Honey Party With My Urban Beekeeping Colony

Country bees went up against city bees this weekend at the home of fellow urban beekeepers: Melissa Berney and Shawn Caza.   The invitation to participate in a “honey party” came earlier in the week and it turned out to be sweeter than ever imagined.  In attendance...

ROYAL HONEY at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

  The annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (RAWF) brings hundreds of breeders, growers, exhibitors and a handful of beekeepers to Toronto, Ontario’s Exhibition Place from November 2 through to November 11, 2012. The fair offers a rare opportunity for...

A Friend in Mead is a Friend Indeed

Promise of a glorious fall day and a vacant seat in a friend’s car drew me to the Niagara region earlier this week.  A dense morning fog, as thick as any found on the Atlantic shores, soon burned off to make way for a warm autumn day in the heart of Ontario’s wine...