downsizing due to back issues.
400 plus or minus Medium depth drawn comb supers with mostly newer frames
EZYLoader MM125 converted to rear mount. Like new very little use wintered indoors since new.
Quantity of inner covers, outer covers, bottom boards and 2 hive pallets with migratory lids
Quantity of Wellington winter covers including single hive double brood, single hive single brood and double hive single brood
Quantity of feeder pails
Please contact Mike.
Nucs and Single Colonies For Sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Gabriela Berger, Georgian Bay Honey
Location:
Owen Sound, ON
T:
519-270-4674
Nucs and Single colonies for sale
Nucs- $255
Singles- $325
Pick-up approximately May 25th
Deposit required
Located in Georgian Bay area/Owen Sound
Serious inquiries only – contact Gabriela at 5192704674 or georgianbayhoney@gmail.com
Bee Supplies (Woodenware)
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Weber Bee Supplies
Location:
Wroxeter, ON
T:
519-492-2827
Attention dealers! Wholesale products at competitive prices ‚quality white pine supers, assembled/ unassembled, painted/ waxdipped Select, commercial and budget grades, outercovers, inner covers, bottom boards and more! quantity and early order discounts available!
Call or text
519-492-2827
Nuc For Sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Nelson Zehr
Location:
Millbank, ON
T:
519-949-4557
Four-frame Nucs with local Queens available May and June.
Please leave a message.
Stainless Steele Honey Separator & Tools/Suits
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Elizabeth Borrow
Location:
Coldwater, ON
T:
705-686-7456
4 Frame Stainless Steele Honey Separator $325.00
Tools and Suits best offer
Singles, Nucs and Pollination Services for sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Rick Krystal
Location:
Millgrove, ON
T:
519-221-2685
Strong, healthy honey bee singles and nucs for sale. Locally raised queens, gentle temperament, and excellent brood patterns. Perfect for new or experienced beekeepers looking to grow their apiary. Limited spring availability—reserve yours now to ensure strong colonies ready for the season.
Pollination services also available, please contact for more information.
Singles - $385 - price breaks available in bulk orders
4 Frame Nucs- $250 - price breaks available in bulk orders
Two apiary workers wanted for 2026 Season
Help Wanted
Contact:
Coneybeare Honey
Location:
Fergus, ON
Two apiary workers wanted for 2026 Season
April 28, 2026 - November 17, 2026
Must be physically fit and willing to work minimum 44 hours weekly
Tasks include:
● Hive management and maintenance
● Harvesting and extracting honey
● Seasonal bee yard maintenance
● Working long hours
● Availability on weekends
● Willing to travel (transportation will be provided)
● Apiary workers cannot be allergic to bee stings
-Most of the employment activities are outdoors and require working in all weather conditions.
-Some experience necessary - preferably 1 or more seasons.
-Wages $17.60 per hour
● Apiculture education an asset but not necessary
Help Wanted
Miscellaneous
Contact:
Cedarwood Honey
Location:
Harriston, ON
T:
519-994-4400
Location 6105 12th Line Harriston, ONN0G 1Z0
Work location On site
Salary 17.60 to 18.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 60 hours per week
Terms of employmentSeasonal employment Full time
Early morning, Evening, Morning, Night, Day, Weekend
Start date: 2026-04-20 End date: 2026-11-20
vacancies:2 vacancies
Languages: English
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Asset languages: Spanish
Work site environment: Outdoors, Hot
Work setting: Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
Tasks
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system
- Apiary and honey harvesting experience
- Harvesting honey
- Honey farm
- Apiary management
Work conditions and physical capabilities
You can apply if you are:
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
You can apply if you are:
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
- Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application
Shallow Honey Supers and Crane
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Richard Isaac
Location:
Moorefield, ON
T:
5195845731
150- seven inch shallow honey supers with 9 frames of drawn out comb in decent condition.$30.00/ box or best offer
Amco Veba 706-3S Knuckle boom ; Extends to 28 feet; Max carrying capacity 1.08t; Hydraulic winch; Powered by GX390 Honda; Has 8 button wireless remote or can be operated manually; Can be bought separately or mounted on PJ 20 foot car hauler Gooseneck Trailer with two 7000 lb axles
Sideliner Opportunity - Bees and Extracting Line
Equipment & Supplies
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Tom Morrisey
Location:
Orillia, ON
T:
(705) 329-3043
50 Single colonies of bees (some with 2026 queens) with excluders and 2 honey supers. Used serviceable frames and equipment. $325 plus $50 for supers. Purchaser of the entire lot earns first right of refusal on extracting line.
Cowen 36 frame Extractor System (1990). Perfect for the small commercial operation. Includes: Silver Queen Uncapper (2014), hot water heater, chain advance, loading and unloading drip pans, horizontal extractor, Cowen auger for cappings handling. New replacement cost over $30K USD. Also available: 2,000 lb stainless steel milk tank (heatable) on 48 inch raised legs.
Bees sell first. Only taking offers for equipment, available June, viewing dates in April or May,.
Photos on Marketplace. “Cowen 36 Honey Extracting Line”.
Tom Morrisey, Tel: (705) 329-3043 tommorrisey@hotmail.com
Honey bees operation for sale
Equipment & Supplies
Miscellaneous
Contact:
Victor
Location:
West of Ottawa
T:
613 252-2389
Honey bees operation for sale. Around 400 colonies in double supers, tractor trailer full of deep supers with drawn comb (about 1000), empty deep supers close to 1000, 6 frames nucs equipment. 60 frames self-loading extraction line with Cowen Deboxer, Uncapper and Paradise Honey P-500 wax press, bulk honey tank, wax melter, 2-ton sirop mixer, commercial Dow mixer and roller to make patties on large scale. Automatic bottling line capable bottling 1 barrel of honey in 3 hours. Mitsubishi Fuso 4x4 flat bed with Australian Easy Loader 300 bee crane. Swinger 110 articulated loader with bucket, forks, barrel grabber and trailer, saws, compressor, tools and lumber to make equipment . Superslift beekeepers doley. Styrofoam double mating miny nucs. Also 240 frames older Cowen extractor. Candle making equipment with large variety of molds (over 150). 40' office trailer living room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom. West of Ottawa, 613 252-2389, Victor. pokhm@hotmail.com
For more information - https://youtu.be/RG7wkp5Mjwc?si=JmWEYnqoUzjiyIwU
Equipment for Sale
Equipment & Supplies
Miscellaneous
Contact:
Bill Ferguson, Ferguson Apiaries
Location:
Hensall, ON
T:
519 236-4979
Used Bentley extracting line, about 20 years old
Used Foundation press: Make your own foundation!
Contact Bill for more information.
Nucs with Local Queens For Sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Willis Stoll
Location:
Alymer, ON
T:
519-773-2162
4 Frame nucs with local Queens available at the end of May or early June
$240 each, $220 for five or more
$50 deposit is required at the time of ordering
Single deep colonies will be available early May
$340 each
All bees are managed with organic treatments only
NUCS FOR SALE
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Christoph Wand
Location:
Elora, ON
Nucs with overwintered Ontario queens, May 19 onward: 3 frames – $200, 4 frames – $250. Custom pick-up arrangements are our specialty. Cardboard & Wellington nuc boxes available for transport at $10.
AroMath Apiaries - Now Accepting Orders for 2026 SPRING NUCS
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Cosmin Bocean
Location:
Oshawa, ON
T:
647-551-5233
4-frame deep nucs made with 2025/2026 locally bred queens from an ORHBS-certified breeder, selected for gentle temperament, excellent hygiene, and low Varroa growth
Bees winterized on their own honey, supplemented with homemade patties, cared for with a whole lot of passion and mindful beekeeping practices
$270/nuc, $50/nuc deposit required to reserve your order
Pickup end of May through early June at one of our apiaries in Durham Region
We look forward to being part of your beekeeping journey this season!
Queens, Nucs and Honey
Honey
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Shawn Schimanski
Location:
London, ON
T:
226-374-6461
Queens and nucs available starting June 2026
Locally mated queens from overwintered stock each with documented lineage for reliable traits and performance.
Mated Queens: $60 each
4-Frame Nucs: $200 each ($180 for 3+)
30kg pail of wildflower honey: $210
No deposit required.
https://www.schimanskibees.ca
HIVE 'N HOE COUNTRY STORE - NOW ACCEPTING 2026 NUC & SINGLE HIVE ORDERS
Equipment & Supplies
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Emma & Josh Anderson
Location:
678 Kincardine Ave., Kincardine, ON
T:
519 396-3529 or 1 866 314-3529 (toll free)
Offering strong, high-quality colonies for spring 2026. Nucs and singles available.
Complete line of beekeeping equipment for sale:
- 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, filtered beeswax, and honeycomb available in bulk. Open year-round, just give us a call.
Nucs and single brood nest colonies for sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Tom Congdon
Location:
Cottam, ON
Four frame nucs, 600 single brood chamber colonies, and deep honey supers are also available.
Help Wanted for 2026 Beekeeping Season: 3 Apiary Workers
Help Wanted
Contact:
Rick Krystal
Location:
Millgrove, ON
Required for the 2026 Beekeeping Season- 3 hardworking employees for the following positions:
Apiary Worker (Lower Skilled Worker)- 3 required with a minimum of 1-year experience, wage starting at $17.60-$20.00 an hour.
All positions to be filled for the 2026 season. Full-time seasonal (40-60 hours per week) April to November. All wages negotiable upon experience and productivity.
Job Requirements:
-Must be physically fit and willing to work 60 hours per week, when needed.
-A valid drivers license is a benefit
-Ability to speak English is an asset
Staff housing is available.
BUCKFAST QUEENS AND NUCS BRUCE PENINSULA APIARIES- NOW TAKING 2026 RESERVATIONS
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Ian Brown
Location:
Wiarton, ON
T:
519-270-3198
As a member of the Ontario Bee Breeders’ Association, we supply 4 frame nucleus colonies, consistent with the Association’s standards, with 2026 open-mated Buckfast queens, from local overwintered parent stock selected for hardiness, gentleness and honey production. Nucs are available from spring to early summer. Mated 2026 queens are available through June and July. Early pre-ordering is essential to ensure your order will be filled. Singles are available in mid-June.
2026 Carniolans ORHBS nucs
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Mahmoud Elzeftawi
Location:
Ottawa, ON
T:
613-839-9990
2026 nucs available for pickup in Ottawa from May 16 to June 27. Our nucs meet or exceed the standards set by the Ontario Bee Breeders’ Association.
Price is $250 each with a $50 deposit required upon ordering. Marked queens and transport box included.
Pickup schedule is based on the order in which deposits are received.
For bulk orders of 15 or more, please contact us for pricing.
Carniolans stock, Overwintered, Strachans, and local queens, depending on timing.
We are a commercial beekeeper with over 20 years of experience and a member of the Ontario Resistant Honey Bee Selection program (http://orhbs.ca/) for over 10 years. Our bees are regularly tested for hygienic behavior. For more information, visit https://www.forestdewapiaries.com/..
EXTRACTING EQUIPMENT
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Dianne & Steve Hills
Location:
Tara, ON
T:
519-934-3013
We have retired from honey production and have for sale:
Milk tank 400 gallon, 2 x 70 frame Maxant extractors,
Maxant pick uncapper with 70 frame drip table with honey/wax slurry auger,
Maxant 7000 model spinner, as well as older model 7000 spinner (works)
40 Wooden 5 frame nuc boxes
Honey, Ontario ORHBS Queens, Nucs, Beewax
Honey
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Just Call Me Honey
Location:
Mount Forest, ON
T:
519-261-0349
Just Call Me Honey, Mount Forest Ontario proudly offers:
- 100% pure, unpasteurized honey.
- Bulk honey in 5-gallon pails, or barrels. Smaller pail sizes and jars.
- Ontario ORHBS Queens and Queen cells. Member of ORHBS program and Ontario Bee Breeders Association
- 4 Frame spring nucs
- Bulk Beeswax and assorted candles
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! COMPLETE HONEY BUSINESS FOR SALE
Miscellaneous
Contact:
Ian Brown
Location:
Owen Sound, ON
T:
519 270 3198
Currently have 170 colonies wintering as singles. Wax dipped woodware in excellent condition for running 145 double deep production hives in summer with 400 medium honey supers, complete extraction line, 54 medium frame LEGA radial extractor, Maxant 7000 Model spin float, Dakota Gunness uncapper Model 200 with 6’ moving chain table extension, Cowen 3” PC main pump, 2 honey pumps, heated 200 gal. storage tank (with hot water tank, circulating pump & plumbing), heated bottling tank, heated 36” Maxant sump. Aluminium 6.5’X14’ dual axle trailer, woodware hot wax dip tank, beeswax processing tank, complimentary equipment and supplies, hive stands, electric bear fencing for 7 yards, hives stands, , Wellington winter wraps, queen rearing gear with 35 mini mating nucs and 30 wooden 5 frame nuc boxes with medium honey supers.
To be sold complete. Serious enquiries only.
DANCING BEE EQUIPMENT
Equipment & Supplies
Location:
5029 County Road 2, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V5
T:
905 753-2623
● Discounts for Commercial Beekeepers & Bee Clubs
● Strong Nucs, Single & Double Colonies
● Import & Local Queens
● AFB Vaccinated Queen Sales
● Bulk Sugar Syrup, Fondant, Patties & Dry Feed Mix
● 100% Canadian Made Woodenware
● Wide Variety of Beekeeping Kits
● High Quality Protective Clothing
● Beginner & Late Season Workshops
● Honey Extractors & Processing Equipment
● Beeswax & Candle Making Supplies
● Large Variety of Jars & Containers, Custom Labels
● Bulk Honey Sales
At Dancing Bee, We're Dedicated To Helping Grow Your Apiaries In A Cost Effective And Profitable Way
5029 County Road 2, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V5
Brand new warehouse & gift shop, new stock arriving daily
BUSY BEE BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES, BEESWAX, CANDLE SUPPLIES
Equipment & 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.
Please visit us at www.busybeecandlesupply.ca and www.busybeebeekeepingsupplies.com
HONEY JARS & LABELS FROM DOMINION & GRIMM
Equipment & Supplies
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.
Do you need MONEY? I want your Ontario Honey
Equipment & Supplies
Honey
Contact:
Innisfil Creek Honey - Brian Scott
Location:
6090 10 Sideroad, Innisfil, ON L0L 1L0 (north of Toronto)
T:
705 456-5093
The Business with the LARGEST Inventory of Beekeeping Supplies North of Toronto
OXFORD HONEY & SUPPLIES
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
John Van Blyderveen
Location:
Burgessville, ON
T:
519 550-1096
