Muskoka Parry Sound Beekeepers Association

General

• Ontario Beekeepers Association (OBA)
  • our provincial advocacy group and an excellent general resource
  • extensive searchable list of Ontario bee and beekeeping suppliers
  • home of our famous tech transfer program
  • annual membership recommended and you can also get group insurance from them at an excellent rate (and they will name others on your policy as needed)

• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Farming and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
  • all bee yards are required to be registered with OMAFRA by law (it is free and can be done online)

• OMAFRA Honey Labeling Requirements (199/11)
  • Ontario farm-gate and retail label requirements

• OMAFRA Essential Practices for Beekeepers in Ontario
  • A nice 6-page summary of all the things every beekeeper in Ontario should be doing (not necessarily how, but it is a great summary)
  • You can download a copy on our site in case the above link stops working.

Online How-to Videos (based in Ontario)

• University of Guelph, beekeeping videos – Southern Ontario
  • an excellent series of short how-to videos that cover nearly all aspects of beekeeping

• Devan Rawn, beekeeping videos – Southern Ontario
• MPBSA 2020 Virtual Bee Yard Tour Video – Gravenhurst, Ontario

Other beekeeping videos

• Ian Steppler, A Canadian Beekeeper’s Blog – Miami, Manitoba

Local Bee / Equipment Suppliers

• Ferrier’s Maplebee Farm – Kearney, Ontario
• Dickey Bee Honey – Cookstown, Ontario
• Innisfil Creek Honey – Innisfil, Ontario
• Glorybee Apiary – Loring, Ontario
• Board’s Honey Farm – Restoule, Ontario

Local Vets who can support beekeepers

As you probably know, beekeepers now need to get a prescription from a vet in order to purchase the Oxtytet we use to treat for American Foul Brood. Here are the names of 3 Vets that have been sourced by members of our organization.

• Dr. Peter Jones DVM Parry Sound Animal Hospital
  phone 705 746 5271 fax 705 746 7235
  parrysounddah@gmail.com
• Dr. Jason McLeod DVM
  705 789 5181 Huntsville Animal Hospital
  705 645 5090 Bracebridge Animal Hospital
  huntsvilleanimalhospital@gmail.com
• Dr. Neil Lawrence DVM Callander Animal Hospital
  phone 705 752 4550
  callandervet@gmail.com
• Dr. Fabio Tarable DVM Innisfill
  (arrangements can be made to p/u meds at Dickey Bee)
  fabio@fabulousacres.com

Beekeepers will have contact the vet and create a Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) before a prescription can be issued.

Other Ontario Suppliers

• Dancing Bee – Port Hope, Ontario

Downloads

• Beekeeping Activity Calendar (from Claude Dupuis)
• Basic 10-frame Langstroth Woodworking Design / Notes (from beesource.com)