Niagara Bee

Wholesale honey suppliers of 100% pure Canadian honey and organization advocating for species native to Niagara

[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

FREE SWARM RESCUE:
Call before you spray and help save our endangered bees.
#swarm #bees #honeybees #beeremoval

[Farm & Food Care Ontario @FarmFoodCareON]

Local Food Week starts Monday!

All across Ontario, farmers, food businesses, and communities are getting ready to celebrate the incredible food grown and made right here at home.

Whether it’s fresh produce, locally raised meats, Ontario-made products, or a favourite farmers’ market find, there are so many ways to support local this week.

📸 We want to see what local looks like to you! Share your photos, meals, market visits, and local finds using #loveONfood

Let’s celebrate Ontario food together all week long.

#ONTAg #CdnAg #LocalFoodWeek #SupportLocal

[Golden Horseshoe Food & Farming @GHfoodfarming]

As part of Local Food Week, we will be sharing some tools to assist folks with understanding the impact of local food procurement, current policies that support these decisions, and how procurement practices can prioritize Ontario grown, raised or processed food.

[Farm & Food Care Ontario @FarmFoodCareON]

Kicking off Local Food Week with World Milk Day 🥛

Today, we’re celebrating the farmers and food businesses who help bring fresh, local food to our tables every day.

Ontario dairy farmers work year-round to produce high-quality milk while caring for their animals and the land. From a glass of milk to cheese, yogurt, and ice cream, dairy is an important part of many meals enjoyed across the province.

As Local Food Week gets underway, it’s a great time to support Ontario food and celebrate the people behind it.

📸 Share your local food favourites using #loveONfood

#WorldMilkDay #LocalFoodWeek #ONTAg #CdnAg #SupportLocal

[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

Local Food Week June 1 to 7, 2026 We are focusing on the connection between Ontarians & the food grown & made right here at home, highlighting how choosing local supports communities, strengthens the economy, & keeps our food system close and resilient
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[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

This is not just beekeeping.
This is relationship.
This is restoration.
This is people and pollinators learning to thrive together again.

[National Honey Board @NationalHoney]

Honey bees feed the world 🐝🍯 On #WorldHungerDay, remember: bees handle ~80% of insect pollination and support about 1/3 of our diet. From fruits and nuts to livestock feed, managed pollination helps put food on our tables. #SaveTheBees

Learn more: https://t.co/dVElNp4ihz

[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

FREE SWARM RESCUE: Call before you spray and help save our endangered bees. #swarm #bees #honeybees #beeremoval

[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

Strawberries are one of the most popular fruits worldwide. It’s estimated that around 70% of strawberry plants rely on bees for pollination. Honeybees are attracted to strawberries by their strong scent & vibrant colors.
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[Statistics Canada @StatCan_eng]

🐝 The 2026 #CensusOfAgriculture is underway! With the help of Canadian farmers, we are collecting information to provide an up-to-date snapshot of Canada’s agriculture sector. For more info: https://t.co/Ayc11KYjSO.

#WorldBeeDay

[Food and Agriculture Organization @FAO]

🐝 5 benefits of sustainable beekeeping 👇

#WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Farmers have figured out that the cheapest pesticide is a strip of flowers.

When you plant wildflowers through a crop field, not just around the edge but in strips running through the middle, you get ladybugs, lacewings, hoverflies, and parasitic wasps living in the field instead of visiting it.

They eat the aphids, the caterpillars, and the mites for free, all summer long.

In controlled trials, fields with tailored flower strips had leaf-beetle numbers 40 to 50% lower and crop damage cut by around 60%, enough to drop below the threshold where spraying was even considered worth it.

The flowers attract a standing army to our fields.

We spent decades engineering chemicals to kill the insects eating the crop, when the insects that eat those insects would have worked for the price of seed.

[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

#supportlocalfarmers

[Farm & Food Care Ontario @FarmFoodCareON]

Local Food Week is almost here!

From June 1–7, we’re celebrating the farmers, food businesses, and Ontario-grown products that help keep our communities fed and connected.

Whether it’s a farmers’ market visit, a meal made with Ontario ingredients, or a stop at your favourite local food business, we want to see what local looks like to you.

📸 Share your photos and stories using #loveONfood

Looking for graphics to join the conversation? Access the Local Food Week toolkit here: https://t.co/DUlgcutwKW

#ONTAg #CdnAg #LocalFoodWeek #SupportLocal

[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

#WorldBeeDay May 20th 2026 focuses on how humans and bees have been working together to nourish and sustain people and the environment.
Bee together for people and the planet
A partnership that sustains us all.
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[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

Rain makes it more difficult for bees to find and collect nectar and pollen. Pollen can wash away in heavy rain and nectar can become diluted. At some point, the nectar is no longer worth the energy spent to collect it.
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[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

Color Vision: Ultraviolet light which humans can’t see but bees can see. Many flowers have patterns in ultraviolet that guide bees to their nectar. The bright colors of flowers, such as red, blue and yellow, also attract bees.
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[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

Provide a safe & welcoming home for bluebirds to nest & raise their young. Custom-built nesting chambers designed for protection, durability, & optimal bird health. A simple addition that brings life, colour, & natural pest control to your landscape.
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[NPCA @NPCA_Ontario]

The countdown to summer starts this weekend! ☀️All NPCA conservation areas officially open for the season on Friday, May 15.

NPCA main offices will be closed on Monday, May 18 for the Victoria Day long weekend. Offices will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, May 19.

[The Royal Canadian Legion @RoyalCdnLegion]

To mark the 100th Anniversary of The Royal Canadian Legion, Canadian artisan Bonnie Saunders of Glass Treasures by Bonnie Saunders has created a beautifully crafted commemorative plate celebrating this milestone.

Honouring a century of support for Veterans, their families, and communities, each plate features a striking centenary design and is individually handcrafted using specialized techniques, making every piece unique. Personalized engraved plaques are also available for presentations, retirements, gifts, or displays.

This commemorative piece offers a meaningful way to recognize the anniversary, with a portion of each plate supporting the Legion’s ongoing work across Canada.

Learn More: https://t.co/0gNTMeneJe

[Niagara Bee @NiagaraBee]

Hive check - take out & inspect frames for a laying queen/brood & signs of disease. Wait until daytime temperatures are consistent around 15°C & overnight temperatures are warming up. Wait until pollen has been consistently available for several weeks.
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[Sean James @seanjamesdesign]

Close to Acton? Want to use your landscape to make a real difference for wildlife? Saturday, May 23, I am giving a presentation on gardening for the birds! See info in the poster. Hope you can make it! There will be vendors and you can check out one of my rain gardens on-site!