Best Places for Local Honey & Bee Products
Pollinating bees play a vital role in the ecosystem, and their work yields honey, beeswax, propolis, royal jelly, and honeycomb—products made across Canada for food, wellness, skincare, and home use.
BeesButter Canada
100% Natural Skincare made with Canadian Beeswax that is eco-friendly and plastic-free.
After teacher’s college in Toronto, Dorothy Saulewicz joined a volunteer program in Hawaii. While immersed in all forms of healing, Dorothy learned the recipe for a wholesome massage balm with minimal processing. This balm became the foundation for this sustainable skincare.
Bees Are Life
Ontario Honey House for Beeswax products, education, advocacy, managing urban hives and bee-friendly gardening.
Beekeepers here are dedicated to understanding and preserving native beehives and producing 100% Ontario Honey for custom orders to celebrate special occasions.
Products include 100% Ontario Honey, Body Care, Gift Baskets, Foods with Honey, Beeswax & Candles.
Bee By The Sea Natural Products
Canadian Sea Buckthorn and Honey skin care manufacturer.
The key ingredients are sea buckthorn and honey for mild skin conditions. A portion of the proceeds goes to The University of Guelph’s Honeybee Research Centre.
While travelling abroad, Andrew Wingrove discovered the healing qualities of sea buckthorn berries. As an avid beekeeper, Andrew instantly knew this superfood would be a great companion with natural honey.
Beekeeper's Naturals
Signature sustainably sourced honey and therapeutic blends.
Raw Wildflower Honey, Raw Raspberry Blossom, Raw Sweet Clover, Raw Blackberry Honey, Superfood Cacao Honey, B. Powered Superfood Honey, Propolis Spray, 100% raw Bee Pollen.
Carly Stein combines the therapeutic nature of bee products and quality plant extracts to offer clean, potent, affordable remedies; free of additives, refined sugars, and side effects.
Bees may be tiny, but they are mighty. Around 80% of the world's flowering plant species rely on insect pollination.
Bee Local 416
Sustainable Urban Beekeeping and Honey Farm.
You can sponsor a city hive - Bee Local 416 finds a Toronto neighbourhood honeybee host, and you receive honey produced from the hive and more.
Joseph Curry grew up on a farm and learnt honeybee biology, behaviour, and what it meant to take care of the bees from beekeeper David Kane. He launched into urban beekeeping in 2016, and hives are cared for by urban Registered Beekeepers using sustainable organic methods.
Belicious Products Inc.
Three generations of beekeeping experience and honey production.
Pure unpasteurized Canada No.1 Golden Wildflower Honey extracted from their apiaries in Stouffville, this organic pure, raw honey is packed with nutrients, antioxidants, and enzymes, and has antiviral and antibacterial properties.
The collection includes Artisan Spreads, Body Care, Candles & Wax, Honey Products, Maple Syrup, Gift Sets and Party Favours.
Cheeky Bee Candle Company
100% pure handmade beeswax candle company & one-of-a-kind gallery in Warkworth.
One-of-a-kind craft and original art store for candles, keepsake boxes, pottery, leather, glassware and unique accessories.
Amanda and Perry are first-generation candle makers who painstakingly handcraft candles using timeless methods, supporting local, ethical and environmentally-aware Canadian beekeepers.
Beeswax produces negative ions, cleansing the air of dust, odours, toxins, pollen, mould, dust mite feces, chemtrail residues and viruses
Honey Candles
100% pure beeswax
A proud Canadian company that is family-owned and operated. With a small staff of skilled employees, we have been perfecting our craft for over 30 years and are a leading choice for premium handmade 100% pure beeswax candles.
Yummi Candles
Handmade Pillar and taper candle pairs
These candles burn clean, bright and emit a soft, soothing scent of honey. Every Yummi beeswax candle is wrapped in biodegradable botanical seed paper. Plant your paper in your garden and watch your wildflowers grow. It's one small way of giving back to the bees.
Nutrabee
Organic and raw unprocessed Canadian honey is handcrafted in small batches to maintain the flavour and nutritional profile.
Now joined by their daughter Emina, Fatima and Saban Basic founded Nutrabee with a honey-herb formula developed by Mrs. Bee, who discovered the remarkable healing abilities of honey and herbs after injury. No pesticide or antibiotic residue, no corn syrup, sweeteners or other additives.
Gammy’s Beezwax Candles
Handmade from pure Canadian beeswax with no fillers or chemicals.
Rustic dripped candles, simply elegant smooth pillars, classic tapers, or our warming votives and tealights using square braided 100% cotton lead-free and zinc-free wicks specifically designed for beeswax candles. Candles burn slow and emit a soothing scent that can only be found with pure beeswax.
Mellona Honey & Artisanal Products
Local and all-natural 100% Pure Non-Pasteurized Raw.
The selection includes Craft Honey Sodas, Artisanal Jams, Spreads, Iced Wine Jellies, iced creamed honey, a variety of Barbecue Sauces, Honey Vinegars, 100% pure Beeswax, Wraps and Candles, 100% pure Canadian Maple Syrup and Maple Treats. Wildflower, Clover and Buckwheat Honey are available in bulk sizes.
Important note about Honey: Babies younger than one year old should not be given honey. That's because a type of bacteria (Clostridium) that causes infant botulism can be found in honey. Infant botulism can cause muscle weakness, with signs like poor sucking, a weak cry, constipation, and decreased muscle tone (floppiness).
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Thanks for letting me know where to get the good stuff. The best honeys are worth the effort to buy locally as most commercial honey is a blend from Argentina and other places.