Only one of these containers of honey, the BeeMaid on the  left, is truly a product of Canada, even though all the labels say  Canada No. 1. The Canadian Honey Council, along with provincial  beekeepers, want consumers to choose domestic product over imports masquerading as Canadian honey. Photo: Karen Briere

Beekeepers call foul on fake honey

Canada’s beekeepers say the stubborn flow of adulterated honey hasn’t gone away, and it risks compromising both domestic honey producers and crop pollination

Canada’s beekeepers say the stubborn flow of adulterated honey hasn’t gone away, and it risks compromising both domestic honey producers and crop pollination.






The U.S. is a key source for imported queen bees (marked here with a green dot to set her apart from the rest of the hive).

Tariff anxiety hits Canadian honey producers

Canadian beekeepers are pushing to keep key imported honey supplies out of trade war crosshairs

Canadian beekeepers are lobbying to keep their products out of the trade war. The U.S. tariffs may cause problems for the industry, but the domestic market may be enough to keep the Canadian honey industry strong.



Bee on canola flower.

Canadian-U.S. honey price gap widens

Demand for cheap honey, and the corresponding boom in honey fraud, is keeping Canadian prices down

U.S. beekeepers are getting more for their honey than Canadian beekeepers. Demand for cheap honey, and the corresponding boom in honey fraud, is keeping Canadian prices down, industry says.