ABOUT US

Beekeeping may be a warm weather pursuit, but a beekeeper's job is never done. The beekeeping season starts in winter, with the bees clustering safely inside their well stocked hives. Plans for the coming season are made, equipment is tended to, and new hive bodies are built and painted. Once the temperature starts to rise in April, both the bees and their keepers start to work in earnest.  The month of May sees many orchards requiring the pollination services we provide. Young queens are raised to replace older queens in order to keep the hive dynamics at their peak. June, July and August are crucial flowering months for our honey crop. August and September our extractors work non stop to harvest the bounty that nature and hard work provide. October and November are busy tending to the bees, to ensure that they are well fed and healthy before the long winter ahead.

John VanAlten (Beekeeper), owner of “DUTCHMAN’S GOLD HONEY & MAPLE, Inc”, has been keeping bees since 1981 and presently operates 1,500 beehives (that’s 90 million honeybees).  Business has grown along with a family of five children, who have helped in many aspects of raising and tending bees as well as selling honey. Over the years business grew with the help of dedicated staff, to produce, manufacture, package, and distribute the sweet rewards of the entire Beehive.

From visiting beekeepers around the world, it became apparent to Annie that there was much more to the beehive then honey and how all these ‘new’ products relate to our collective historical experience. From a beehive a beekeeper may collect Honey, Beeswax, Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly and Propolis.  Annie Van Alten, a passionate partner in the company now retired wanted to share with customers some simple and perhaps forgotten medical traditions that began with the honeybee and thus created a specialized trademark in the company, “ANNIE’S APITHERAPY”.  Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly & Propolis, each have a unique nutritional make-up that serves the bee in the hive in many ways.

All honey and apitherapy products are available throughout the year.

 

How to Buy our Products:

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Retail Hours Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sundays and Holidays - Closed ~ 300 Carlisle Road ~ Carlisle ~ Ontario ~ L0R 1H2 ~ 905-689-6371 ~

Or click HERE to see Virtual Tour of the Honey Shop!

When you are unable to make the trip out to the farm, please find our products at these fine retailers

Alliston	Natural Choice
Burlington	Goodness Me; Nutri-Source; Dennigers
Dundas	Horn of Plenty; The Vitamin Store
Guelph	Market Fresh, Stone Store
Hamilton	Goodness Me; Nutri-Source; Dennigers
Kitchener	Eating Well
Mississauga	Micheal Angelo's
Milton	Andrews Scenic Acres, The Vitamin Store
Oakville	House of Health
Orangeville	Natural Choice
Paris	General Store, Healthy Foods & More
Stratford	Gentle Rain
Toronto	Big Carrot, Yummy Market, Magic Health Food
Waterdown	The Vitamin Store

This list of retailers is not a complete list and they may carry a small selection of Dutchman's Gold and Annie's Apitherapy; a good place to look is at health food stores for Apitherapy.

Local marketiers may also bring our product along to sell at farmers markets in your area.

Ask your local grocery or Health Food Store about carrying

Annie's Apitherapy Products

ONLINE RETAIL SHOPPING WEBSITE!

Your online order will be mailed to you direct by Canada Post.

No Phone Mail Orders Please!

If you know of a specific product we carry but it is not listed on our online shopping website, please contact us by EMAIL with your inquiry. 

 

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