The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association AGM and Conference brings together the people who shape the province’s beekeeping community. It is a place where commercial keepers, researchers and industry partners meet to share what the season taught them and what the next season will require.
Ontario beekeeping is defined by contrast. Warm summers that drive heavy honey flows and long winters that test the strength of every hive box. The OBA AGM is where this reality becomes shared knowledge and where the work behind each hive is seen, understood and strengthened. For Alliance Woodware, it is a valuable moment to stand alongside Ontario keepers and show how careful craft supports the conditions they face.
Precision That Holds When Temperatures Fall
Ontario winters demand hive boxes engineered to stay true, not simply made to look good when new. Every Alliance hive box is crafted from Prowood Radiata Pine, kiln dried to 12% moisture for stability, and shaped with strategic knot placement that maintains structural integrity season after season.
Our hiveware features 22mm walls, tight joints and pre-drilled accuracy so each component fits without strain. This level of precision reduces warp, preserves corner squareness and guards against moisture pressure when temperatures swing. The result is commercial grade wooden hiveware that keeps its shape, even in Ontario’s harsh winter climate.
Ontario beekeepers rely on wooden bee hives that remain stable under heavy honey flow, moisture load and long haul logistics. Radiata Pine is ideal for moisture control and cold climate performance, offering durability that helps keep frames aligned and hive interiors consistent. This is why Alliance is increasingly recognised as an engineering led hiveware brand, not just a timber supplier.
Meet the People Behind the Craft
Before a hive box reaches a keeper in Ontario, it passes through many hands. The Woodman team at Alliance carries decades of experience working with Radiata Pine. Their knowledge guides every stage of the process. Grain is read. Weight is judged. Moisture is checked. Each hive box, each frame, each nuc box and division board is shaped with purpose and steady hands.
This is quiet work done with patience. It is the work that ensures every flatpack arrives ready to assemble with confidence. Precision is not only found in the cut. It is found in the people who make the cuts. For us, the craft is never rushed and never guessed. It is applied with the same care beekeepers bring to their colonies.
Built for Ontario’s Realities
Ontario beekeepers understand the importance of woodenware that manages moisture without losing form. Radiata Pine supports this by offering stability, breathability and long term performance. When combined with precise drying, thick wall construction and tight fitting joints, Alliance hiveware reduces in field failures, replacements and mid-season maintenance.
We hear the same thing from Ontario keepers again and again. Hive boxes that stay square make inspections smoother. Frames that sit evenly reduce stress on colonies. A nuc box that arrives pre drilled and ready to assemble saves valuable time when preparing for winter or spring buildup.
Alliance hiveware is built in New Zealand and proven in demanding climates worldwide. Before and after comparisons from migratory operations show consistently reduced warp and lower damage rates during transport. These real world results shape how we continue to serve Ontario’s beekeeping community and define our position as the harsh climate standard.
Visit Us at the OBA AGM and Conference
The OBA AGM offers two full days of learning, connection and insight. We look forward to meeting Ontario beekeepers in Guelph and sharing more about our approach to precision timber hiveware. Whether you are looking for bee hive boxes, frames, nuc boxes or division board equipment, we welcome the chance to walk you through how our craft supports the needs of Ontario apiaries.
Come see the timber.
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Come see how careful craft becomes hiveware made to hold through Ontario’s hardest seasons.
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