The Hive Experience at Kew Gardens

Sep 12, 2016 | Blog

The only difference between The Hive installation at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens and the real-life bee hive that inspires it, is that if the weather becomes inclement, the installation closes, while the real hive keeps on buzzing.          ...

Toronto Has Been Dubbed Canada’s First Bee City

Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized

Hey Hivers – It’s official. Toronto now has the enviable title of being the very first city in Canada to earn the title of ‘Bee City Canada’. The Bee City movement started in the US in 2012 when the town of Asheville, North Carolina, became the...

2016 Bee Keeping Season has Kicked Off!

May 24, 2016 | Blog

Frames pulled already in 2016 makes for the earliest honey harvest yet at Fairmont Royal York. The bees are thriving atop of the roof of Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York. The first harvest was pulled on a beautiful, sunny day in Toronto and the bees were calm and...

An Urban BEE-DAY Comes to Toronto

Feb 23, 2015 | Blog

This month, the Toronto Beekeepers Co-op (TBC) will hold its annual daylong workshop for Toronto’s urban bee-curious. The TBC will conduct an educational day of exploration featuring presentations from honey bee and wild bee experts and urban beekeeping enthusiasts....

HIRING AN URBAN BEEKEEPER- Part time in Toronto

Mar 16, 2014 | Uncategorized

Toronto Beekeepers Co-operative is looking for a part-time, experienced Beekeeper who likes to work collaboratively. You will be working with Members of the Toronto Beekeepers Co-operative (TBC) in a teaching and supportive role, alongside a long standing Staff...

TORONTO URBAN BEEKEEPING 101- to bee or not to bee

Jan 11, 2014 | Blog

THE TORONTO BEEKEEPERS C0-OP PRESENTS URBAN BEEKEEPING 101 on Saturday, February 1, 2014 Because you may not have received the full story on the birds and the bees… The Toronto Beekeepers Co-op (TBC) www.torontobees.ca returns with their annual educational day...

Bees Are Back in Town (Toronto that is)

Apr 8, 2013 | Blog

The majority of this morning was spent inspecting the six rooftop hives of The Fairmont Royal York. Our last inspection had revealed that one of the six hives did not make it into spring. They fared much better this year over last, when we lost two hives. Today was...

BEEGrrl Cross Pollinates with Dancing Bee Apiaries

Mar 5, 2013 | Blog

Foraging for beekeeping equipment has just become so much easier for Toronto urban beekeepers.  BEEgrrl Toronto has answered the call of numerous urban beekeepers and will now supply hive tools, veils, smokers, wooden ware, frames and other sought after beekeeping...

A Colony Collapses on Arizona Desert Ice

Jan 30, 2013 | Blog

On a recent visit to Scottsdale, Arizona I sought out a Fairmont Hotels & Resorts property for its luxurious surroundings and unrivalled presence.  Given the company’s reputation for bringing urban beekeeping to inn keeping I had half expected to also find a hive...