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research
We are actively researching, protecting, and promoting honey bees. Our current research focuses on producing quality queen bees and innovations in beekeeping practices and hive design.
Since 1997 we have been selectively breeding honey bees for low varroa mite populations, large colony populations, high honey production potential, gentleness and hygienic behaviour with very positive results (published annually in the American Bee Journal from 1998 to 2003). Queens and colonies of selected stock have been distributed to beekeepers throughout Canada.
We are working on converting over 140 refereed research and miscellaneous related articles authored by Dr.Tibor I. Szabo (pictured) to a web accessible format. Tibor authored these articles during his distinguished career as an Apiculturist for Agriculture Canada, Adjunct Professor at the University of Guelph, and independent researcher with his company Szabo Bee Enterprises.
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The following is a sample draft of an article published in the American Bee Journal:
Honey bees in bear territory.
In the spring of 2004 a black bear wandered South from Northern Ontario to the Guelph area and Puslinch county. He destroyed 8 honey bee colonies approximately 3 km from our apiary. Shortly therafter, we had a hive torn apart. The bear continued South and was shot...Find out more ...
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Bees
Order honey bee queens, queen cells and nucleus colonies
of stock selectively bred for large worker populations,
honey production, gentleness and hygienic behaviour.
Szabo Queens
Reserve your premium quality Ontario Queen Bees, Nucs, and Hives.
To place an order or to inquire about ordering bees, please:
- text: 519-221-4077
- or email: szaboqueens@gmail.com
Mailing address:
Tibor Szabo,
4722 Nassagaweya-Pushlinch Townline
Moffat, ON, L0P 1J0, Canada
By appointment only. Now taking orders for 2025!
| 4-Frame Nucleus Colony |
May Price $270.00 each June Price $250.00 each |
| 3-Frame Nucleus Colony |
$200.00 each |
| Caged Queen |
$50.00 each |
| Queen Cell |
$12.00 each |
* Prices are subject to change.
Honey
Discover fresh Southern Ontario wild-flower honey from local beekeepers.
Fresh Ontario Honey
Look for honey and bee products from the following Ontario Honey Producers:
- B Hogan Apiaries, Bath, Ontario
- B & E Honey Fields, Niagra-on-the-Lake, Ontario
- Dutchman's Gold, Carlisle, Ontario
- Honey by George, Mt. Elgin, Ontario
- Lilley Bee Apiaries, St. Catherines, Ontario
- Meadowview, Stouffville, Ontario
- Szabo Queens, Puslinch, Ontario
Propolis
Order propolis by the pound.
Propolis
To inquire about buying or selling propolis, please call 519-836-5617.
Seeds
Plant nectar and pollen producing plants near your colonies to increase your honey potential and maximize pollen availability for healthy brood.
Nectar & Pollen Producers
Growing nectar and pollen producing plants makes your yard beautiful and helps to increase your local honey bee populations. The plants listed below are known to produce large amounts of nectar and pollen. Look for their seeds at your local herb shop or nursery. Plant them.
ANISE HYSSOP, BLUE
Agastache
foeniculum
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 90 - 150 cm
Spacing: 90 cm
Flowering Period: July - September
Honey Potential: 2,802 - 3,463 kg/ha
NECTAR AND
POLLEN PRODUCER
ANISE HYSSOP, WHITE
Agastache
foeniculum
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 90 - 150 cm
Spacing: 90 cm
Flowering Period: July - September
Honey Potential: 1,000 kg/ha
NECTAR AND
POLLEN PRODUCER
BLUE GLOBE FLOWER
Echinops rito
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 90 - 150 cm
Spacing: 90 cm
Flowering Period: July - August
Honey Potential: 939 kg/ha
NECTAR AND
POLLEN PRODUCER
BLAZING STAR
Liatris spicata
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 60 - 90 cm
Spacing: 60 cm
Flowering Period: June - August
Honey Potential: unknown
NECTAR AND
POLLEN PRODUCER
CHAPMAN HONEY PLANT
Echinops
sphaerocephalus
Life-Cycle: Biennial
Height: >150 cm
Spacing: 120 cm
Flowering Period: July - August
Honey Potential: 1,646 kg/ha
NECTAR AND
POLLEN PRODUCER
CHIVIRICO
Leonurus sibiricus
Life-Cycle: Annual
Height: 90 - 150 cm
Spacing: 90 cm
Flowering Period: July - August
Honey Potential: unknown
NECTAR PRODUCER
GOLDEN HONEY PLANT
Verbesina
alternifolia
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: >150 cm
Spacing: 120 cm
Flowering Period: August
Honey Potential: unknown
NECTAR PRODUCER
GREEK OREGANO
Origanum Vulgare
hirtum
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 30 - 60 cm
Spacing: 30 cm
Flowering
Period: July - September
Honey Potential: 101 - 200 kg/ha
NECTAR PRODUCER
LAVENDER
Lavandula angustifolia
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 30 - 60 cm
Spacing: 30 cm
Flowering Period: June - July
Honey Potential: 51 - 100 kg/ha
NECTAR PRODUCER
MOTHERWORT
Leonurus cardiaca
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 90 - 150 cm
Spacing: 90 cm
Flowering Period: June - August
Honey Potential: 201 - 500 kg/ha
NECTAR PRODUCER
MOUNTAIN MINT
Pycnanthemum pilosum
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 90 - 150 cm
Spacing: 90 cm
Flowering Period: July - August
Honey Potential: 1,705 kg/ha
NECTAR PRODUCER
POPPY, ORIENTAL
Papaver Orientale
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 60 - 90 cm
Spacing: 60 cm
Flowering Period: June - July
Honey Potential: -
POLLEN PRODUCER
POPPY, ANNUAL, RED & PINK
Papaver
spp.
Life-Cycle: Annual
Height: 60 - 90 cm
Spacing: 60 cm
Flowering Period: June - July
Honey Potential: -
POLLEN PRODUCER
SIMPSON'S HONEY PLANT
Scrophularia
marilandica
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: >150 cm
Spacing: 120 cm
Flowering Period: July - August
Honey Potential: >500 kg/ha
NECTAR AND
POLLEN PRODUCER
THYME, LARGE
Thymus pulegoides
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 30 - 60 cm
Spacing: 30 cm
Flowering Period: July - August
Honey Potential: >500 kg/ha
NECTAR AND
POLLEN PRODUCER
WOOD FIGWORT
Scrophularia nodosa
Life-Cycle: Perennial
Height: 90 - 150 cm
Spacing: 90 cm
Flowering Period: June - July
Honey Potential: >500 kg/ha
NECTAR PRODUCER
Wax & Candles
Pure beeswax candles burn clean with a characteristic golden flame.
Wax & Candles
Reduce your carbon footprint and burn only 100% pure beeswax candles. Renewable and natural, beeswax is produced by bees from the nectar of flowers. It burns cleaner than petroleum based paraffin and contains no synthetic fragrances. Buy beeswax candles at your local farmers' market and support local beekeepers.
To inquire about ordering wholesale hand-dipped tapers and moulded candles, please call 519-836-5617.
blog
tours
Select Tour:Beautiful Bees
Click the links in the list above for virtual tour slideshows of our beekeeping experiences, travels, and adventures.
Chile 2008
Queen catching and banking and accessible beekeeping in Chile, February 2008.
CNE Highlights
Highlights from our exhibit over the years at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.
Tour Extraction Room
A slideshow of honey extracting equipment.
Pollination
Preparing bees and loading a truck near Guelph, Ontario for blueberry pollination in New Brunswick.
about
The Szabo family has been keeping bees for four generations. Márton Szabo acquired his first apiary in 1929 from a colleague at the railway station in Demecser, Hungary. Márton believed that beekeeping was a beautiful art. We are proud to post some of the work of his son, Dr. Tibor I. Szabo in the research section of this site. T.I. Szabo's formal study of honey bees began at the University of Budapest in 1957, has spanned over five decades, and has resulted in many accolades that include being honoured with the Order of Canada in 1987.
Located in Southern Ontario, Dr. Tibor I. Szabo and his son Tibor P. Szabo are honey bee Queen, Nucleus and Colony producers. With decades of bee breeding experience, the Szabo family strives to produce the highest quality queens bred specifically for disease resistance and high honey production potential. We are committed to the proliferation of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) through selective breeding and innovation in hive design.
Check out the blog section of this site for regular bee bulletins by site designer Daniel Szabo as he posts articles, updates and buzzes about what's happening on the web and in the community.
links
Please note that links from http://www.honeybees.ca to external sites open in new windows.
Apimondia
The website of the International Federation
of Beekeepers' Associations.
Canadian Honey Council
News and information on honeybees and beekeeping in Canada.
British Beekeepers Association
The British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) promotes bees and beekeeping in the U.K.
American Beekeeping Federation
The American Beekeeping Federation has been serving the needs of U.S. beekeepers for over 50 years.
Mann Lake
Premier worldwide beekeeping supplier.
Canadian Provincial Beekeepers Associations
The follow associations are dedicated to providing Canadian provinces with local support and pertenant information about beekeeping and honey production.
Alberta Beekeepers Association
British Columbia Honey Producers Association
Fédération des apiculteurs du Québec
New Brunswick Beekeepers Association
Ontario Beekeepers Association
Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association
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