Toronto Bee Rescue

One of the best parts of beekeeping is discovering all the other insects that help pollinate our plants. This is a hairy flower scarab enjoying a daisy.
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With the bees settled in for winter, the off-season projects officially begin.
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Insulation ☑️
Wraps ☑️
Winter treatment ☑️
These bees are ready for winter 😎❄️

Christmas gift idea: a 2026 Hive Share
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Give someone the gift of seasonal newsletters, beekeeping experiences , and season terroir honey at the end of the season.
If you're interested check out the link in our bio to learn more! 💛🐝🍯

Tamarack trees are one of the few coniferous trees that lose their needles every fall.
This yard always gets a beautiful showering of orange needles.
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And just like that, the snow is here. ❄️🐝
When we wrapped the hives today, we noticed little circles of melted snow on top, a sure sign the bees are alive and keeping warm inside. Their clusters are generating enough heat to melt the snow above them. We’ve added extra insulation now so they’ll stay comfortable and protected all winter long. 💛🍯

🍯 It’s jarring time! 🐝
Beekeeping season might be over, but the buzz at Toronto Bee Rescue never stops!
We’re busy jarring up honey and packing your orders.
Thank you to everyone for your continuous support!
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We have begun getting our equipment ready for winter storage. We have 2 new storage containers to keep all our honey supers safe from the winter weather!
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Our fall beekeeping is almost at the end.
We can't wait to spin our final frames
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One of our yards in Caledon recently got a not-so-friendly visit from a bear 🐻 lots of damage was done to our hives.
So here's a reminder to make sure your electric fences are up and running !!!!

Taking off honey supers in colder weather means that the bees like to stay warm. Catch them bundled up on Peter.
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