Find information about honey bee health and beekeeping in Ontario, including regulations, registration, permits and resources.
Learn about the Ontario Apiary Program and find contact information for apiary inspectors, the Provincial Apiarist and more.
Learn about the rules and regulations for keeping honey bees in Ontario.
Learn about requirements for honey under Ontario Regulation 119/11 , including food safety, premises, label, container, grading, misrepresentation and honey substitutes.
Learn about the permits and requirements for selling or giving away honey bees and used beekeeping equipment.
Learn about the requirements for moving bees through Ontario and importing bees or used equipment from other Canadian provinces and outside the country.
Learn about the risks and what to do if you suspect a bee yard has been abandoned.
Learn about first-time registration and registration renewal requirements for beekeepers in Ontario.
What you need to know about pests and diseases that can affect managed honey bee health in Ontario.
Information on best management practices, integrated pest management and biosecurity practices for managing honey bees in Ontario.
Learn about the recommended practices to ensure healthy, productive managed honey bees in Ontario.
Learn about treatment options and their application methods and timing for control of honey bee pests and disease specific to Ontario.
Information on programs, associations, education, funding and business supports for beekeepers in Ontario.
Learn how to submit an application when your bee colonies, bee hives or bee hive-related equipment are damaged by wildlife.
Prevent and report encounters with black bears and learn who to contact.
Get data on production, harvested area, sales and prices for fruits, vegetables, greenhouse, honey and maple syrup in Ontario.
Get data on pests and pathogens measured in honey bee apiaries from 2015 to 2019.
Any person who owns or is in possession of honey bees or used beekeeping equipment in Ontario must apply to the Provincial Apiarist for a certificate of registration. Access the beekeeper registration application form online or as a fillable PDF and apply to the Provincial Apiarist for a beekeeper certificate of registration.
Every person who sells live honey bees must report sales to the Provincial Apiarist within 30 days of the date of sale. Use this form to report your honey bee sales to the Provincial Apiarist. This template form will help ensure that the minimum required information is reported.
Use this online form to report a significant honey bee mortality incident experienced in your operation either during this active beekeeping season or over the past winter.
Use this online form to report and submit a picture of a suspected case of northern giant hornet. To date, there is no evidence that northern giant hornets are present in Ontario. Some examples of commonly encountered species that may be confused with northern giant hornets and that are frequently reported can be found on the Ontario northern giant hornet webpage.
An interactive tool to create custom maps and find agricultural information for Ontario.
An interactive map showing the total number of positive cases of small hive beetle per township.
Learn about Ontario honey bee colony winter mortality and the management practices used by registered beekeepers to monitor and control pests and diseases.
Learn about pest and disease levels, honey production, pollination services, honey bee mortality and any emerging issues in a given beekeeping season.
The Bees Act and Ontario Regulation 57 - General set out the requirements governing beekeeping in Ontario. If you own bees or beekeeping equipment, you are required to meet these requirements regardless of the size, location or purpose of your beekeeping activities.