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 Online Classifieds garner high visibility, and can be revised or withdrawn during their cycle, should, for example the item sell or the price change.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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FOR SALE: TOPS, INNER COVERS, BOTTOM BOARDS, BROOD COMB AND MORE
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Ben Hogan, Hogan's Honey
Location:
Bath
T:
613 352-5311
Get ready for Spring! Beekeeping Supplies and Equipment For Sale:
- Tops
- Inner Covers
- Bottom Boards
- Brood Comb
- Feeder Boxes
- Pollen Traps
- Hogan's Winter Wraps.
FOR SALE: HONEY EXTRACTION LINE
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Bernie Wiehle, Wiehle's Wildflower Honey
Location:
Rodney
Complete honey extraction line for sale, as one complete unit or components can bee sold separately.
- 30-frame Maxant extractor (stainless steel) and tilting stand (2006)
- 36” Maxant stainless steel sump with electric heater (2006)
- Handyman uncapper with stand (2006)
- Mmelle Machines wax press (2 years old - excellent condition)
- 1” bronze gear pump and stand
- Valves, fittings
All in good condition.
HONEY FOR SALE
Honey
Contact:
Patrick Stranks
Location:
Bognor, ON
T:
226-568-3192
2019 unfiltered honey for sale in 20L pails.
NUCS FOR SALE
Contact:
Jane Hartin
Location:
Portland, Kingston Ontario
T:
613-272-2588
Ontario stock and laying Queen in a 4-frame Nuc.
Deep and medium depth available.
$100.00 deposit per Nuc required.
Available Spring/Early Summer 2020
FOR SALE: NATURAL BEESWAX FOUNDATION - USING YOUR WAX OR OURS
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Bill Ferguson, Ferguson Apiaries
Location:
Hensall
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.
PROMOTE YOUR 100% ONTARIO HONEY! OBA CAN HELP.
Miscellaneous
Contact:
OBA Membership Office
Location:
Guelph
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).
FUMAGILLIN-B NOW IN STOCK AND PREMIXED SUGAR SYRUP NOW AVAILABLE
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Dancing Bee Equipment
Location:
3384 Loyalist Road, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V7
T:
905 753-2623
Fumagilin-B now in stock.
Premixed Sugar Syrup Now Available.
55 Gal Barrels $195.95
Purchase 5 or more Barrels for $185.95 each.
Fill your own container for $0.37 per lb.
Why waste time making sugar syrup when you can enjoy the convenience and affordability of premixed.
Feeding sugar syrup in the fall is a quick, efficient and economical way of boosting the winter food stores, preventing starvation of your colonies and increasing the chances of surviving the unpredictable and sometimes harsh Canadian winters.
Don’t forget to supplement your syrup with Honey Bee Healthy.
Canada’s Beekeeping Equipment Store
- 100% Canadian Made Woodenware
- Strong Nucs, Single and Double Colonies
- Import and Local Queens
- Wide Variety of Beekeeping Kits
- Protective Clothing
- Beginner and Late Season Workshops
- Honey Extractors and Processing Equipment
- Beeswax and Candle Making Supplies
- Bulk Honey Sales
- Discounts for Expanding Apiaries, Commercial Beekeepers and Bee Club Orders.
Store Hours: Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm Year Round
Location: 3384 Loyalist Road, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V7
At Dancing Bee, We're Dedicated To Helping Grow Your Apiaries In A Cost Effective And Profitable Way.
RAW HONEY IN BARRELS FOR SALE
Help Wanted for 2020 Season: 10 Apiary Workers & Technicians
Help Wanted
Contact:
B&E Honey Fields
Location:
Niagara on the Lake
Required for the 2020 Season - 10 hardworking employees for the following positions:
Apiary Worker (Lower Skilled Worker): 5 required with a minimum of 1-year
experience, wage starting at $14.00/hr. or new rate as per NOC code for 2020.
Apiary Technician (Skilled Worker): 5 required with a minimum of 3-years experience,
wage starting at $15.67/hr. or new rate as per NOC code for 2020.
All positions to be filled for the 2020 Season. (April-October). All wages are negotiable upon experience and productivity.
Job requirements:
Must be physically fit and willing and able to work 60+ hours per week, when needed.
A valid driver’s license is a benefit.
Ability to speak English is an asset.
Excellent staff housing available. Please send résumé to: jobs@honeyfields.org.
HELP WANTED - EXPERIENCED APIARY WORKER FOR 2020 BEEKEEPING SEASON
Help Wanted
Contact:
Mary or Tina Bueckert, Bueckert Apiaries
Location:
Langton, ON (southwestern Ontario)
T:
Mary 519 875-3308 or Tina 519 550-9437
Apiary Worker needed for 2020 beekeeping season.
Duties:
- Move hives for pollination
- Help maintain bee hives, including ability to lift , move and clean honey supers
- Harvest honey.
Much of this work is done during night-time hours and in all types of weather.
Must have three years' experience with honey bees, a valid driver's license, and be able to lift and carry 200 lb., often walking through deep mud. Cannot be allergic to bee stings (may receive from 50 - 200 stings some nights).
Seasonal /Full-time March 23, 2020 to October 25, 2020.
Wage: $14 per hour.
Please contact Mary or Tina for more information.
2019 CROP UNPASTEURIZED WILDFLOWER & BLUEBERRY HONEY FOR SALE IN BARRELS
Honey
Contact:
Bueckert Apiaries
Location:
Langton, ON (southwestern Ontario)
T:
Tina: 519 875-3308 | 519 550-9909; Mary: 519 550-9437; John 519 550-3308
Unpasteurized and unfiltered wildflower and blueberry honey for sale in new barrels. Ready to bottle. 2019 crop.
70 barrels available.
Please call Tina, Mary or John for details:
Tina: 519 875-3308 | 519 550-9909
Mary: 519 550-9437
John 519 550-3308
Or email: jbueckerta@kwic.com OR jbuekerta@hotlmail.com
WANTED TO BUY: EASTERN ONTARIO HONEY IN SUPERS
Honey
Contact:
Jean-Guy Vaillancourt
Location:
Embrun
T:
613 762-3468 (cell)
I am looking to purchase local (Eastern Ontario) honey IN SUPERS.
Supers are to be delivered to Embrun, ON.
Honey will be harvested by sanitized equipment in segregated lots. Once harvested, supers & frames will be returned to the owner.
Honey and wax will be purchased by the pound.
I'm also interested in discussing option to purchase honey in supers in 2020.
Please call or text 613 762-3468 for more information.
2019 WILDFLOWER HONEY IN BARRELS AND PAILS FOR SALE
Honey
Contact:
Dmitry Litvinchuk or Tatiana Freylikh
Location:
Barrie, ON
T:
705 734-4269
We have 2019 wildflower honey for sale in barrels, 30 barrels and pails.
DANCING BEE EQUIPMENT ANNOUNCES VETERINARY SERVICES FOR BEEKEEPERS ARE AVAILABLE!
Location:
3384 Loyalist Road, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V7
T:
905 753-2623
Dr. Kyle Goldie is now providing veterinary services to beekeepers at Dancing Bee Equipment.
Store Hours: Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm Year Round
Canada’s Beekeeping Equipment Store
- 100% Canadian Made Woodenware
- Strong Nucs, Single and Double Colonies
- Import and Local Queens
- Wide Variety of Beekeeping Kits
- Protective Clothing
- Beginner and Late Season Workshops
- Honey Extractors and Processing Equipment
- Beeswax and Candle Making Supplies
- Bulk Honey Sales
- Discounts for Expanding Apiaries, Commercial Beekeepers and Bee Club Orders.
At Dancing Bee, We're Dedicated To Helping Grow Your Apiaries In A Cost Effective And Profitable Way.
HIVE 'N HOE COUNTRY STORE
Location:
678 Kincardine Ave., Kincardine, ON
T:
519 396-3529 or 1 866 314-3529 (toll free)
Now taking orders for:
4-Frame Spring Nucs and Singles
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, honey comb, and pollen available
Store hours:
Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 2pm
FOR SALE: COMPACT MOTORIZED CHAIN UNCAPPER
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Vladyslav Bilousov
Location:
Zephyr, ON
T:
(416) 414-6520
Compact Motorized Chain Uncapper for Sale (model similar to Mann Lake HH-233)
- 100% stainless steel construction
- Adjustable cutting depth during operation
- Mobile control panel
- Variable speed control
- Uncaps up to 12 frames per minute
- Uncaps any size frame without adjustment
- Cappings draining drawer with outlet
- 110 Volt 1 HP drive motor, 1/2 HP cutting motor
2019 WILDFLOWER HONEY FOR SALE
Honey
Contact:
Blake Hardy
Location:
Frankford, ON
T:
613-827-2373
50 Drums of 2019 Wildflower Honey available.
620 - 650 lbs. per drum.
WANTED: USED HONEY EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Neil Carter
Location:
Merrickville
T:
Mobile: 613 315-2688
Extraction equipment wanted - seeking the following used equipment:
Maxant Junior Spinner
Honey pump - 1" preferred
Maxant 5 gallon Wax Melter
Will consider other brands or options. Please contact to discuss.
Control Varroa with Thymovar and Varrox Vaporizer
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Sylvar Technologies
T:
506 444-5690
Looking for an alternative mode of action for varroa mite control?
THYMOVAR wafers provide a unique mode of action based on thyme oil - effective at controlling varroa and not harmful to bees when applied according to label directions. Simple to apply and environmentally safe, THYMOVAR provides excellent management of varroa mites and is suited for an IRM program to reduce the development of resistance in the varroa mite population.
VARROX Vaporizer is the original reliable and heavy-duty tool, offering repetitious accuracy for each evaporation treatment.
Contact your apiary supply company about THYMOVAR and VARROX, or contact Sylvar for a supplier near you.
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
Miscellaneous
Contact:
Jane Hartin, Highlands Honey
Location:
Portland, Ontario
T:
613-272-2588
Also available:
- Apiary Tours
- Consulting
- Custom Wax Foundation
- Commercial Grafting Services
- 4-frame Spring & Summer Nucs
OXFORD HONEY & SUPPLIES
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
John Van Blyderveen
Location:
Burgessville, ON
T:
519 550-1096
VALLEY BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES - SUPPLYING THE OTTAWA VALLEY AND BEYOND
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Valley Beekeeping Supplies
Location:
Pembroke
T:
613 219.4669
We are a new beekeeping Supplier looking to make a home in the Pembroke area. We intend to supply beekeepers with all their equipment needs in Eastern Ontario, but we will ship anywhere in North America. We are working to build a variety of inventory that immediately meets everyone’s needs.
We currently offer: Online Sales: Paid Online for Pickup; Paid at Pickup; Paid Online With Shipping
Free Local Delivery: Orders over $200, and within a radius of approx. 50 km. Will consider exceptions in the distance.
Location: 19H Moores Beach Road, Pembroke, ON K8A 6W2
BEE SUPPLIES, ETC.
Contact:
Emanuel E. M. Martin
Location:
Wroxeter, ON
Complete line of Bee Supplies for commercial or hobby use.
We build our own woodenware with Canadian white pine so...
BUY DIRECT AND SAVE!
Deep Acorn or Ritecell waxed foundation Min. order 100 pc $1.29 each
Mediam Acorn or Ritecell waxed foundation Min. order 100 pc $1.15 each
Unassembled finger-joint supers min. order 100 pc.
Deep 9 5/8 | Select | $11.50 | Medium 6 5/8 | Select | $9.50 |
| Deep 9 5/8 | Commercial | $9.50 | Medium 6 5/8 | Commercial | $8.50 |
| Deep 9 5/8 | Budget | $8.75 | Medium 6 5/8 | Budget | $7.00 |
| For assembled supers | add for each | $2.00 | |||
Unassembled deep or medium frames (min. 100 pc)
| $.80 ea | ||||
| Prices in effect until June 30, 2019 (+HST #83664-8246) | |||||
| No order too small! We will be happy to sell you any amount less than 100 pc at our every day low prices. Please enquire at farm gate. | |||||
Emanuel E.M. Martin 42661 Orange Hill Rd., RR#1
Martin's Nursery & Bee Supplies Etc. Wroxeter, ON N0G 2X0
Please come to our farmgate to order.
SZABO QUEENS - QUALITY ONTARIO BRED 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.
Long-time Ontario breeding program for hygienic behaviour (pest and disease resistance), honey production and gentleness.
Szabo Queens... where quality is a tradition. Since 1929.
70 NEW POLLEN TRAPS FOR SALE
Contact:
Henry Kornelsen, Cedarwood Honey
Location:
Harriston
T:
519 994-4400
For sale: 70 new pollen traps. $70 each.
QUEENS, NUCS & BEESWAX FOR SALE; BEE HIVES AVAILABLE FOR POLLINATION
Contact:
Dao Wang; Royal Bee Farm
Location:
Newcastle, ON
T:
647 236-6886
2000 lb beeswax from cappings for sale.
100 4-frame Nucs available in June, each with an imported Queen, $180 each.
200 Single hives available July, after cranberry pollination, $200/each.
Ontario mixed Queens, available June:
- Mated queens: $32 each, $25 each if order 100+
- Queen cells: $10 each, $8 each if order 100+
- Virgin queens: $12 each, $10 each if order 100+. We will show you the skills to improve your mating rates!
We will send bee hives to Québec for cranberry pollination in June 2019. Anybody wants bee hives for pollination in Québec, will get better rate, because we save one trip.
COMMERCIAL APIARY WINDING DOWN & BEEKEEPER RETIRING - MANY ITEMS FOR SALE
Contact:
Pierre Faure
Location:
French Bee Farm, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba
T:
1 204 208 0110 (mobile): call or text
1900 supers in very good condition, wax dipped, light color combs, 100% frames are drawn combs with plastic foundation.
700 queen excluders, most of them are very recent.
700 insulated black top cushions for your spring management; fit exactly under your telescopic lids.
550 feeder pails in very good condition.
220 empty double nucs hives, most of them are new.
1 Cowen 60-frame stainless steel Air-Ram extractor, not even a dent, could last for ever.
1 gravity conveyor.
1 Moyno pump, completely rebuilt last year.
1 Cowen Jumbo uncapper with extended arms, works great.
1 Drizair dehumidifier, industrial size.
1 syrup tank, custom built with 6 foot clearance underneath, capacity one semi load of syrup, mint condition.
1 goose neck trailer, 20 foot deck, tool box on the side.
1 bucket for a Hummerbee fork lift with hydraulic tilt.
1 Viking pump 1 1/4 inch in very good condition.
3 4 inch valves to fill up drums (with 6 feet of stainless steel pipe).
Many more items for sale. Pictures and full listing upon request.
APIARY SUPERVISOR - 1 POSITION (NOC 8252)
Contact:
Michael Kutsyy, Honey & Q
Location:
Uxbridge, ON
Minimum 3 years beekeeping experience preferred. Wage range $16.50 per hour.
Seasonal full-time, days, evenings and some Saturdays.
Work is mostly outdoors.
PAYING CASH FOR YELLOW BEESWAX AND AMBER HONEY
Contact:
Mike Davidson, Summer's Gold Honey
Location:
Merlin, Ontario
T:
226 627-6262
Paying cash for yellow beeswax! And looking to buy Canadian amber honey in barrels. Please contact Mike.
BEEKEEPING OPPORTUNITY IN NEW ZEALAND NEXT WINTER!
Contact:
Eleanor or Jonathan Lee, Lee's Bees
Location:
Thames, NZ
We are a small Manuka Honey beekeeping business based in the spectacular Coromandel Peninsula - fishing, beaches, rivers and hiking just on the doorstep!
We require physically able beekeeping staff August 2019 to May 2020 (but can fit with the Canadian season).
The job comes with a competitive wage, free accommodation and vehicle. Would suit couples or even someone considering immigrating or potentially buy part of the business!
This is a great opportunity to see another part of the world next winter while your own bees stay warm in their winter hives.
PROPOLIS - ETC... FOR ALL BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES
Location:
Guelph, 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 our Ontario location:
Propolis-etc... Guelph
367 Michener Rd.
Guelph, ON
N1K 1E8
Toll Free: 1-855-638-6556
E: info.guelph@propolis-etc.ca
Please be sure to check our winter hours: https://www.propolis-etc.ca/page/contact-us2
GET READY FOR SPRING WITH INNISFIL CREEK 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
- Ambrosia® Bee Fondant
- Global Pollen Patties
- Packages - Queens - Nucs
QUALITY WOODENWARE, FRAMES AND FOUNDATIONS FOR SALE
Contact:
Henry, Cedarwood Honey
Location:
Harriston, ON
T:
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.
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.
Competitively priced. Price breaks with larger quantity orders.
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
Come to our Spring Open House March 27th - April 3rd
Get 15% off your order
(Bee Nutrition/Treatments/Nucs/Hives excluded)
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.
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
Feel free to call, email or drop into the Dickey Bee Honey store at 4031 3rd Line in Cookstown.
2018 WILDFLOWER HONEY IN BARRELS AND BEESWAX FOR SALE
Contact:
Dao Wang, Royal Bee
Location:
Newcastle, Ontario
T:
647 236-6886
2018 wildflower honey for sale in barrels. 30 barrels, each contains 620 lb.
2000 lb of beeswax for sale.
Call for price.
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.
LOOKING FOR BEEKEEPERS TO TEST A NEW DEVICE IN SPRING 2019 TO MAKE HONEYBEES MORE DISEASE-RESISTANT
EARLY QUEEN ARRIVALS
Contact:
Peter Mewett
Location:
Canada
T:
613 395-3225
Queens from Australia, California and Hawaii
- plan now for 2019
- order early to ensure your requests
- quality service and reasonable pricing for early season: splits, re-queening or pollination needs
- shipping from Toronto
-by air (Air Canada) to major Canadian centres
-by courier (Priority Post) to Ontario destinations
Arrival dates through April and May. Confirm final orders by mid-February.
FOR SALE: NUCS, WOODWARE AND BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES
Contact:
John Alecu
Location:
Innisfil, ON
T:
416 819-2337
Nucs 4 frames, singles, doubles - starting beginning of May.
Complete assembled equipment available.
FOR SALE: DEEP HIVE BOXES AND WOOD FRAMES
Contact:
Al Lockhart
Location:
Clarksburg
T:
519 599-5434
Hundreds available in assorted sizes.
All stored inside and in good shape.
INNISFIL CREEK HONEY IS HIRING!
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
is hiring for the 2019 season.
- Beekeepers
- Shop Staff
We are also accepting Interns.
WE MAKE FOUNDATIONS FROM YOUR WAX
Contact:
Bill Ferguson, Ferguson Apiaries
Location:
Hensall, ON
T:
519 236-4979
We can make YOUR wax into YOUR foundation or use a Pre-Made in stock foundation.
Please call or e-mail.
GLOBAL PATTIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE
at these convenient Ontario locations:
John Bryans | Brian Scott | Parker Bees |
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.
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.
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.
