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⁣We’ve been here officially for five nights. And almost every night the sky has been beautiful. But tonight? Spectacular...
18/07/2024

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We’ve been here officially for five nights. And almost every night the sky has been beautiful. But tonight? Spectacular. ⁣
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I almost cannot believe this is our backyard. ⁣
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𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹. ⁣
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*𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘯.









THE sign that summer is in full swing.
30/06/2024

THE sign that summer is in full swing.







Merry Christmas from the keepers of the bees!! 📷:
26/12/2023

Merry Christmas from the keepers of the bees!!







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We are SO EXCITED to announce that you can now purchase Happy Homestead Honey at .revolution.bakery in downtown Dundas!!...
09/12/2023

We are SO EXCITED to announce that you can now purchase Happy Homestead Honey at .revolution.bakery in downtown Dundas!!

We are so grateful for their support and we are thrilled to be on their shelves with an amazing selection of other local goods.

Hurry in and get yours today!





We’re thrilled to be a vendor at the Holiday Headstart Outdoor Market happening this weekend at Come check out all of t...
09/11/2023

We’re thrilled to be a vendor at the Holiday Headstart Outdoor Market happening this weekend at

Come check out all of the amazing goodies and wonderful vendors!

Thursday 4 - 8pm
Friday noon - 8pm
Saturday noon - 5pm

Thanks for shopping local - see you there!!






All set up and ready to see you at Christ Church Flamborough today! Come get honey, candles, and honeycomb from 10-3! ...
04/11/2023

All set up and ready to see you at Christ Church Flamborough today! Come get honey, candles, and honeycomb from 10-3!





Come get the last honey of the season this Saturday! We’ll be joining some other wonderful local vendors at the market f...
02/11/2023

Come get the last honey of the season this Saturday!

We’ll be joining some other wonderful local vendors at the market from 10-3 at Christ Church Flamborough.

Hope to see you there!!

Fall is in the air and the bees can feel it! Last honey harvest of the season is done… and it will soon be time to wrap ...
12/10/2023

Fall is in the air and the bees can feel it!

Last honey harvest of the season is done… and it will soon be time to wrap those hives. For now the bees are enjoying the sunny warm days while we have them. ☀️ 🐝 🍯






⁣ ⁣ and .homestead.on are excited to announce a Thanksgiving weekend special :⁣𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀! ⁣⁣⁣We’ve collaborated to c...
06/10/2023

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and .homestead.on are excited to announce a Thanksgiving weekend special :⁣
𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀! ⁣
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We’ve collaborated to create a bundle of hand picked blooms and a 500g jar of honey for only $20. ⁣
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Perfect for a hostess gift or just to enjoy yourself! ⁣
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𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆.⁣
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𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. ⁣
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PM for pickup info! ⁣
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Need honey?! You can find us at the Fall Market at Christ Church Flamborough this Saturday! (Sept 9th from 10-2)We’ll ha...
05/09/2023

Need honey?!

You can find us at the Fall Market at Christ Church Flamborough this Saturday! (Sept 9th from 10-2)

We’ll have honey and beeswax candles and a few other goodies too!






Look at this cute little honey bee covered in pollen on one of our zinnias! Love seeing the bees in action. Zinnia seedl...
07/08/2023

Look at this cute little honey bee covered in pollen on one of our zinnias!

Love seeing the bees in action.

Zinnia seedling from








Pancake breakfast at !!
19/07/2023

Pancake breakfast at !!






Beautiful cosmos are growing! This one is grown from a seedling purchased from at the spring sale hosted by 🌸Can’t wai...
22/06/2023

Beautiful cosmos are growing!

This one is grown from a seedling purchased from at the spring sale hosted by 🌸

Can’t wait to watch the rest of our flower garden come to life!!







Obsessed with these.
13/06/2023

Obsessed with these.



The first batch of the year is ready!! Want some?! Details in our stories. 🍯🐝💕 📷 shot at
11/06/2023

The first batch of the year is ready!!

Want some?! Details in our stories. 🍯🐝💕







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Caption this. Go.
10/05/2023

Caption this.
Go.






Polka. Polka Dot.Polkaroo.Pokes.Pokey.Poke Poke.She’s called many things and she’s so well loved around here. Too bad sh...
07/05/2023

Polka.
Polka Dot.
Polkaroo.
Pokes.
Pokey.
Poke Poke.

She’s called many things and she’s so well loved around here. Too bad she’s an aloof Calico and does everything on her own terms!





Eggs are in lockdown! These fertilized eggs went in the incubator 18 days ago… only a few more days until they hatch!! K...
13/04/2023

Eggs are in lockdown!

These fertilized eggs went in the incubator 18 days ago… only a few more days until they hatch!!

Keep watching our stories for updates. 🥚🐣🐥






New year, new egg colour!! After a bit of a hiatus, our hens are laying again and we have some new layers sharing some ...
18/01/2023

New year, new egg colour!!

After a bit of a hiatus, our hens are laying again and we have some new layers sharing some GORGEOUS eggs with us!

We hoped we’d get some olive eggs this year after some specific breeding and hatching last year, and here we are!!!

Can’t wait until everyone is laying again and we can offer rainbow eggs to local friends. 🥚🐓










The last batch of Happy Honey is jarred and ready to go! If you haven’t stopped by to get yours-it’s not too late!! This...
15/10/2022

The last batch of Happy Honey is jarred and ready to go!

If you haven’t stopped by to get yours-it’s not too late!!

This is our final harvest of the season and the honey is pure gold. 🍯 We’re grateful for our bees and all their hard work this year!! 🐝








As seen on the drive home. 🍂❤️🍁It’s starting to look pretty colourful around here and we are all about it!! It seems to...
04/10/2022

As seen on the drive home. 🍂❤️🍁

It’s starting to look pretty colourful around here and we are all about it!!

It seems to have been a busy summer season (with not many posts from us lol) so hopefully fall will be time for us to slow things down a little and add some more regular content to this account. Here’s hoping.

Are you excited for fall?






Come check out the Golden Horseshoe Beekeepers Association booth at the Ancaster Fair this weekend! Chat with members an...
23/09/2022

Come check out the Golden Horseshoe Beekeepers Association booth at the Ancaster Fair this weekend!

Chat with members and learn about bees, beekeeping and purchase local honey too! 🍯 🐝

The fair runs Sept 22-25 at the Ancaster Fairgrounds.








28/07/2022

Down to our last dozen jars of this year’s clover honey! ☘️🍯🐝

The summer flower batch is up next … it should be ready in the next couple of weeks.

As the season moves on, the flavour and colour of honey deepen. Looking forward to seeing what the bees produce next!






Every day is a great day for Happy Honey! Available now in 500g jars. Send us a message if you need the address for pick...
18/07/2022

Every day is a great day for Happy Honey!

Available now in 500g jars.
Send us a message if you need the address for pickup!






Happy Honey is ready and waiting! The first official batch of the season is stocked in the “honey cupboard”. Come and ge...
07/07/2022

Happy Honey is ready and waiting!

The first official batch of the season is stocked in the “honey cupboard”. Come and get it while it lasts! 🐝 🍯

$10/jar
PM us for the address if you want to pick some up!











The pond is happy! Beautiful water lilies are in bloom. 💕🌸
02/07/2022

The pond is happy!
Beautiful water lilies are in bloom. 💕🌸









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