Honey Information

Discover the unique qualities of HoneyBee Lane Bees honey, crafted with care on our organic farm in Duncan, British Columbia. Our commitment to excellence ensures a taste and quality unlike any other. Our hives remain on our property, ensuring consistent quality and flavour.

Our Unique Honey

What makes HoneyBee Lane Bees honey special? Our hives never leave our property, so our bees are not subjected to a mono-diet or exposed to migratory bees that may carry illness or disease. Instead, they benefit from foraging in an oasis of naturally grown trees, shrubs, herbs, and wildflowers.  It is from this vast array of vegetation that the bees gather all their essential food sources, nutrients and vitamins.  The honey they produce is complex and provides significant health benefits to humans.

Flavours of the Forest

HoneyBee Lane Bees boasts over a hundred Garry Oak trees that are a valuable source of food for the bees  and allows our bees to produce dark honey.  In mast* years when the trees bear fruit, the acorns  are often wounded by weevils which introduces a bacteria into the acorn.  The acorn responds by producing a sugary substance that is an highly nutritious  carbohydrate for the bees and contains an array of exceptional anti-oxydents.   Dark honey is one of the most sought after honey in the world and a valuable source of nutrition for humans.   *A mast year is when Oak trees have acorns..  

The Bees' Daily Routine

Our bees sleep in! They gather most of their food, being  pollen and nectar, after 10 am. This is because many flowers close their petals at night and generally don't open them until the day warms up. This helps the flowers protect their fundamental reproductive parts, those being pollen and nectar,  from being stolen at night or washed away by rain or dew.     So the bees (being smarter than the average bear) sleep in!  And "Yes" bees do sleep and mainly at night.  

Sustainable Harvesting

We ensure sustainability by only housing 25 colonies that the property and surrounding area can readily support. We also only take a small fraction of the honey our bees produce, guaranteeing that our harvesting practices are sustainable and environmentally responsible.  

Taste the Difference

Experience the exceptional taste of our sustainably harvested honey. Contact us today to learn more about our honey varieties and place your order.