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Name: Wendell Estate Honey
Products: Creamed honey
Manufactured In: Roblin, Manitoba
Where to Buy: Online and various retailers
Website: secure.wendellestate.c
Canadian Owned: Yes
Having appeared on CBC’s Dragon’s Den to acclaim from the Dragons, Wendell Farms has 3,500 beehives producing top quality honey. Check out the reviews you’ll find online, and most are extremely positive.
Name: Clovermead Honey Shop
Products: Honey
Manufactured In: Aylmer, Ontario
Where to buy: Online
Website: clovermead.com
Canadian Owned: Yes
Clovermead operates a seasonal adventure farm and a small apiary with approximately 24 million bees (24 million bees counts as small?) You can buy their honey online year-round from their online store.
Name: Chinook Honey Company
Products: Honey, personal care products, jelly, mead
Manufactured In: Okotoks, Alberta
Where to buy: Online, their store in Okotoks, various other locations
Website: www.chinookhoney.com
Canadian Owned: Yes
Chinook Honey Company is an Alberta based honey farm and meadery. They don’t have many locations available for their honey, so it is best to order that online, but they have plenty available for their mead.
Name: Honey Bunny
Products: Barbecue sauce, lip balm, creamed honey, raw honey
Manufactured In: Peace River, Alberta
Where to Buy: Online and various retailers
Website: honeybunny.ca
Canadian Owned: Yes
Honey Bunny has apiaries in Alberta and BC, producing organic honey and making them the largest producer of organic honey in Canada. They export a significant amount of their production due to its quality and reputation.
Name: Hives For Humanity
Products: Honey, candles and lip balm
Manufactured In: Vancouver
Where to buy: Variety of brick and mortar and online
Website: http://hivesforhumanity.com/
Canadian Owned: yes
Hives for Humanity offers honey that is raw and unpasteurized and has been harvested in the lower mainland. All proceeds support innovative programming that builds inclusive community through the culture of the (bee)hive. Hives for Humanity is a non-profit organization that encourages community connections through beekeeping and works to create flexible opportunities for people to engage in the therapeutic culture that surrounds the hive.
Name: Toronto Honeys
Products: Honey, Lip balm
Manufactured In: Toronto, ON
Where to buy: Bloordale, Fort York, Karma Co-op Food Store
Website: www.torontohoneys.com
Canadian Owned: Yes
Toronto Honey’s is a small honey and lip balm producer with a focus on being organic and environmentally friendly. They have hives at Fort York and Islington United Church. If you’re looking for honey in the GTA and want to keep it local, check these guys out.