I first met beekeeper Wilfried Van Haeren in my office at the Fairmont Royal York. He was staying at the hotel during an IT convention and, after learning of the project via the news, he “googled” me to visit the hotel’s rooftop hives. After several attempts we...
To date, the Fairmont Royal York holds the undisputed claim for being the first hotel rooftop apiary in the world. The apiary opened in June 0f 2008 with 3 hives and in the summer of 2009 honey production was increased with the addition of 3 more hives to bring the...
The bees making the honey at the Downsview, Toronto location could almost be called rock n’ roll bees, given their close proximity to the band shell that was established in 2003 to welcome the Rolling Stones in 2003. Since then, Downsview has become the prime site...
BEEGrrl is a tiny Toronto urban buzz stop offering bottled honey, urban beekeeping advice, supplies and a host of products from the hive. The “DUWest” Toronto retail store is located at 2003 Dundas St. West, near Roncesvalles Village, and is open on Saturdays from...
