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Seneca has a sweet spot for honey thanks to a beekeeping initiative that includes more than 18 hives across two campuses. Seneca beehives produce over 300 pounds annually. The honey is bottled straight from the hives and sold on campus.
Currently, bees are buzzing at King and Newnham campuses with plans to add more hives in the future. The apiaries are maintained by Gino Franceschetti, a former Seneca employee and a registered commercial beekeeper. As an important insect in the ecosystem, bees are essential for pollinating trees, plants and flowers. They fly away from their hives to contribute to the natural pollination on campus and in neighbouring landscapes.
Seneca honey is raw, unpasteurized, white, wildflower honey. It is available in jars ranging in 250 g and 1 kilogram. To make a purchase, email senecahoney@senecapolytechnic.ca.
Learn About Beekeeping
Seneca now offers beekeeping workshops through the Faculty of Continuing Education. The workshop series introduces the world of beekeeping and hands-on courses on beehive management during the spring, summer and fall months.
Register for the beekeeping workshops.
Incorporating Indigenous Beliefs with Seneca Honey
Original Indigenous artwork on our honey jars features a design by Leigh Simpson-Ahwanaquot, Manager of Reconciliation and Indigenous Services
At Seneca Polytechnic, we practice and are dedicated to a seamless Seneca experience for our students and the bees.
Bees work together in succession to produce the seamless Seneca goal, making Seneca sweeter. This charming cartoon rendition of our bees hard at work brings a lightness and a childlike experience. The lodge the bees create is echoed in the medicine wheel, filling our emotional, physical, mental and spiritual cups with the sweetness of the land and its gifts to us.
Learn more about Seneca's honey extraction process.
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