My review is similar to my Yelp experience. I bought a bottle of apple peach jam during my visit…read more I love a good road trip. I love driving, but the traffic on 400-series highways on the weekend can be brutal. Yesterday, I decided to go drop by Backed by Bees in Burlington. I was in Barrie. I left at 4 pm. Backed by Bees closes at 6 pm on Saturday. Am I crazy? That's a rhetorical question, but I'll answer it for you. Yes! What time did I get there? 5:55 pm. OMG! I parked next to the main entrance. I probably made my own parking spot, but I was the only person there besides two other cars in the lot. My guess was that they were owned by staff members. I love the look of this business as you drive up the country road. It's yellow, bright, and modular. You simply can't miss it! I walked up the steps while admiring the plants and cute patio area. I heard voices. No, not in my head, from inside the store. I was happy. I opened the door and was greeted by two staff members. I was so relieved! I thanked them for being open and checked in with the nice woman. She let me know that I could choose two meads from the fridge: hopped and cherry. She was also kind to say that I could take my time browsing. Yay! I loved everything that I saw, from cheese and jams, to nicely crafted wooden boards for charcuterie boards. From pet food, to medium veggie bundles, you can find the coolest items for you or a gift for someone cool. I especially was enamoured by mason jar pump caps. Brilliant! I picked out my two cans of mead. I fell in love with the jams and got a bottle of apple peach. I was so excited. Dave, the owner, helped check me out. He asked if I had had mead before. Coincidentally, I had a mead-tasting session at Ontario Honey Creations a few hours ago. Dave and those owners know each other, and he let me know that his mead isn't as strictly made as theirs, and that his is closer to a cider or cooler. That's so me that it works! He was delightful to chat with. He was so understanding with my drive down, as he has family members who did the same run earlier in the day. He let me know that his store is three weeks old. I love the minimalistic, modular design. It's pleasing to these eyes. He also indicated that he's working on installing taps in his store, so that people can drink mead out on the patio and have that bar vibe. I love that it, especially in the countryside. I paid for my bottle of jam with a debit card. We had problems getting the tap to work, so I inserted it into the device on the counter. Success! I got my receipt texted to save some paper. I thanked them both for staying open a bit later for me. I truly appreciated it! They left shortly afterwards. I ended up taking some outdoor photos and soaking up everything in a slower fashion before getting into my car to drive eastbound. I have only had the hopped mead so far. I dig it! Dave suggested that it's best when chilled and it is. It hit the spot on a cooler summer night. I am a fan and will return. I appreciated the mead, chat, and humanness on Saturday. I had a terrific experience despite blowing into the store like a madwoman. It was great visiting a part of Burlington that I knew nothing about beforehand. (324)

What a gem in the outskirts of Milton/Burlington! I came here for a yelp elite event and was…read moregreeted by the nicest staff. They were quite busy at 1pm on a Saturday but had time to give me a quick run down of their products. Backed by Bees is on a BEE-utiful plot of well landscaped land. The actual store building is made from shipping crates painted a bashful bright yellow. You'll see it as you drive down Appleby. They have a curation of many local goods that focuses on honey from food to soaps. They have their own pretty painted hive boxes in the back near a big beautiful oak tree you can sit by while you enjoy their honey mead! Of course there are bees buzzing around but they didn't bother me much. Just be calm and they won't.. bug you. At the back they have beautiful sunflowers and other small flowers that line their field for the bees to pollenate. I'd recommend this stop for a cute date with great photo ops. I enjoyed their hopped honey mead by the tree which was well balanced in terms of sweet and tartness. Easily drinkable for a hot summer day.

Went for lunch and had a great experience. The guy working was very friendly and nice! Ordered the…read morehoney chicken burger, which was delicious. It had a good spice level with the jalapenos and worked well with the honey. Mozzarella sticks were awesome and breaded nicely with seasonings. Really looking forward to coming back here to eat.

From the owner: The home of Toronto's spicy juicy revolution. We are serving the juiciest fried chicken, spiced as…read moreyou like it. We are quickly becoming the new local favourites for our generous portions, fresh ingredients and bold flavours.

Last year I bought soap and honey from Bee Sweet. With COVID the market's are closed. But the…read moreowner's Rick and Marion, are open for pickup at their farm and they restocked my supply. Great people. Happy to support a local family business.

From the owner: We hand collect and grow all our Ontario Native plants, strictly from seeds we collect. Our passion…read moreis to increase the biodiversity of the southern Ontario landscape by offering local, native stock. We are also beekeepers and sell both liquid and creamed fresh Ontario Honey. Furthermore, we sell a variety of homemade soap, lip balm, and related personal care products.

1st time back here in a few yrs, and was delighted by the renovations. The staff is still just as…read morefriendly, and the food just as delicious and arrived quickly! Great breakfast spot, and nice variety of options for all pallets. They even have turkey bacon for my non-pork eating friends.

Big place! They serve mostly breakfast and lunch. We got the standard eggs potatoes and turkey…read morebacon. Price was reasonable and the server was really nice. Good place to go if you are in the area and would like something other than what Tim's has to offer.

If you want REAL honey from a REAL bee keeper, this is the place to go. Alexandre has sold his…read morehoney locally for many years. He has an apiary out in the country and sells it from this store a few days a week (see hours - they're limited!) The label on his jars read "Royal Bee Castle" which is another name to which the store is sometimes referred. He has organic, non-pasteurized honey and honey products. Today, he had 3 varieties of honey, and he'll tell you exactly what plants the bees were visiting that resulted in each variety. This is not liquid (pasteurized) honey. It is semi-solid most of the year. In the fall, when it is first gathered, it is liquid for a short time. Pasteurization removes all the beneficial qualities of honey, and there are many. His online presence is practically non-existent, but here's one quote I found; "This honey is personally processed in small batches by professional beekeeper Alexandre Obnovlennyi. It is produced only from plant nectar, artificial sugar free, absolutely not heated or pasteurized...".

In my family opinion, he has the best honey in North America! He has a huge variety of…read moreorganic/natural honey-products. Healthy, yummy, non-pasteurized product. Alexandre is a very congenial person with wide knowledge in the beekeeping and honeycraft business.

Honey overload. Visited the store today bought a few natural skin moisturizers, beeswax, I should…read morehave bought some honey. It's very affordable and great quality products. Great variety, prepare to spend some time in the store reading labels. Can't get more natural. Great place to get some Xmas shopping done.

I was reading an article which said we should consume local honey to tackle seasonal allergies. As…read moreit is made by bees from local flowers, plants and trees. Normally we buy the organic honey from Costco, which is mix of honey from different countries. This time we decided to buy local honey and I searched few local bee farms in GTA. I wanted to call and inquire before going. I called couple of places, no answer. Then I called Humbervalley honey, a well spoken gentleman answered the call. I inquired about the honey they sell. He said they sell Wildflower Honey and it is $13 for a 1 kg jar. Plus he said he is actually extracting a new batch. I decided to give it a try, so I went there and bought 2 jars. 1 for us and 1 for my fellow Yelper Karandeep. The transaction was fast and safe. He handed me nicely packed 2 jars while sitting in the car. He said they will be extracting honey till September if I need more for winter. It's been couple of weeks now and I love this honey. It is not too sweet( probably doesn't have added sugar). I will definitely recommend this place.

What a fun way to spend an autumn afternoon. Lots of fun activities for the little ones.read more

A once every summer drive to Springridge never disappoints. A well-run operation from the farm to…read moretheir own branding of jarred comestibles, which we drive out for every summer. Their BBQ sauces are literally like home made, including relishes, jams, chutneys, etc. Lots of activities for children, great café and croissants for the adults. Nice crowd frequenting this place. We always enjoy visiting. Their store carries lots of bits and pieces for the home, reminiscent of Cracker Barrel in the US.

Just found out about this place. Then we saw that they sell their honey at Fraberts in town so we…read morebought some. It is awesome honey and the fact that it is made local is great. Count on us as regular customers from now on