A local farm located in Surrey is buzzing with happiness after its honey won two international competitions, defeating hundreds of competitors in London and Malta — now BCB Natural Products‘ mission is to educate people about the importance of honey bees.
]]>A local farm located in Surrey is buzzing with happiness after its honey won two international competitions, defeating hundreds of competitors in London and Malta — now BCB Natural Products‘ mission is to educate people about the importance of honey bees.
“We are absolutely ecstatic about this achievement and excited to say that Vancouver really does have some of the world’s best honey and bees,” said Jasmine Tabari, with the honey farm.
In a phone interview with Daily Hive Vancouver, speaking on behalf of her father who founded BCB Natural Products and Services, Dr. Iman Tabari, Jasmine said her dad started the company back in 2003 when he was looking for change after moving to Canada from Iran, where he worked as a doctor.
Click here to read the full article on Daily Hive's website.
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Canada is the world’s 6th largest producer of honey and Canadian honeybee colonies produce up to 80 million pounds of honey every year worth over $173 million. There are 10,344 beekeepers in Canada (up from 8,615 in 2015) that oversee over 750,000 colonies. The prairie provinces lead the way as the top honey producers accounting for 80% of the country’s production even though they have the shortest season, May through August.
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Known for their cold extraction method that allows the honey to keep all the good stuff like vitamins and antioxidants, BCB Honey Farm has a rather extensive honey operation on Canada’s west coast. The team has dedicated their operations to one common goal, help revive the bee population in British Columbia. At peak times, this farm can house up to 60 million bees. Talk about creating some buzz!
Local honey producer all abuzz about his bees producing a premium honey that was tops among other entrants in Europe. Iman Tabari hopes to expand his retail operation to sell $20, 500-gram jars of Oh Honey.
Iman Tabari is flying high on a bit of a buzz after picking up a couple of sweet awards for his locally produced honey.
The taste and purity of his honey is thanks to how it’s processed, without pasteurization, and the flowers his millions of bees collect pollen from, says the owner of BCB Honey Farm in South Surrey. Click here to read the full article on Vancouver Sun's website.
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