We know what we do well, but we also know what we could do better.we're moving into new markets and new sectors across Canada and around the world - increasing our expertise and accountability while strengthening valuable partnerships with sub-contractors, consultants, FM providers, or clients. You would think growing in so many directions at once would result in friction, but it actually creates a balanced framework that supports our core business. And who is the ultimate beneficiary of all this diversification? Our clients of course. We are becoming experts in a variety of construction-related service fields so that they don't have to.
In the early 1950’s a few Western Canadian beekeepers had a dream – a vision to form an organization, owned by Canadian beekeepers, that would have the capability to sell their quality Canadian honey throughout the world. Bee Maid Honey commenced operation in 1954 when the Manitoba and Saskatchewan Honey Co-Operatives agreed to market all their honey jointly. In 1961, the Alberta Honey Co-op participated with the Manitoba and Saskatchewan Co-Ops through Bee Maid Honey in developing the export market, and in 1962 began full participation in both the domestic and export markets.
In 1970 the Manitoba Co-Operative purchased the assets of the Saskatchewan Honey Co-Operative and amalgamated the membership. The Alberta Honey Producers Co-Operatives purchased the Honey Division of the Central Alberta Dairy Pool, situated at Bassano, Alberta, in 1976.
Thus, by 1976, the principle of beekeepers marketing their own honey was fully extended beyond provincial borders. Bee Maid Honey was