Year of the Beekeeper: T’N’T Apiaries

Owners: Barb Thyr & Dave Tharle Location: Ardmore Social info: Facebook Question:      How did you get involved in this sweet industry – what’s your story? Answer: My parents were married just before WW II and had a number of hired men on the farm. Sugar was rationed during the war, so my mother...

Year of the Beekeeper: The Gull Lake Honey Company Inc.

Owners: Lorne & Alida Prins Location: Gull Lake, Alberta Social info: Facebook Question:      How did you get involved in this sweet industry – what’s your story? Answer: Compared to many of the people reading this we are relatively new to the beekeeping scene. This is our 4th season as a commercial operation and...

Year of the Beekeeper: Honey Meadows Farm Inc.

Owners: Zwiers Family Location: Foothills, Alberta Social info: Website Question:      How did you get involved in this sweet industry – what’s your story? Answer: Jon- I got involved at a very young age. My very first job was just taking off the lids and then putting them back on once my dad and...

Year of the Beekeeper: Revival Queen Bees

Owners: Glyn and Shevelle Stephens Location: Spruce Grove, AB Social info: www.revivalqueenbees.com www.instagram.com/revivalqueenbees/ vm.tiktok.com/ZMeyDL1H6 www.facebook.com/revivalqueenbees How did you get involved in this sweet industry – what’s your story? Glyn grew up breeding queen bees at his family’s apiary in New Zealand. His parents were commercial queen breeders and he and his 4 siblings started helping with beekeeping...

Alberta Bee News Magazine – August 2022

We’re pleased to share the August 2022 edition of Alberta Bee News Magazine! Read the August 2022 edition of Alberta Bee News Magazine online now by clicking HERE. TO DOWNLOAD, PLEASE CLICK THE DOWNLOAD ICON AT THE TOP LEFT.  

Alberta Bee News Magazine – June 2021

We’re pleased to share the June 2021 edition of Alberta Bee News Magazine! Read the June 2021 edition of Alberta Bee News Magazine online now by clicking HERE. TO DOWNLOAD, PLEASE CLICK THE DOWNLOAD ICON AT THE TOP LEFT.

Year of the Beekeeper: Beelicious Inc.

Owners: Connie and Andrew McNeil Location: Bezanson, Alberta Social info: Facebook Website Question:      How did you get involved in this sweet industry – what’s your story? Answer: The summer of 1985, I worked for Peter Beerman south of Calgary and got “bitten by the bug.” I always remembered that job as a cool way...

Alberta Bee News Magazine – April 2021

We’re pleased to share the April 2021 edition of Alberta Bee News Magazine! Read the April 2021 edition of Alberta Bee News Magazine online now by clicking HERE. TO DOWNLOAD, PLEASE CLICK THE DOWNLOAD ICON AT THE TOP LEFT. 

Year of the Beekeeper: True North Apiary

  Owners: Barbara and Justin Sorenson Location: Calmar, Alberta Social info: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Question:      How did you get involved in this sweet industry – what’s your story? Answer: Our bee farm began in 2012 when I started hobby beekeeping with two packages of bees. After having success over several seasons, I decided...

Year of the Beekeeper: Wolfe Honey Company Inc. / Honey Bunny Inc.

Owners: Gilbert and Sharon Wolfe Location: Guy, Alberta Social info: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest LinkedIn Question:      How did you get involved in this sweet industry – what’s your story? Answer: I started working for local beekeepers as a kid (age 14). After a couple of summers, I liked the work, so I convinced my dad...

Alberta Bee News Magazine – February 2021

We’re pleased to share our latest digital publication of Alberta Bee News Magazine! Alberta Bee News Magazine – February 2021 Read in full screen mode on Issuu here. To download, please click the download icon at the top left.