Humble Bee

Humble Bee Urban bee farm on rooftops and backyards in the city. We offer a wide range of products and services

Want more friendly pollinator faces in your garden this season? 🌸🐝🦋Planting native floral species encourages natural hab...
02/28/2025

Want more friendly pollinator faces in your garden this season? 🌸🐝🦋

Planting native floral species encourages natural habitat, sustainable gardening, and reinforces the special relationships pollinators have with these species.

Bee friendly flowers include:
- Brown-Eyed Susan
- Asters
- Wild Bergamot (rare in Ontario)
- Coneflower (not native, but naturalized).

Our friends offer an incredible seed library to help grow your own bee friendly and sustainable gardens🌱

The last of our honeycomb is on-sale now for $15.99 (originally $19.99). 🍯
02/27/2025

The last of our honeycomb is on-sale now for $15.99 (originally $19.99). 🍯

we do pollinator partnerships?From organizations such as the to Old Navy in mall in the past, we have collaborated w...
02/27/2025

we do pollinator partnerships?

From organizations such as the to Old Navy in mall in the past, we have collaborated with a variety of companies and individuals looking to increase their environmental initiatives for the community. 🐝🤍

Reach out to learn how you could host a hive, or sponsor an existing hive of ours this season!

Comment 'Interested' below for more info ⬇️

honeycomb is in a hexagon pattern because this is the most efficient shape to store and raise brood? It takes a lot of...
02/26/2025

honeycomb is in a hexagon pattern because this is the most efficient shape to store and raise brood? It takes a lot of energy to build comb. If the comb was made of circles it would leave gaps in between the spaces, wasting precious resources.

The more you know! 🐝💭

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02/22/2025

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How do bees stay healthy with minimal pollen?🌸Probiotic products like BeeBites are fortified to keep bees healthy. Made ...
02/20/2025

How do bees stay healthy with minimal pollen?🌸

Probiotic products like BeeBites are fortified to keep bees healthy. Made from spirulina and micro algae, these bars are bee superfoods!🦠💪

Like humans, bees rely on probiotics (similar to those found in yogurt) to keep their gut healthy and their body strong! 🥗🐝

As we know Queen Bees are the ultimate mother👑🐝But Queen Bees are selected by Worker Bees, who then feed the chosen la...
02/19/2025

As we know Queen Bees are the ultimate mother👑🐝

But Queen Bees are selected by Worker Bees, who then feed the chosen larvae an exclusive diet of royal jelly?

Instead of being raised in a regular cell, a Queen 'cup' is an enlarged cell that emerges vertically. Typically, a couple of Queens are produced at one time. When they emerge, it is a battle between them- the survivor takes the crown!

Before the new Queen emerges, the old Queen will then fly away with a swarm of others.

Spread some love, cheer, or laughs with your bee-loving gals, pals or sweetie! 💛🐝Which is your favourite? ...
02/11/2025

Spread some love, cheer, or laughs with your bee-loving gals, pals or sweetie! 💛🐝

Which is your favourite?

🎶it's all about that bass(wood honey)🎶Basswood honey is fragrant, flavourful and perfect for sore throats. It provides a...
02/08/2025

🎶it's all about that bass(wood honey)🎶

Basswood honey is fragrant, flavourful and perfect for sore throats. It provides a unique refreshing aftertaste reminiscent of mint and lime, giving it its nickname the 'mojito honey' here at Humble Bee🍋‍🟩

Buy in-store or online today!

Humble Bee now carries Swarm Commander products! With a 2 year shelf life, we recommend stocking up now (before you need...
02/07/2025

Humble Bee now carries Swarm Commander products! With a 2 year shelf life, we recommend stocking up now (before you need them!).

The Swarm mist, vials, or super lure help catch those hard to reach places, like tall trees or the side of houses.

Simply spray or put in the hive or box, and wait!

Now, more than ever, it is important to shop local!All of our honey is produced in 1 of our 200 hives across the Hamilto...
02/05/2025

Now, more than ever, it is important to shop local!

All of our honey is produced in 1 of our 200 hives across the Hamilton area. We label our jars according to what area the honey has been harvested from to better serve your body🍯🇨🇦

we offer Beekeeping classes?We have 2 upcoming "Introduction to Beekeeping" classes this month, with many more to foll...
02/04/2025

we offer Beekeeping classes?

We have 2 upcoming "Introduction to Beekeeping" classes this month, with many more to follow before the season starts.

Kick off the season this week with our online beekeeping class, where you will learn absolutely everything to know about keeping bees. From bee biology, to honey harvesting we ensure you will have the confidence to start your own apiary all virtually.

Then on Feb. 23rd, we offer this class in-person for those local to us. The information is the same in both classes, however you will have more hands-on experience to get you started.

Sign up today!🐝📚

Calling all bee loving, native species growing, rainwater gardeners in Hamilton📣🌷THIS Saturday, February 1st is Seedy Sa...
01/30/2025

Calling all bee loving, native species growing, rainwater gardeners in Hamilton📣🌷

THIS Saturday, February 1st is Seedy Saturday with at the Central Branch.

Come check out our gorgeous pollinator garden signs to prep for the spring season!

Will we see you there?

📸🐝Coming soon to a tradeshow near you...When people see our booth or come into the store they are surprised to see that ...
01/28/2025

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Coming soon to a tradeshow near you...

When people see our booth or come into the store they are surprised to see that we sell both honey, beeswax and other bee-made products, but also all the beekeeping equipment you would need to keep your own bees🐝🍯

What do you visit us for?

Q: What is a Nucleus Colony AKA Nuc?A: You might see our promotions for beekeepers to get their "Nucs" for the upcoming ...
01/22/2025

Q: What is a Nucleus Colony AKA Nuc?

A: You might see our promotions for beekeepers to get their "Nucs" for the upcoming season. When a beekeeper wants to add or start a new hive, they may purchase a Nuc which typically consists of honeybees in all stages of life (eggs, larvae, pupae and bees), a Queen bee, and some frames of food for the bees. It is essentially a hive 'kickstart', especially in areas like ours where beekeeping seasons are shorter. 🐝❄️

Here is our line up for upcoming events!🥗 this Friday and Saturday we will be at at the alongside other great small bu...
01/22/2025

Here is our line up for upcoming events!

🥗 this Friday and Saturday we will be at at the alongside other great small businesses!

🌱 find us at Central Branch alongside for a great Seedy Saturday- prep your native pollinator gardens!

🐝We invite all local beekeepers to attend February's Golden Horseshoe Beekeeping Association meeting. If you'd like more info, feel free to message us!

If you're cold then they're... probably hungry🐝Unlike most animals, bees don't hibernate or go into topor. As we know, s...
01/16/2025

If you're cold then they're... probably hungry🐝

Unlike most animals, bees don't hibernate or go into topor. As we know, staying alive (and warm) takes a lot of energy. ⚡️

So what do bees eat? All summer long, bees work on storing honey reserves to rely on for the winter. Near early spring, their honey reserves tend to deplete which is when they began foraging again for pollen🌷

But with the onset of early springs, where the temperature is warm but nothing is in bloom, sometimes the bees come out to a still flower-less world. 🌎

Beekeepers supplement their hungry bees with fondant and pollen patty products to help them stay warm, alive, and well-fed!🍯

What's your favourite spring flower?

that the labels of our unifloral honey describe the flavour profile of the different varieties?Although we offer sampl...
01/15/2025

that the labels of our unifloral honey describe the flavour profile of the different varieties?

Although we offer samples of all of our honey in-store (come visit us for a sweet treat!), get to know our bee's recipes a little bit better by reading the lids🐝

We don't infuse our honey with anything, so the flavour differences come entirely from the pollen source themselves!

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601 Burlington Street East
Hamilton, ON
L8L4J5

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A beeswax candle a day keeps the winter blues away🕯️❄️ #beeswax #beeswaxcandles #beekeeping #beekeepers #hamont #bees #honey #localhoney #niagara #guelph #hamilton #beekeeperslife

Why do beekeepers use a smoker? After opening the hive, bees want to know what's going on! Using a smoker encourages them very gently to retreat back into the hive. Beekeepers may also use other materials (straw, leaves, or a bee brush) to gently sweep bees out of the way. Although they seem like tough insects, bees are still very delicate. 🐝🪶 #smoker #beekeepingequipment #beekeeping #beekeepers #beekeeper #honey #honeybees #bees #localhoney #purehoney #smallbusiness #localbusiness #hamilton #hamont #hamon

New website alert! With the feedback from you all, we were able to re-create our website. To better reflect Humble Bee, our products are all laid out for easy access. Check out our new wholesale page for special events, business stock and bulk beeswax and honey! #new #website #newwebsite #bees #bee #beekeeping #beekeepers #honey #localhoney #rawhoney #purehoney #fyp #foryourpage #hamont #hamon #ontario #guelph #niagara

Join us this weekend at the @hamontmarket alongside @planborganicfarms for the Local Showcase! 🥕🍎🍯 Find some delicious locally produced and grown food and beverages today! #farmersmarket #market #local #localbusiness #localhoney #ontariomade #ontariohoney #ontario #honey #rawhoney

Reflecting on the quietness of the winter months, makes us feel a little restless to jump back into the busy season of beekeeping🤍🐝 We hope everyone is having a wonderful winter❄️ we remain open to help you with pre-season needs! #beekeeping #bees #bee #beekeeperslife #hamont #hamon #hamilton #smallbusiness #localbusiness #honey #localhoney #rawhoney #purehoney

Our Bee Ball is going to be HYPE thanks to @djdonnalovejoy and @rivero.dan_osito 🪩🐝 Looking for something to do this Saturday, December 21st (the longest night of the year! 🌝). Bring your pals, partners or children to our Solstice celebration! Good food, music and entertainment, open to all ages. Get your tickets today! Link in our bio🎟️🐝 #beeball #bee #bees #beekeeping #event #hamilton #hamont #venue #mulespinner #music #beekeepers #beekeeper #beekeeping #solstice #celebration

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