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 Online Classifieds garner high visibility, and can be revised or withdrawn during their cycle, should, for example the item is sold or the price changes.
Classfied Ad Rates and Submission
| Ontario Bee Journal Issue | Deadline for Classified to Appear in OBJ |
| 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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COMPLETE HONEY BUSINESS FOR SALE
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Ian Brown
Location:
Owen Sound, ON
T:
519-270-3198
130 double deep hives 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 storage tank with hot water tank circulating pump & plumbing, heated bottling tank, heated 36” Maxant sump, woodware hot wax dip tank, wax processing tank, complimentary equipment and supplies, hive stands, electric bear fencing for 6 yards, hives stands, dual axle 6.5’X14’ aluminium trailer, Wellington winter wraps, queen rearing gear with 35 mini mating nucs and 30 wooden 5 frame nucs. All equipment in excellent condition.
To be sold complete. Serious enquiries only.
Honey Supers for Sale
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Ed Woods
Location:
Simcoe County
T:
705-835-2308
Medium sized honey supers with 9 frames of drawn wax for sale. Wood frames, with plastic foundation. Less than 8yrs old. $35/ea
Insulated deep cedar lids for sale. 4 3/4" deep lined with pink styrofoam. Perfect for wintering. Painted white. Fairly new. $30/ea.
Wooden Hive Top Feeders, with the long centre slot. $10/ea
Steel Queen Excluders (Chrysler style) - $7/ea
Screened Bottom Boards, cedar rimmed with stainless steel mesh - $10/ea
Contact Ed for more information.
HELP WANTED - 2 APIARY WORKERS 2021 SEASON
Help Wanted
Location:
678 Kincardine Ave., Kincardine, ON
T:
519 396-3529 or 1 866 314-3529 (toll free)
2 seasonal full-time employees required for assisting a commercial beekeeping operation
-duties to include maintaining hives, help to relocate hives for pollination, honey extraction and daily maintenance of hives and beeyards
- applicants must NOT be allergic to bee stings
- be physically fit
- experience preferred
Wages $15/hr Seasonal April 2, 2021 to October 31, 2021
Apply to: ANDERKIN FOODS INC 678 Kincardine Ave Kincardine ON N2Z 2W3 519-396-3529 or toll free 1-866-314-3529 Email lazyj@bmts.com. Please reference the ad in the OBJ when responding.
HIVE 'N HOE COUNTRY STORE
Equipment & Supplies
Location:
678 Kincardine Ave., Kincardine, ON
T:
519 396-3529 or 1 866 314-3529 (toll free)
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
Summer Store Hours Monday- Saturday 10-5
Equipment for Sale
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Al Lockhart
Location:
Clarksburg, ON
T:
519-599-5434
Hundreds of full-sized boxes, most with wooden frames.
Also, honey supers with drawn out wax frames.
All equipment stored inside and in good condition.
Best offer.
Equipment for Sale
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Reg Lumley
Location:
Sarnia, ON
T:
519-464-3326
Equipment for Sale:
- 20 five frame nuc boxes - $20.00
- 65 four frame nun boxes - $15.00
- 60 cardboard winter covers - $4.00
- 110 styrofoam winter covers for five frame and four frame nuc boxes
- 150 Boardman feeders with jars - $2.00
- 30 used barrels - $1.00
- 100 Washington transfer boxes assembled with vents
BRUCE PENINSULA APIARIES
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Ian Brown
Location:
Wiarton, ON
T:
519 270-3198
NOW TAKING 2021 QUEEN AND NUC RESERVATIONS
Available spring/early summer -
- 4 frame nucs and Buckfast laying queens from overwintered parent stock selected for gentleness, hygiene and honey production.
Queens Available May-Sept
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Andrew Guran
Our tough Canadian “mutts” are bred with a priority on winter survival and diversity.
- Our family has been beekeeping for 45+ years
- Our breeding stock is hardy enough to survive both bitterly cold Saskatchewan winters and wet Vancouver Island winters.
- We do not fall feed established hives
- Our hives have not been treated for Nosema in 25+ years
Please contact andrew@canadianbeesandqueens.ca or visit www.canadianbeesandqueens.ca
HUMBLE BEE
Equipment & Supplies
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Luc Peters
Location:
601 Burlington Street East, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 4J5
T:
905-769-0388
Organically managed full service apiary. Offering hygienic gentle local queens, nucs & colonies. Earliest local queens in Ontario. Beekeeping equipment and supplies. Sugar syrup & hive nutrition. Locally built wood ware. Boxes & frames. Ventilated suits & jackets. Online classes on beekeeping. Shipping & curb-side pickup.
601 Burlington Street East, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 4J5
Order online at www.HumbleBee.buzzEmail: buzz@HumbleBee.buzz
Phone: (905) 769-0388
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
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
● Veterinary Services
● 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
NEW ONTARIO LOCATION!
5029 County Road 2, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V5
Brand new warehouse & gift shop, new stock arriving daily!
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! And looking to buy Canadian honey in barrels - all coloured grades are of interest.
Also looking for Ontario Buckwheat Honey.
Please contact Mike.
2021 CUT COMB FOR SALE
Honey
Contact:
Jeanne Parker, Parker Agriculture Ltd
Location:
Minesing, ON
T:
204 730-0597
- Taking wholesale orders for 2021 cut comb
- Packaged in industry-standard plastic cut comb containers
- 275-300g product package weight
NATURE'S TASTE
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
David Martin
Location:
Melancthon, ON
T:
888 923-9813
Come see our new products for 2020!
- Locally manufactured Bee Equipment
- Large Inventory in stock!
- Customized Products
Bee Boxes
- Ontario's first woodman engineering bee box machine
- pre-drilled nail holes
- angled top hand holds
- strong box corner design
- optional metal frame rests
Phone: 888-923-9813 Email: info@naturestastecanada.com
GET READY FOR SPRING WITH INNISFIL CREEK HONEY
Equipment & Supplies
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
- Packages available in April. Don't delay, claim yours today
- Queens - Nucs
- Ambrosia® Bee Fondant
- Global Pollen Patties
DICKEY BEE HONEY IN COOKSTOWN IS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR ALL YOUR BEEKEEPING NEEDS
Equipment & Supplies
Location:
4031 3rd Line, Cookstown, ON
T:
705 458-1258
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!
4th generation beekeeper, Dickey Bee Honey, offers an extensive range of:
- Hive Tools & Accessories
- Clothing, Processing Equipment
- Frames, Foundations, Wooden Wares
- Processing Equipment
- Glass, Plastics, Bee Nutrition
- Medication, Treatments
- Hygienic Queens / Nucs / 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.
OXFORD HONEY & SUPPLIES
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
John Van Blyderveen
Location:
Burgessville, ON
T:
519 550-1096
STANABBEY BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES
Equipment & 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.
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.
PROMOTE YOUR 100% ONTARIO HONEY! OBA CAN HELP.
Miscellaneous
Contact:
OBA Membership Office
Location:
Guelph, ON
T:
905 636-0661
100% Ontario Honey promotion items are available: Road signs, banners, vendor aprons, brochures.
Visit the OBA website for promotional items to enhance your profile as a local beekeeper and enhance your sales and marketing activities.
Available for pick-up in GUELPH or we mail (shipping costs apply).
FOR SALE: NATURAL BEESWAX FOUNDATION - USING YOUR WAX OR OURS
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Bill Ferguson, Ferguson Apiaries
Location:
Hensall, ON
T:
519 236-4979
Natural beeswax foundation is better for bees, produces better honey and gives you healthier hives.
We can make YOUR wax into YOUR foundation OR we have pre-made in stock.
