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Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Canada: , Yogurt, , Whey, Butter, Cheese, Coffee, Green Tea, Black Tea & Yerba mate.

See prices of natural honey in other countries across North America: Canada natural honey, US natural honey, Anguilla natural honey, Antigua and Barbuda natural honey, Bermuda natural honey, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba natural honey, St.Pierre and Miquelon natural honey, United States Minor Outlying Islands natural honey, Cayman Islands natural honey & Greenland natural honey.

Natural honey is popular in Canada

Raw honey contains all the antioxidants and good bacteria that processed honey lacks. The bulk of what we buy in retail stores is processed while that at farm gates is raw unpasteurized honey.

Natural honey is exempted from high processing heat that kills antioxidants, hence its benefits. This is why in Canada, people like to buy honey at wholesale, directly from beekeepers.

Canada natural honey exports

In 2021, Canada emerged the 19th biggest honey exporter globally, with sales exceeding US$36.5 million, according to Word Bank.

Exports climbed in the first 9 months of 2022 by 60.6%, above those of a similar period in 2021.

In terms of production, Statistics Canada cites that prairie provinces provide 4/5 of all national honey production. Alberta honey accounts for the bulk of production countrywide.

How wholesale honey is sold in Canada

Given its viscous nature, honey comes in airtight transparent jars. Most measurements in wholesale trade are in pails of plastic, glass and custom honey jars measuring 3 kg and above.

Retail buying options in glass jars and plastic bottles start from 1 0z to 250 g or more lidded jars.

Natural honey varieties in Canada

Though bee honey is the ultimate product in this category, here are the top 3 varieties in Canada:

1. Alfalfa Honey

Current price wholesale: US$19.81 per kg for 60 ibs (27.2 kg) purchases

Current price retail: US$26.98 per kg

A product of the harvested nectar of the purple alfalfa flowers that bees pollinate, alfalfa honey is among the healthiest natural honeys. It has antimicrobial and anti-oxidant abilities that make it special to health-conscious honey collectors.

2. Clover Honey

Current price wholesale: from CA$9.9 (US$7.23) per kg for over 3 kg bulk purchases

Current price retail: CA$24 (US$17.53) per kg

Many sources think this is the leading natural honey in all of North America. It is for a reason: it comes from the nectar of bee-pollinated clover flowers. Honey farmers love it because of its ease of harvesting while consumers go for its tea-sweetening qualities and health.

3. Bee Honey and Fireweed Honey

Current price wholesale: CA$9.9 (US$7.23) per kg for over 15 kg bulk honeybee honey purchases

Current price retail: CA$19 per 12 oz (CA$55.41/US$40.43 per kg) of fireweed honey and CA$16.50 ($12.04) per kg for bee honey

Fireweed honey is rare and only available via specialty dealers because it comes from plants that thrive in Alaska. Bee honey is readily accessible in all prairie provinces of Canada via beekeepers. While bee honey is clear and viscous, fireweed honey is syrupy and golden.

Other natural honeys include pure buckwheat honey and blueberry blossom honey.