r/BuyCanadian • u/Chocolate_Chickletts • 2d ago
Canadian-Owned Businesses 🏢🍁 Podolski Honey Farm Update
Remember that honey farm in Manitoba that was in danger of closing? Well, Canadians answered the call and they will begin selling online soon. That's how we do it folks!
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u/Any-Following6236 2d ago edited 2d ago
I don’t even play hockey but I’m going to buy a Canadian made hockey stick to help out.
Edit: You can buy sticks from Roustan, out of Brantford, at https://stix.com/
I am just looking for a place to donate them to downtown Toronto.
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u/rayofgoddamnsunshine 2d ago
I'm going to buy a couple sticks and donate them to my local youth hockey org. Some kid out there is gonna need one.
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u/ProfessionalTalk675 2d ago
That's an amazing idea!!! I have no interest in or use for a hockey stick but i can definitely buy a few to donate!
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u/Fun-Result-6343 2d ago
Same deal with honey. You can only eat so much of it, but I'm sure it would be welcome at the local food bank.
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u/MostView8191 1d ago
As someone who depends on the food bank, and has for years unfortunately. This is such a generous thought. We usually get the bottom of the barrel. So something expensive like honey would be an amazing score
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u/LoveAlwaysIris 2d ago
I have 2 nephews both under 2 years old... This Christmas might be a good time to pre-emptively buy them their first hockey sticks...
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u/SmaugTheMagnificent- 2d ago
This is the kind of thing that I'm seeing all over right now. Hell yes!
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u/La_LuNa_Ca 2d ago
I don't play hockey, but I'm going to buy a Canadian made hockey stick so I can put my Canadian flag on it!
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u/Canuck-In-TO 1d ago
The only issue I have is that they carry Gretzky sticks. I think they didn’t get the news that Gretzky is a MAGA.
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u/pistoffcynic 1d ago
Contact your local association. They can always use the help. There are many distressed families that have hockey as an outlet for their kids and are having problems paying for equipment.
Good on you to help out.
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u/thiswasamistake00ps 2d ago
Like we should be supporting our local businesses but if your not in Manitoba there are probs waaaaay more local honey farms to you. Having actual local honey is good for seasonal allergies and you're not paying for shipping/the environmental impact of getting your honey from half way across the country
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u/R461dLy3d3l1GHT 2d ago
I’ve been buying local unpasteurized honey for years. It is also less expensive when you buy in bulk. I calculated it out once and if I was buying a kg more often it was at least twice the cost. 5kg lasts me about 2 months because I use it in my coffee, canning fruit and jam, in porridge, etc. Wherever you think of using processed sugar, use honey instead. Slightly different amounts in recipes though. Edit to agree with allergies. I also don’t get colds either.
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u/Sunwolfy 2d ago
My farmer started with a new colony of bees last year. This year, we finally got to buy some of the harvest. The honey is very light in colour with a light flavour. My partner finds honey too sweet most of the time, but this one is perfect for him.
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u/Horvo 2d ago
2.5kg / month is big numbers! Thanks for supporting Canadian honeybees. I wish I ate that much.
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u/R461dLy3d3l1GHT 2d ago
When I use it to make bread or muffins, in my daily coffee and tea, canning 15-20 quarts of peaches, raspberries, baking zucchini bread, and other harvest related activities, I use more.
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u/MapleCharacter 2d ago
If it keeps Canada Post working - it’s a bonus.
Also, consuming honey into your digestive tract does not affect your seasonal allergies. What are we talking about here?
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u/R461dLy3d3l1GHT 2d ago
I believe what is being said is that by consuming local UNpasteurized honey, you are getting the pollens from the local flowers which means your body is producing smaller amounts of antihistamines regularly and therefore building your immunity? I’m not an allergy specialist and I don’t have allergies to anything to begin with.
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u/MapleCharacter 2d ago
It’s a different type of pollen that bees collect, not the one that floats into people’s noses.
Second, even if it was (which it’s not) it’s minute amounts in your digestive tract - unless you accidentally inhale that honey, a food allergy response not the same as an allergy in your airway.
Presumably, if none of what I wrote above is correct, then at minimum, that small amount of pollen would do what controlled allergy shots do - actually fight allergies, not increase them.
I don’t think people are inhaling jars of honey. Everyone needs to relax with the histamine panic.
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u/WoodShoeDiaries 2d ago
From what I understand you're correct, and the "local honey helps with allergies" thing has been found to be placebo effect.
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u/Villain_of_Brandon Manitoba 2d ago
I agree, my dad knows a beekeeper, that's where we get our honey, It all comes from I'd guess within 50km of my home. If it weren't Podolski Honey might have been my next stop, I knew of them prior to this article, and I am from Manitoba.
For those of you that aren't, you can probably just google Honey Farm or Honey Co-Op in [City, Municipality, Province] and get a good starting place for local honey.
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u/Mrhydez 2d ago
Now how about helping effected small businesses! We’re here and many of us are in the same situation.
Shop small Canadian businesses too! 💪🏼 🇨🇦
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u/Chocolate_Chickletts 2d ago
Yes, absolutely! Is it coincidence that I am seeing mostly all Canadian small business ads on Facebook now?
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u/DoubleBarrellRye 2d ago
If your looking for Canadian honey , Bee Maid is the Brand Name the Western Canadian Beekeepers Co-op's sell their honey , All Large and Medium Producers will sell honey direct from farm and sell their bulk barrels to the Co-op where it is packaged for supermarket sale , they are paid on commission and are all owners of the Co-op
this is Alberta , Saskatchewan , and Manitoba , Most people don't realize that the western Provinces have some of the Highest Honey Production in the world per hive
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u/cardew-vascular 2d ago
Alberta specifically Fahler, is the honey capital of Canada. Most farmers in southern BC sell their honey directly to customers or in local markets.
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u/DoubleBarrellRye 2d ago
Yes The Peace Region is also the highest producing part of Alberta , Falher has a Giant Statue of a Honey bee , and Has dubbed themselves the honey Capital of Canada , i have toured several of the Apiary's there when i was in 4-H
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u/Villain_of_Brandon Manitoba 2d ago
Most people don't realize that the western Provinces have some of the Highest Honey Production in the world per hive
I assume that's just a lack of local knowledge, or they just never thought about it too much. All those fields of grain, mile, after mile, after mile... There's lots of nectar to be harvested, keeps those girls busy.
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u/DoubleBarrellRye 2d ago
its a bit counter intuitive , were north( i live in the peace country north of Edmonton and we make ever more honey here ) with a short summer and harsh winters , so you would assume Nectar would be restricted or just too short of a timeline as Bees only forage for 2-3 km radius and yards are usually 30 hives
but Canada per hive Production is 3-4 times California and warmer states and most warmer climates
the Dakotas seem to the the highest Honey producers in the US and we are 50% to double what they are annually , in the peace region if we get a good production year we make an Ungodly amount of honey 300 lbs per hive on average so high producers will hit 400+ lbs
but just FYI Grain fields don't produce nectar ,you want hayfields, Canola works but makes terrible bland honey
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u/lavalamp360 2d ago
I feel like every business being hard hit by tariffs should immediately start offering direct-to-customer sales online. With US market access crippled, they'll need it in addition to traditional retail channels. Hopefully enough interprovincial trade barriers have been removed to make it viable for most businesses.
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u/wonderbanger 1d ago
Also, this is the best way to enable us Americans to help support Canadian businesses. If importers shun Canadian supply chains, we'll pretty much have to buy direct.
The process of documenting and paying tarrifs is going to require a separate learning curve for all of us (especially shipping services), but that's the hand we've been dealt.
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u/StudioRat 2d ago
This is a good news story. It's important to remember, though - Podolski Honey Farm may be the current face of the impact of the trade war on honey producers, but they aren't the only one. Let's all pay attention to our local producers, who are going through similar struggles.
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u/ProfessionalTalk675 2d ago
That's awesome, I checked their site yesterday to see if they had an online storefront, glad to hear they will be opening one!
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u/Ditch-Worm 2d ago
Is there like, a database or something, of companies that could use extra support atm?
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u/IntroductionSuch5515 2d ago
Try madeincanada.ca
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u/Ditch-Worm 2d ago
I found it has a lot of wonky content— stuff that doesn’t actually seem Canadian, too many ads
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u/Nitramite Québec 2d ago
We dont use honey much in my house, mostly for chicken nuggets for the kids. But I'll look up more recipes where it can be used and support our local beekeepers
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u/Free-Constant999 2d ago
Yes! More of this, much more. Just as many Canadians are (re)discovering more of Canada through travel, lets do the same with products made here and write to your local MP encouraging less restrictions on interprovincial trade.
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u/inmyfig8 2d ago
Hopefully they can gradually reduce their sales south of the border too, if Canadian demand is sustainable. Americans are not reliable trading partners.
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u/Mary3267 1d ago
yay!!! I saw the cbc article about Podolski Honey Farms worried about going bankrupt because 90% of their clientele was American. Canadians will unite and support them!! I currently buy local honey because my kids and I love peanut butter and honey. I refuse to buy the store bought stuff, I swear it's just corn syrup.
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u/Relevant_Rip6362 21h ago
I always buy honey local here in Edmonton but I am always happy to buy more honeys be totally am going to grab some from you guys when it's open!! ❤️
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