Ontario Honey Gets Buzz. But is it the Right Kind?

One of my favourite times of year has arrived – the opening of the CNE.

The food is certainly a draw, as always, but I enjoy the buildings and exhibits just as much.

For the fifth year in a row, Ontario honey and beekeepers are a part of the show. You can learn all about the process of making honey (Ontario’s honey is produced yearly from July to September) as well as purchase health and beauty as well as food items made from local producers. You can even view live bees in one of the three observation hives.

I got a sneak peek before the Ex opened, and was greeted by Tibor Szabo from Szabo Queens.

This third generation bee keeper from Guelph gets a queen bee to sit on his face and then the rest of the hive joins her. The picture I took above is of him after just a few minutes of talking to the press. Take a look at what he looks like after about 10 minutes in a picture taken by Erin Hatfield for Inside Toronto.

Is this really the way to spread the message about Ontario’s bees and honey? Tell me what you think.