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Our apiary is located in Richmond Ontario. We sell pure local honey and beeswax candles. Follow our

09/28/2024

It's feeding time for the bees. I don't need to feed them every fall but this year they need some extra feed. I need to ensure that they have enough food packed away until the willows start blooming in the spring.

05/01/2024

Welcome to the hive little bee! Her first job will be as a housekeeping bee, she will clean out the cells for the queen to lay in and for food to be stored.

12/08/2023

Beeswax Christmas ornaments have a rich history dating back to the 16th century in Germany. German bakers used their gingerbread and springerle molds to make beautifuly detailed ornaments. In many families these beeswax ornaments have become family heirlooms, passed down through the generations. With proper care beeswax ornaments will last for centuries! In Germany there are beeswax ornaments in museums that date back to the 18th century. They can be hung year round in front of a window to catch the sun and release a sweet honey scent.

09/09/2023

The sunflowers are covered in honey bees. They will have some sweet sunflower honey to tide them through the winter.

09/04/2023

It's honey harvest time! These capped frames of honey are an amazing thing to see. Honey bees are extrodinary creatures when you consider what they can accomplish in just a few warm months.

04/04/2023

The hives survived the winter and are looking strong. Their food has been topped up so they will be all set until the willows start blooming. What a beautiful sight to see them out flying after being cooped up all winter!

06/04/2022

A new queen!! This queen has just returned from her mating flight. Mating occurs on warm, calm days about 15-30m off the ground. She is wandering around the hive to let all the workers know she has returned. This queen hasn't begun laying yet but should start within 1-3 days. This is a small hive so it will be fed sugar water and pollen until it's population is large enough to support itself.

04/06/2022

The bees are bringing in pollen! Three different colours of pollen were coming in yesterday. Pollen is an important protein source for feeding the brood.

12/16/2021

The bees are taking advantage of this warm December day to do some house cleaning. This bee is on undertaking duty, she is removing a dead bee and dropping it away from the hive.

12/05/2021

A beeswax forest has sprung up, just in time for Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄 https://www.yellowhousehoney.ca/

11/30/2021

The Yellow House Honey bees make both white and golden honey. This year most of the white honey came from the first harvest so it would have been made from nectar collected from the spring flowering plants. All the golden honey came from the later harvest which means it was made from the nectar collected from the summer flowers. They have very different but equally delicious flavours!

11/08/2021

It was a beautiful day at the Richmond Fair Christmas Market. We couldn't have asked for better weather!

09/20/2021

t's time for the honey harvest! Pure honey, straight from the hive. Just strain out the chunks of beeswax and into the jars it goes!

08/24/2021

The goldenrod is in full bloom! This bright yellow flower is considered a w**d but it's very important for honey bees. It is one of their last true nectar and pollen source of the season. Goldenrod nectar produces a dark yellow honey with a distinctive, strong, monofloral flavour.

08/15/2021

Ontario peaches drizzled with honey. 💛💛💛

08/08/2021

Straight from the hive! A beautifully capped frame, filled with Richmond wildflower honey. 🥰

08/05/2021

We let thistles grow wild around the Yellow House! They are unpleasantly prickly but on the upside they produce beautiful purple pompoms and each one contains dozens of long tubular flowers full of nectar. The Canada thistle is a class 5 plant in the honey rating index. That means it is among the most productive honey plants due to its high output of nectar and excellent honey flavours. Let the thistles bloom!!

07/27/2021

There is going to be some sweet tasting bee balm nectar in this year's honey. The bees are all over it!

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Richmond, ON
K0A2Z0

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http://yellowhousehoney.ca/

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Welcome to the hive little bee! Her first job will be as a housekeeping bee, she will clean out the cells for the queen to lay in and for food to be stored.

The bees are taking advantage of this warm December day to do some house cleaning. This bee is on undertaking duty, she is removing a dead bee and dropping it away from the hive.

t's time for the honey harvest! Pure honey, straight from the hive. Just strain out the chunks of beeswax and into the jars it goes!

How do honey bees keep their hive cool on a hot day? They fan! Fanning at the hive entrance allows the bees to circulate the air through the hive and regulate the hive temperature.