Matt and Marianne Gee started their business, Gees Bees Honey Company, shortly after finding a colony of honeybees living in the walls of their first home in Dunrobin in 2009. Gees Bees collects sells the remainder, which can be amount to between 25 and 50 kilograms per hive. Their apiary grew, and soon the couple was producing and selling honey under the Gees Bees label. Gees Bees charges $37 a month for a basic "host a hive" plan, asking for 12-month commitment. (Stu Mills/CBC)Gees Bees bornThe couple took courses, watched countless online videos by other beekeepers and began building their own colonies.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2016 19:52 UTC