Ol' Grumps' Honey

10/12/2026

Foggy beasts this frosty morning.

10/11/2026

Added beeswax blocks to the website. I bought a one pound mold so you can buy those big bricks! 🧱 Get crafty!

Honey from just north of Cochrane, Alberta. We are proud to keep our bees in the beautiful foothills of the Rocky Mountains, northwest of Calgary, Alberta.

09/29/2026

Down to the final run of cut comb honey. Order today to avoid disappointment! https://www.olgrumpshoney.com/products/cut-honeycomb

09/13/2026

With a frost warning last night and a cold wet fog on the land it was time to warm up the hearth.

09/09/2026

We removed the honey supers from this hive and treated them with organic acids and it seems like they needed a bit of time to chill on the porch before they accepted their new configuration.

08/24/2026

A limited supply of cut comb honey from this year's bounty is now available!

Honey as the bees make it! We have a limited supply of cut comb honey. These are sold for $10 for about 175g.

07/28/2026

Did you know that beekeepers mark their queens with a different colour each year? 2026 was a white dot year.

07/10/2026

Gratuitous beekeeper selfie. With fab bee hair like that though, can you blame me?

Starting to stack the boxes up now, will need a lot more if the sun shines in July!

07/07/2026

A queen and her attendants.

05/16/2026

We had good success with colony acceptance of a first batch of Saskatraz queens this spring. They came via California, so today's snow must be a shock to them! https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1KXYqm8Ext/