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 Online Classifieds garner high visibility, and can be revised or withdrawn during their cycle, should, for example the item sell or the price changes.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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200 - 4 frame Nucs for sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Ken Taylor
Location:
Warkworth, ON
T:
519-428-7100
200 - 4 frame Nucs for sale
$235 per nuc
Singles available for $325.00
Available starting 2nd week in May
$50 deposit required per nuc
Available starting 2nd week in May
$50 deposit required per nuc
Nucleus Hives, Queens, containers and mating boxes
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
James Peirce
Location:
Lindsay, ON
T:
7053248633
Five-frame Nucs available June 1st and beyond.
Buckfast X Saskatraz Queens available June 15th and beyond. Honey bears - 20z, 60z, 8oz, 12oz PET & Poly, 160z, $1.00 each minimum of 50 - 24oz, 32oz - $2.00 each minimum of 50, PICK UP ONLY.
6-frame wooden nuc boxes with center divider and 2nd brood box plus honey boxes available - complete instructions and full size patterns available.
Also have 3/6 frame Maxant SS extractor used one season for 5 medium honey boxes and Kelly Wax Melter.
Selling hives and Ontario wax
Equipment & Supplies
Honey
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Blake Hardy
Location:
Frankford, ON
T:
613-827-2373
Selling hives and Ontario wax
500 singles. 1000 doubles available, minimum order of 25 required available May 2025.
Also 3000 plus pounds of wax available.
May entertain selling some nucs. Minimum order 50
Please contact.
Blake Hardy
Hardy’s apiaries
At 613-827-2373 for availability and pricing.
Equipment for Sale
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Willis Stoll
Location:
Aylmer, Ontario
T:
519-773-2162
150 medium supers, new, assembled and painted- $15 each
50 deep boxes -$23 each
2025 Nucs for sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Tatiana Freylikh
Location:
Barrie, ON
T:
705-734-4269
2025 nucs available 4 frames with new queens ($250) and 4 frames with over winter queens ($230).Ready at the beginning or mid-May (depending on weather conditions).
$50 deposit is required at the time of ordering.
Colonies For Sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Tom Morrisey
Location:
Orillia, ON
T:
705-329-3043
Twenty colonies, productive and overwintered. Used equipment. Singles $350, Doubles $410. Minimum order of five colonies.
Orillia area. 705-329-3043
Two apiary workers wanted for 2025 Season
Help Wanted
Contact:
Coneybeare Honey
Location:
Fergus, ON
Two apiary workers wanted for 2025 Season
May 1, 2025 - November 18, 2025
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.
One season or more experience preferred.
Wages $17.21 per hour
Fresh Wild Blueberry Honey For Sale
Honey
Contact:
Mary or Tina Bueckert, Bueckert Apiaries
Location:
Langton, ON (southwestern Ontario)
T:
Mary 226-970-4304 or Tina 519-550-9909
Fresh wild blueberry honey for sale in barrels
ready to bottle
$3.50/pound
Nucs for Sale, 4 frames
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Steve Sinasac
Location:
Binbrook, ON
T:
905 692 5787
Nucs for sale, 4 frames, with new Italian Buckfast queen. Availability starts 3rd to 4th week of May.
Please contact for further details.
Four Frame Nucs
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Andrew Burkinshaw
Location:
Milford,ON
Strong four-frame nucs for sale in Prince Edward County. We breed for honey production, gentleness and disease resistance. Queens are entirely local and are either overwintered (May nucs) or newly mated (June, July nucs). Available mid-May onwards. Ministry inspected. $240 each
Nuc and Hive for sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Nasser Yazdani
Location:
Guelph, ON
T:
519-546-5755
2025 nucs and hive for sale, ready after mid May (depends on weather conditions)
100 double deep hives for sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Karen
Location:
Tamworth, ON
T:
(613)379-5555
Organically managed over 20 yrs around Tamworth, Ontario. Own queens selected for productivity, gentleness, overwintering and modest propolis. $500 each, $450 for 20 or more. Karen@beequeen.ca, ph:(613)379-5555
Nucs For Sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Mahmoud Elzeftawi
Location:
Ottawa, ON
2025 nucs available, $230 to $250 each depending on the date. $50 deposit upon ordering.
Nucs available starting May 17. (weather permitting)
Commercial beekeeper for over 20 years, https://orhbs.ca/ member for over 10 years, our stock is regularly tested for hygienic behaviour. For more information please check http://www.forestdewhoney.com/
For 15+ nucs please contact for price.
5-frame Styrofoam Nuc Boxes for Sale
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Gabriela Berger
Location:
Owen Sound
T:
(519) 372-2046
5-frame styrofoam nuc boxes- lids, inner cover and bottom boards, all in excellent condition.
Hive stands for sale
Contact Gabriela for pricing/further details
2024 Wildflower Honey for Sale
Honey
Contact:
Tatiana Freylikh
Location:
Barrie, ON
T:
705-734-4269
2024 Ontario wildflowers filtered and unpasteurized raw honey in barrels and pails
NUCS FOR SALE
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Nelson Zehr
Location:
Millbank, ON
T:
519-595-8867
4 frame over winter nucs and 4 frame nucs with new queen available May and June
BUCKFAST QUEENS AND NUCS BRUCE PENINSULA APIARIES- NOW TAKING 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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.
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.
NUCS FOR SALE
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Christoph Wand
Location:
Elora, ON
Nucs with overwintered Ontario queens, May 19 onward:
3 frames – $190, 4 frames – $230.
Custom pick-up arrangements are our speciality.
Cardboard & Wellington nuc boxes available for transport at $10.
Niagara's largest selection of beekeeping supplies and equipment.
Equipment & Supplies
Contact:
Jacob Parker
Location:
Lincoln, ON
T:
905-563-7285
Niagara's largest selection of beekeeping supplies and equipment.
Including but not limited to:
- Beekeeping kits
- Wooden ware
- Protective clothing
- Feeds and supplements
- Extraction and processing equipment
- Jars and containers
- Bulk wax and honey sales
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 June
$340 each
All bees are managed with organic treatments only
Help Wanted for 2025 Beekeeping Season: 3 Apiary Workers
Help Wanted
Contact:
Rick Krystal
Location:
Millgrove, ON
Required for the 2025 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 $17.20-$20.00 an hour.
All positions to be filled for the 2025 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.
Nucs and Bees For Sale
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Ionel Alecu
Location:
Arnstein, ON
T:
416-819-2337
Nucs and Colonies For Sale
4 frame nucs available starting 15th of May
4 frame nucs available starting 15th of May
10 frame singles including bottom board, inner cover and telescopic lid available starting in June
20 frame doubles including bottom board, inner cover and telescopic lid available starting in June
Please contact Bees' Universe for more information.
SilverCreek Bees
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
John Wiebe
Location:
Aylmer, Ontario
T:
519-854-4739
Local Raised and Imported Queens. 4 frame Nucs are treated early, comb is new, and post solstice overwintered queens are laying in the nuc to ensure you receive the healthiest nuc possible. Limited Overwintered nucs for 2025. Discounts for larger orders. See our website for our strict queen rearing protocols.
Ontario Honey, Beeswax and Nucs
Honey
Queens, Nucs, & Bees
Contact:
Adam Ritchie
Location:
Vasey, ON
T:
705-716-5402
Bulk Ontario Wildflower Honey in barrels or pails
Well-filtered yellow beeswax in small or large quantities. Discounts on 50+ kg
Our own ORHBS overwintered 4 Frame nucs.
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
Now taking order for nucs and singles for the 2025 season.
- 4 frame nucs- $250 each. Call for bulk pricing
- Queenless nucs -$190
- Single hives - $325
Honey and filtered beeswax available in bulk. Open year-round, just give us a call.
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
Sugar syrup for sale
Honey
Miscellaneous
Contact:
Andre Soetemans
Location:
Warwick Township, ON
T:
519-333-8002
I bought too much,
We have 12 drums approximately 600lbs per drum.
$300 per drum.
Only selling by the drum
2024 syrup
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.
Please contact Mike.
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.
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. Contact Bill.
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
