Classifieds
To place a classified ad, see instructions in the green box.
Interested in advertising space in our newsletter, please contact: Dan Lecocq at dnlecocq@shaw.ca
To place a classified ad, please contact:
Dan Lecocq: dnlecocq@shaw.ca
The fees to advertise per issue are as follows:
MBA member: No fee
Non-MBA member Manitoba resident: $20
Out-of-province: $40
Note:
• Classifieds will be published both in the print newsletter and online.
• Ads remain active for one issue cycle (one season/quarter). For example, an ad published in the Spring issue will remain live on the website until the Summer issue is released. If you would like your ad to continue beyond that period, a renewal request is required.
• Equipment/bees ads must be LESS than 50 words (no pictures).
• MBA members may post employment ads – must be LESS than 100 words – if lengthy ads are submitted they will be reduced to the word limit.
*All out-of-province sales of bees will be posted with the reminder that the respective Provincial Apiarists must be contacted and bees inspected as per inter-provincial bee movement regulations.
Equipment
Find or sell beekeeping tools, hives, extractors, and other essential gear.
- For Sale – Browse listings for used and new beekeeping equipment.
- Wanted – Looking for specific items? Post a request to the community.
Operation sale
1,440 single 10 frame live hives
5,325 – Nine frame honey supers
360 empty drums
750 empty 6 frame nuc with insulated lids, 6 per pallet
35 blue pollen feeders
2,275 -1 gallon screen feeder pails
360 – 4 hive single hive insulated cap spring wraps with 4 feeding holes
125 – 6 fr nuc cap insulated spring wraps with 6 feeding holes
1,440 steel queen excluders
Aluminum Bee blower on wheels, holds 5 regular honey supers
1- vaporizer unit on skid. ( compressor, generator, Air tank, Al martin vaporizer)
1- 120 frame Cowan extracting line with unloading conveyer, no uncapper.
2- 2” stainless mono pumps
1-Cook & Beals wax spinner
1- cook & Beals heat exchanger
1- stainless 18 drum capacity tank
1- 5,000 gallon insulated tank, inside SS
2- commercial dehumidifiers
1- 750 gallon syrup tank
160 – Rob feeding tuckers
900- 2 quarts feeder pails with ss screens
We have 50 spring & summer yards.
Good white honey production area
Prefer selling as a package
Retiring after a family business for 108 years
No real estate, but would consider 1 to 2 years rental facilities
Call Jake @ 12045130529
Email jake@destinyroad.ca
Gunton, Manitoba
Your ad here
Advertising in our newsletter and website, please contact: Dan Lecocq at dnlecocq@shaw.ca
List your equipment for sale in 50 words or less.
Include your email and/or phone number: (###) ###-####
Bees only
Buy or sell live bees, including nucs, packages, and queens.
- For Sale – Find locally raised bees ready for your operation.
- Wanted – Need bees? Post your request here.
PLACE YOUR AD HERE!
List your bees for sale in 50 words or less.
Include your email and/or phone number: (###) ###-####
Out-of-Province Bee & Equipment Sales
OUT-OF-PROVINCE ADS
*Please note that any live bee or equipment sales leaving or entering the province of Manitoba require an interprovincial movement inspection and a valid importation permit from the importing province prior to crossing borders.
Please contact the Manitoba Provincial Apiarist Derek Micholson (Derek.Micholson@gov.mb.ca) for assistance with inspections/permits well in advance of any interprovincial movement (e.g. +2 weeks notice is ideal).
Your ad here…
Interested in advertising space in our newsletter, please contact: Dan Lecocq at dnlecocq@shaw.ca
Employment
Looking for work in the beekeeping industry or need to hire skilled workers? Post job openings or browse available positions.
- Job Openings – Explore employment opportunities in beekeeping.
- Job Seekers – Looking for work? List your skills and availability.
HELP WANTED – AUSTIN, MB
New Rutherford Apiaries requires two full-time seasonal employees for 2027.
Apiary Supervisor (NOC 82030): Mar. 8–Nov. 8. $16.70–$17.60/hr. Supervise workers and independently manage bee-yard operations. Commercial beekeeping and supervisory experience; valid driver’s licence required.
Apiary Technician (NOC 84120): Mar. 22–Oct. 8. $16.40–$17.00/hr. Honey harvesting/extraction, feeding/treating colonies, hive increases and bee-yard/equipment maintenance. Minimum one year commercial beekeeping experience.
Both: 40–55 hrs/week. Apply: Mike Lewis, mikebeehive1973@gmail.com, 204-466-2551
Help Wanted: Souris (MB)
HARLTON APIARIES has 4 Seasonal positions available for the 2027 Season.
4 Apiary Workers (NOC 85100) for March or April to end
of October 2027
Wages are $16.50 – $22.00 per hour depending on
experience. 1-2 years’ experience preferred. Operating a
forklift, a valid driver’s license and the ability to speak
English is an asset. Duties include Handle, feed, and care
for honeybee colonies, assist in the production of nucs,
splits or replacement hives, Recognize and report hive
health issues and apply appropriate treatments, move
hives, supering hives, Collect and package honey and
beeswax, Bee yard maintenance, Manufacture, assemble and maintain hive equipment, Operate and maintain other apiary related equipment, Spring and Winter preparation of hives, heavy lifting required.
Contact Irwin or Joan Harlton, Harlton Apiaries
Box 644 Souris (MB) R0K 2C0 204-483-2382
Or email: harltonapiaries@mymts.net