Bee Yard at Collingwood

Oct 20, 2012 | BEE Yards

Oprah Winfrey has a connection to an Ontario apiary where bees have been farmed for over 50 years. I realize this may be a bit of a stretch, but while Oprah made her ground-breaking Toronto tour stop, I hosted an Oprah “tweet up” for Oprah super fans. There I met...

Bee Yard at Niagara

Oct 20, 2012 | BEE Yards

I first learned of this Beamsville, Niagara apiary through Chef David Garcelon.  Chef had been investigating mead and he learned of a winery in Niagara that seemed to have the best product on the market. Chef wanted to make mead too, but chose to leave it to the...

Bee Yard at Woodstock

Oct 20, 2012 | BEE Yards

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...

Bee Yard at Downsview

Oct 20, 2012 | BEE Yards

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...