Sep 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
We have mixed feelings about bees. We fear them, we avoid them, and we swat them. But do we really understand how important they are to our ecosystem? Honeybees are responsible for the pollination of over 90 fruit and vegetable crops worldwide. If bees stopped...
Aug 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Only female bees make wax. A worker bee has distinct glands located on her underbelly which secrete wax. It is estimated that five pounds of honey will be ingested by the bees in order to produce one pound of wax. In order to convert the honey to wax the workers must...
Jan 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Are You Bee – Curious? May-bee you’re looking for that perfect Valentines Gift? How about some honey for your Honey? Look no further. BEEGrrl is happy to announce an Urban Beekeeping 101 full day course. It will take place on February 11th at Christ Church Deer Park,...
Oct 12, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
Soap Making Workshop Presented by the Toronto Beekeepers Collective with Karen McKenna Learn how to make your own natural soap! At this hands on work shop, local beekeeper Karen McKenna (“Hi Honey” on Facebook) will instruct participants on how to make soap...
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...
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...
