Bee Maid Honey Limited

What Bee Maid Honey Limited does

Bee Maid Honey Limited, founded in 1954 and headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a Canadian beekeeper-owned cooperative that functions as the marketing and distribution arm of the Alberta Honey Producers Cooperative Limited (alongside Manitoba Cooperative Honey Producers). The company aggregates, tests, packages, and markets 100% Canadian honey sourced from more than 300 Western Canadian member beekeepers, operating two large production facilities — a 129,000 ft² headquarters in Winnipeg and a 140,500 ft² production site in Spruce Grove, Alberta — equipped with intake testing, blow-molding, and packaging capabilities. Its product portfolio is organized into three tiers: Bee Maid Classics for everyday household use, a Premium Collection (Raw, Clover, Amber) for connoisseurs, and Food Service Staples (15 kg pails, 7 kg jugs, and 7 g "Li'l Honeys" portion packs) for restaurants, caterers, and food manufacturers. A separate Bee Supplies e-commerce storefront (beemaidbeestore.com) sells beekeeping equipment to both members and external customers.

The company sells through a multi-channel go-to-market model: a direct e-commerce website with a national store-locator tool for consumer retail discovery, bulk direct-sales for food-service accounts, and third-party retail distribution across Canada. Pricing is unit-based for retail SKUs (e.g., Premium Clover Honey 500 g at CAD $10.99) and quote-based for food-service bulk. The firm holds True Source, OU Kosher, and Halal certifications, and markets around quality, traceability, and its Canadian provenance. It is privately held with no external funding beyond a CAD $1.82M Prairies Economic Development Canada grant received in 2023, and is led by CEO Guy Chartier with a workforce of 51–100.

Name

Bee Maid Honey Limited

Legal name

Bee Maid Honey Limited

Website

https://beemaid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bee Maid Honey Limited is a Canadian beekeeper-owned cooperative, founded in 1954, that packages and distributes 100% Canadian honey from 300+ Western Canadian member beekeepers to households, food-service operators, and beekeeping-supply customers across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaged Honey Products

akta.pro primary industry

Honey Production & Extraction (AFAEAHAA)

Keywords

• Packaged honey products
• Canadian honey production
• Food service honey
• Premium honey varieties
• Beekeeping supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consumer Honey Products: Sale of honey products to individual consumers through retail and e-commerce channels. Products include Bee Maid Classics, Premium Collection (Raw, Clover, Amber honey), and various packaging sizes for household use.
2. Food Service & Bulk Products: B2B sales of bulk honey products to restaurants, food service providers, and manufacturers. Products available in various sizes including 15kg plastic pails and 7kg jugs, as well as individual serving sizes (7g Li'l Honeys).
3. Bee Supplies: Sale of beekeeping supplies through their Bee Supplies division (beemaidbeestore.com), serving both member beekeepers and external customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bee Maid Honey Limited is the marketing and packaging arm of the Alberta Honey Producers Cooperative Limited, producing and distributing 100% Canadian honey products sourced from over 300 Western Canadian beekeepers. The company offers retail honey (Classics and Premium lines including Amber, Clover, and Raw varieties) for households, bulk honey (15kg pails, 7kg jugs, and 7g Li'l Honeys) for restaurants and food service operators, and beekeeping supplies through a dedicated Bee Supplies store. All honey is tested at intake and during packing to ensure purity, and products carry True Source, Kosher, and Halal certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bee Maid Classics: Standard honey products including various sizes for household use, described as a staple in Canadian homes.
• Premium Products
• Food Service Staples

Products and services

• Bee Maid Classics

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Pure Canadian Honey - Every product verified as originating from Canadian beekeepers
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Canadian Honey CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeeMaid Honey is an active member of the Canadian Honey Council, an industry organization representing Canadian beekeepers. This membership supports industry advocacy, research coordination, and collective marketing efforts for Canadian honey producers.
• National Honey BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of the National Honey Board which conducts research, marketing, and promotion for honey. Supports industry-wide initiatives and honey consumption promotion.
• Canadian Bee Research FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeeMaid supports bee-related causes including the Canadian Bee Research Fund, which funds research into bee health and colony management.
• Provincial Beekeeping AssociationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeeMaid Honey is an active member of provincial beekeeping associations across Canada, supporting local beekeeping communities and industry representation at regional levels.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nature Nate's Honey: Nature Nate's is a US-based branded honey company selling raw, unfiltered honey through retail and e-commerce. It is comparable to Bee Maid's Premium and Classics lines as a consumer-facing branded honey business emphasizing purity.
• Dutch Gold Honey: Dutch Gold is one of North America's largest honey packers, supplying private-label and branded honey to retail and foodservice. It is comparable to Bee Maid as a honey packaging/marketing business serving both consumer and B2B channels at scale.
• Billy Bee Honey Products: Billy Bee is Canada's other major nationally distributed retail honey brand, owned by McCormick & Company. It directly competes with Bee Maid on Canadian retail shelves in the same consumer honey category, with overlapping sizes and use cases.
• Capilano Honey: Capilano is Australia's largest honey packer and marketer, originally a beekeeper cooperative. It mirrors Bee Maid's model of pooling supply from member beekeepers, packaging, and marketing under a national brand.
• GloryBee: GloryBee is a US honey packer and beekeeping supplies retailer, overlapping with Bee Maid on both honey packaging and the bee supplies e-commerce business. Closely comparable business model across consumer and hobbyist beekeeper segments.
• Golden Heritage Foods: Golden Heritage Foods is a North American honey supplier operating across retail, foodservice, and ingredients. It competes with Bee Maid in bulk and consumer honey supply, especially into food manufacturers and restaurants.
• Mann Lake: Mann Lake is a major North American beekeeping supply company selling hives, tools, and protective equipment. Comparable to Bee Maid's Bee Supplies division (beemaidbeestore.com) in product offering and customer base.

Regional players

• Rowse Honey: Rowse is the UK's leading branded honey company, sourcing globally and selling in retail. Comparable to Bee Maid as a branded consumer honey business with strong national identity, though geographically non-overlapping.

Broad incumbents

• Comvita: Comvita is a large New Zealand-based honey and bee-product company (mānuka-focused) selling globally in retail and health channels. It overlaps with Bee Maid's premium positioning but operates at much larger international scale and broader product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Wedderspoon Organic: Wedderspoon is a premium raw and manuka honey brand with strong natural-channel presence. Comparable to Bee Maid's Premium Collection as a higher-end honey proposition targeting connoisseur and health-conscious consumers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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