Supporting Canadian farmers and businesses is incredibly important to me, which is why I want to highlight this fantastic Saskatchewan company. If you’re looking for a unique gift for your adult children, cousins, aunts, friends, neighbors, or coworkers this Christmas, consider giving the delightful taste of Saskatchewan with Tu-Bees Gourmet Honey. This wonderful company is run by a mother-daughter trio: Ms. G. Gaye Sheppard, affectionately known as Mama Bee, along with her daughters Nicole (Nikki) Hein, the founder and Queen Bee, and Jessica (Jessie) Hein, the co-owner and Worker Bee. Gaye takes care of marketing, sales, and the company’s social media presence.
The journey of Tu-Bees began in 2007 when a 12-year-old Nikki dreamed of owning a horse. Since she was too young to work, she needed a brilliant idea to raise funds, and that’s when honey in a tube came to life. What started as a simple concept has blossomed into a thriving business. Over the years, Tu-Bees has broadened its offerings from two types of creamed honeys in squeezable tubes to 375 g honey tubs and a variety of beeswax gift items.
Tu-Bees Gourmet Honey
Tu-Bees Honey squeezable honey tubes are crafted from 100% Canadian honey and are available in a wide variety of flavors. This honey is free from gluten, nuts, and dairy, and contains no wheat or wheat derivatives. The convenient tubes make it easy to enjoy honey wherever you are, and they are incredibly versatile, making them an ideal gift option.
Tu-Bees Gourmet Cinnamon Honey: Tu-Bees Gourmet Cinnamon Honey is crafted from 100% Canadian honey and freshly ground cinnamon, making it a delightful and healthy addition to your cinnamon toast or oatmeal. It’s also a fantastic way to sweeten your chai or gingerbread tea, and you can use it in coffee for a delicious spiced latte. Why not skip the coffee shop and whip up your lattes at home with Tu-Bees Honey? This smooth, creamy spread is also ideal for homemade cinnamon rolls. Plus, Tu-Bees Gourmet Cinnamon Honey offers numerous health benefits, such as reducing oxidative stress and helping to fight infections and inflammation. Personally, I enjoy it on my raisin bread and in my tea!
Tu-Bees Gourmet Lemon Honey: Combine Tu-Bees Gourmet Lemon Honey with extra virgin olive oil to create a delightful dressing that enhances any salad.
You can also blend the lemon honey with butter to whip up a scrumptious lemon honey butter, perfect for slathering on corn on the cob. Additionally, it makes a fantastic spread for grilled peaches or a tasty topping for steamed buttery carrots.
Tu-Bees Gourmet Lemon Honey is incredibly versatile! It makes an excellent topping for various foods and adds a delightful zing to your tea or hot water. While honey lemon water is typically enjoyed warm, it’s also refreshing when served cold with some ice. You could even mix it with your favorite rum for a sweet twist; it paired wonderfully with our Chic Choc rum. Consider gifting Tu-Bees Gourmet Lemon Honey alongside a bottle of your favorite Canadian whisky. And when the chilly winds arrive, a hot toddy is the perfect way to cozy up!
When a tube just isn’t enough, you can purchase Tu-Bees tubs! They are available in the same delicious natural flavours as the squeezable honey tubes. Tu-Bees tubs are perfect for those that enjoy cooking and baking with gourmet honey.
Tu-Bees Natural Fire-Starter Biscuits
When it is cold outside it is nice to warm up by the fire with Natural Fire-Starter Biscuits. Each tin contains six hand dipped fire-starter biscuits that are waterproof, non-toxic and environmentally friendly. Anyone who enjoys honey will love these fire-starter biscuits. They are so much better than commercial starters filled with nasty chemicals. Beeswax fire starters are a practical item, so they are ideal for a gift too. Even Santa himself uses Tu-Bees Natural Fire-Starter Biscuits.
Natural beeswax candles
Tu-Bees candles are hand poured using 100% natural beeswax that is sourced from local beekeepers. These natural beeswax candles purify the air while filling the room with a mild, sweet scent. Plus, there is something very soothing about a pure beeswax candle. The wax is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and bio degradable. They also burn with little to no soot.
Beeswax Beehive Votive Gift Pack :
The beehive votives will burn for approximately 8 hours. Beeswax burns at a higher temperature than paraffin, so a non-flammable plate is a good surface for burning your candle or use a votive holder. You can use any left over beeswax into another pure beeswax candle. The gift pack contains four beehive votives. Give the entire set as a gift or break up the set and give one beehive with a votive holder to each of your friends. These beehive votives are also the ideal size for Christmas pyramids.
Beeswax Tea-lights (Paw-some): The ‘paw’-some tea-lights will provide you with approximately 4-5 hours of burn-time. Each package contains four cupless tea-lights. These should be burned in an appropriate tea-light holder. The paw’-some tea-light candles are the perfect gift for pet lovers. Pair it with a paw print candle holder for the ultimate gift. It would also be a nice gift paired with a paw print memorial candle holder. A memorial candle holder can be a beautiful keepsake for a life lost and can bring comfort to those in mourning.
Beeswax tea lights:Tu-Bees 100 % beeswax tea light candles will provide you with approximately 5-6 hours of burn time, burning longer, cleaner and brighter than traditional paraffin tea lights. The tea light comes in a readily recyclable cup. Why not also include a package in your car emergency safety kit. They are also ideal for setting a relaxing mood around the bathtub, or for setting a romantic atmosphere in the bedroom. Like all pure beeswax candles, they release negative ions into the air boosting our mood. Why not add a set to a me time gift basket for the special woman in your life who is struggling with mental illness.
Colour Your Own DIY Beeswax Wrap Kit
In a world where less plastic is better, Beeswax wraps are becoming a popular kitchen stable. TuBees Honey Colour Me DIY Beeswax Wrap Kits include everything you need to create and colour your own beeswax food wraps for you to enjoy or to use as a gift. All you need to do is grab your washable markers and put your creativity to work. Colour the fabric, and then iron it to set the colour.
Preheat the oven to 220°F or the lowest setting. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the fabric on top. Place wax compound in a double boiler or glass measuring cup and set in a saucepan of water. Let melt! Evenly distribute wax compound all over your fabric with the included paint brush. Place the sheet in the oven for about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and look for any dry spots. Brush mixture over these uncovered areas, applying more coating as needed. Place back in the oven for a couple more minutes. Place the next wrap (s) you are going to make on top of the finished fabric to soak up any excess coating mixture. Walf the fabric in the air until it cools. Hang the fabric up to dry or set it on the back of a chair to dry. Do not lay directly on the table as stuff will stick to it. I found that it was easy to oversaturate, so keep this in mind.
To clean: Wash your wraps by hand in cool water with a mild dish soap. Place them on a drying rack or clothesline to dry.
Kits include: 2 medium (10″ x 11″) fabric and 2 small (6″x 7″) fabric to make a set of four wraps that can be used over and over again.
Two Kit Styles to Choose From: Kid Friendly Patterns and Advanced Adult Patterns.
This fun product is a collaboration of Tu-Bees Honey, Urban Evergreen and Colour Me Cushions.
The kits are perfect for those individuals that would like to make their own beeswax wraps or you make them as a personalized gift for someone else.
Overall thoughts
Tu-Bees Honey takes pride in packaging all of its products in a gluten-free facility that is also OU Kosher certified. Starting from modest beginnings, Tu-Bees has grown into a well-respected brand while maintaining its down-to-earth values. After chatting with the Bee Mom multiple times, it’s clear that this Canadian company prioritizes building relationships and cherishes each customer. A big thank you to Ms. G. Gaye Sheppard for her outstanding customer service!
You can find Tu-Bees’ products available online and at select retailers across Saskatchewan and Alberta. Enjoy your holiday honey shopping!
And just so you know, Nicole did end up getting her horse!
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Tu-Bees is an example that sometimes the sweetest things in life can come from one simple question: “Have You Squeezed Your Honey Today?”
Conclusion
In conclusion, Tu-Bees Gourmet Honey products are a must-have for anyone who appreciates high-quality, delicious honey. With a commitment to quality, sustainability, and flavor, Tu-Bees has established itself as a leader in the honey industry. Whether you are a professional chef or a home cook, Tu-Bees Gourmet Honey products are sure to elevate your dishes and bring a touch of sweetness to your life. Try Tu-Bees Gourmet Honey today and experience the difference for yourself.
Lemon looks delicious. Now I want to order lol
The Handcrafted 100% Pure Beeswax Luminary Gift Set looks awesome.
I bet the candles would be great at removing odors. Does it have a mild honey scent? It would be nice to burn a natural candle without the toxic chemicals & toxic waste in paraffin candles.
Excellent review. I need some of those wraps.
What great products!
Would be great to try them all 🙂
I would love to try their honey.
I bet the pumpkin spice is a hot seller.
The problem now is we are so addicted that we need to place an order for more honey!
Oh I bet the pumpkin spice honey would be delicious.
These Beeswax Firestarter Biscuits sound amazing! I am going to get some as a stocking stuffer for my husband.
I also think the lemon flavored honey would be delicious!
I love honey on toast. Great review!
The cinnamon honey sounds delicious!
This summer the resident’s worked on a Save the Bee’s campaign and created bee baths, planted wild flowers, bee crafts educated and shared information on saving the bees on the importance of our bee friends. The rec team even dressed up as bees for a fun bee day of events. Bee’s are of great importance to our environment. So let’s save the bee’s!!
Honey on toast !
I love to try the squeezable black cherry flavour honey. It looks delicious
My favourite product is the Black Cherry Flavour squeezable honey tube!
awesome products…..
I have been wanting to try out the products from this company for some time. Love the idea of the TuBees Honey Colour Me DIY Beeswax Wrap Kit
Th pure beeswax luminary gift set.
I would like to try their Natural beeswax candles
I would like to try the Maple Squeezable Honey Tube. All of the flavors sound delicious.
My favourite product is the Beeswax Firestarter Biscuits.
I do like the beeswax candles and the cinnamon honey.
I think the Beeswax Beehive Votives are sweet. They would be really cute decorative candles.
My order just shipped! I got the fire starter disc’s and a gift basket after discovering this company through you. So excited for it to get here!
I am so happy that you discovered them through me. Be sure to share with your friends and I hope you entered the giveaway.
The cinnamon honey tube is my favorite.
I love the Maple honey.
The Tu-Bees Mug & Spoon Set is cute!
The Special Edition Curated Gift Basket is quite nice.
I love Squeezable Honey Tubes cinnamon is one of my favourites
The CInnamon honey tube is my favourite.
Happy Bees Beeswax Gift Set! Super cute!!