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Honey Bee Zen Apiaries, in Creston, B.C. is known for its sustainable beekeeping and a growing list o

Honey Bee Zen Apiaries Ltd, the owner of Swan Valley Honey Ltd.,is known for its sustainable beekeeping and a growing list of pure, raw and unpasteurized terroir-based honeys. We specialize in the careful production of wildflower honey, from the alfalfa, clover and mixed hay fields around us, and delcatable fruit honeys from fruit and berry orchards we pollinate in British Columbia. We treat the bees as our friends and co-workers, and protect them from chemicals, pesticides and other harmful agricultural practices. Our amber and dark honeys have won awards for years, and you can almost taste the sunshine that our bees have harnessed to produce such flavourful sweetness. We are committed to working with farmers who respect the land they use and the bees we provide, and we seek out strong and beneficial relationships. We are interested in the science and breeding of bees, the production of honey and hive products, and the challenges bees and their keepers around the world face.

09/25/2026

🍯 All Aboard the Honey Flight! 🐝

What’s better than a charcuterie board? One you get to build yourself!

This weekend, Sandra, our fabulous Marketing Director who joins us at shows in the Lower Mainland, is bringing the sweet side of the board to Cheese & Meat, Vancouver’s Artisan Food & Beverage Festival! 🧀🍯🥂

Come taste your way through our pure, raw BC honey — from our freshly cut Comb Honey,— to flavour-packed infusions like our Hot Honey. Discover new flavours, and find your perfect pairings! 😋
💡 Our Tip?
Pair honey with foods by matching similar flavours and levels of boldness. And of course, experiment! See more Honey Pairing Tips ->
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Come see us this weekend to taste, sip, build and BEE inspired! 🐝✨🍯
🎟️ Event & ticket details: https://vancouver.cheeseandmeatfestival.com/o!
📅 DATE
Saturday, September 26th
📍 LOCATION
The Pipe Shop
115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver
⏰ TASTING TIMES
Noon Tasting
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Afternoon Tasting
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Evening Tasting
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🐝Bee Amazed

09/13/2026

🐝✨ Buzz Worthy News… VOTING OPENS SEPT 14th

Jeff and I are incredibly proud to share that we are a 2026 BC Food & Beverage Rise Award finalist in the Social Impact category! 🎉🍯

Now we need a little help from our amazing hive! The ultimate winner is decided by an online vote, and we would bee so grateful for your support.

Every vote means the world to us and supports the work we do to share the importance of the bees, environment, food security and people of our community.
👉 CAST YOUR VOTE!
Voting is open September 14th to 28th 🗳️

*One vote may be submitted per valid email address every 24 hours.
Go to https://bcfb.ca/rise-awards/ to vote!
🏆 The winners will be announced at the BC Food & Beverage Rise Awards Night in Burnaby on November 25th.

Thank you for being part of our journey and our hive! Let’s make some buzz and bring this one home for our community! 💛🐝🏆
🐝Bee Amazed
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09/07/2026

🐝 A Bee for Every Job: Meet the Hive’s Hardest Workers! 🍯

Ever wonder Who’s Who in the hive? 🧐🐝

This Labour Day, we’re celebrating the busy honey bee and the important role that each caste of bee plays in the hive.

👑 QUEEN
Fertile Female

Duty:
Lays eggs

🐝 WORKER
Sterile Female

Duties:
• Collects pollen and nectar
• Makes wax cells and comb
• Maintains, guards and ventilates the hive
• Feeds larvae

🛩️ DRONE
Fertile Male

Duty:
Mates with a queen from another hive

❄️ WINTER BEE
Sterile Female

Duties:
• Generates heat for the hive
• Cares for the queen and colony
Let’s hear it for the tiny but tough, hardworking honey bee! 🐝💪🍯 Every bee has a job to do! ✨
🐝Bee Amazed

09/03/2026

🍯 August Highlights BeeHind the Hive
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VISITING PEI BEEKEEPERS 🌊 🐝

Jeff and I spent an amazzzing week in Prince Edward Island in early August. We were recruited by the PEI Beekeepers Association to give three talks at the Atlantic Beekeeping Tour conference on what we do, and to share some of the secrets of our modest success.

We also visited with beekeepers such as Troy Fraser of PEI Bees and the president of the PEI Beekeepers, and Jason Campbell of Cape Road Farm. Read all about our visit in Jeff’s blog. See https://honeybeezen.com/blog-standard/.
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EXTRACTING 🍯

We were knee deep in extracting this month and setting up our new extractor at the same time! It’s all looking and tasting fantastic.
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SUMMER INFUSIONS 🫐

I’ve gathered a bounty of BC berries to keep producing our seasonal infused honeys. Watch for strawberry, blackberry, blueberry and super popular raspberry infusions!
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BCFB SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD FINALIST! 🏆

Jeff and I are absolutely thrilled to be named a finalist in the 2026 Rise Awards by BC Food and Beverage in the Social Impact category.

The award recognizes a company that demonstrates a deeply rooted mission and continuously works to better its community through initiatives and internal practices.

The winner will be decided by online voting starting Sept 14th. Stay tuned for details!
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LES DAMES CULINARY GARAGE SALE 🛍️

We were proud to support the popular Culinary Garage Sale on Aug 22nd in Vancouver, which raised a record-breaking $9,000 + for LDBC scholarships! Our honey prize pack winner was Erika B of Vancouver.
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“WOWSERS, I BEE AMAZED!” 🐝

This testimonial is just too good not to share! Our friend, Sonja, was wearing a mask when I saw her at a market on a Saturday this month, explaining that she was covering the red, irritated skin on her face. I gave her a jar of our Bee Original p beeswax salve and by Monday her skin was clear.
🐝Bee Amazed

09/01/2026

🍯🧀🥖🍇✨ Customize your charcuterie board!
We’re thrilled to be joining Cheese and Meat, Vancouver’s Artisan Food & Beverage Festival, on September 26th.

And honestly… we can’t think of a better place for honey. 😍

We’ll be bringing samples of our 2026 honey vintage and showing you just how deliciously it pairs with the incredible local artisan foods being featured at the festival. Think sweet, savoury, salty, creamy and a whole lot of delicious! 🧀🥩🍯

Never been to Cheese and Meat? Neither have we! So, we’re especially excited to experience it with you.
Here’s the scoop:
🧀 Your ticket includes a charcuterie board — and yes, you get to take it home!
🍯 Start exploring. Wander through the venue, taste your way around the artisan offerings and discover suggested pairings to build your own ultimate charcuterie creation.
🍷 Grab your w**e glass add a little sip to the experience with a selection of w**e, b**r and c***r.
🛍️ Find something you love? Pick up your favourites so you can recreate the experience at home!
And what are we bringing?
Our comb honey from this season’s harvest! 🐝✨

Plus a few other favourites, including our Hot Honey — because everything is better with a little honey! 🍯

We can’t wait to see you, share some honey and help you discover some seriously delicious pairings.

Come taste, sip, build and bee inspired! 🐝
📅 DATE
Saturday, September 26th

📍LOCATION
The Pipe Shop
115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver

⏰TIMES
Noon Tasting
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Afternoon Tasting
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Evening Tasting
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

🎟️ Event & ticket details: www.cheeseandmeatfestival.com
🐝Bee Amazed
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Cheese and Meat Festival

08/27/2026

🎉 Amazzzzing News!

Jeff and I are so excited to share that we’re a finalist for the 2026 Rise Awards by BC Food & Beverage in the Social Impact category! 🏆

This award recognizes a company that demonstrates a deeply rooted social mission and continuously works to better its community through initiatives and internal practices.

It’s such an honour to be recognized alongside this year’s incredible finalists. 🌟
The ultimate winner will be decided through a public online vote starting September 14th! 🗳️

This is a huge milestone for us, and we’d love your help by voting online. Stay tuned and mark the date! 📅 We’ll be sharing voting details soon.

Thank you so much for cheering us on! 💛
🐝Bee Amazed

08/05/2026

🍯 Sampling on the High Seas! ⛴️

We are still buzzing with excitement that Honey Bee Zen is now available at the Passages gift shops on BC Ferries.

This past Friday, Sandra set sail ⛴️ on the Tsawwassen to Schwartz Bay route, sharing the sweet, pure taste of BC with travellers and crew, providing samples of our Fireweed, Kootenay Wildflower, Creamed, Lemon, and Lavender honeys.

From curious travellers to new Honey Bee Zen fans, it was a fantastic day of tasting and chatting about all things honey.

A huge thank you to the amazing BC Ferries team for welcoming us onboard—we can’t wait for more sweet journeys ahead! 🌊🐝🍯
🐝 Bee Amazed

08/01/2026

🍯 Happy BC Day and Food Day Canada! 🇨🇦🍁

This long weekend, we’re celebrating two things we love most — local food 🌾 and local communities. ❤️

Jeff and I are proud to work alongside so many passionate farmers, chefs, culinary artisans, and businesses who share our commitment to quality, sustainability, food security, and community.

As beekeepers 🐝, Jeff and I know that every jar of honey 🍯 tells the story of the land, the forage, the seasons, and the hardworking communities that care for them. Supporting local isn’t just something we do—it’s our passion for life.

Every time you choose local honey, you’re supporting Canadian beekeepers, strengthening local agriculture, helping protect pollinators, and investing in the future of our food system.

Celebrate this weekend:
🛍️ Visit your local farmers’ markets and retailers who support local
🥕 Create delicious meals with local ingredients at home
🍽️ Support restaurants who feature local ingredients on their menus
🥂 Raise a toast to the hardworking farmers, producers, chefs, beekeepers, and food artisans who nourish our communities to the hardworking hands behind every harvest

💛 Thank you for choosing local. Your support truly makes a difference.

See www.HoneyBeeZen.com for product information, market calendar, retailer list, and online ordering details.

Buy BC
🐝Bee Amazed

07/17/2026

🫐🍯 Happy BC Blueberry Day! 💙✨

Celebrate BC blueberries and the sweet taste of British Columbia with this beautiful Honey Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Blueberry Marmalade by our friend, Chef Bruno Feldeisen. 👨‍🍳🌿

A creamy and delicate Panna Cotta made with BC dairy 🥛 and honey 🍯, topped with the bright burst of BC blueberries 🫐 — it’s the perfect dessert to showcase the natural sweetness and golden goodness of BC’s best local ingredients. 💛

I was always intimidated to make Panna Cotta — a classic Italian custard — until Chef Bruno shared his recipe with us. It's so quick and to make! Give it a try🥄✨

See🔗 in bio for the recipe.

07/15/2026

Address

220E Placsko Road
Creston, BC
V0B1G8

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12508666861

Website

http://www.honeybeezen.com/

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