Backed By Bees
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Burlington, Ontario · Shopify shop · backedbybees.com
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A honey farm and meadery making Old World Mead, sparkling honey wine, Apple Honey Wine and the Honey Light mead range from Ontario honey, sold at the Burlington farm store and online.
Backed By Bees' still and sparkling meads can no longer ship to the US since the import ban of September 29, 2026 (50% duty from August 22 to September 28, 2026), under HTS 2206.00.90 and 2206.00.60.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
"This Honey Wine is a sparkling mead crafted with 100% Ontario honey" at their honey farm and meadery on Appleby Line in Burlington, Ontario.
On the tariff list
- HTS 2206.00.60 · Effervescent wine, nesoi · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
Sparkling Honey Wine: "a sparkling mead crafted with 100% Ontario honey", an effervescent mead.
- HTS 2206.00.90 · Fermented beverages (other than grape wine, beer, cider, prune wine, sake, vermouth or other effervescent wines) · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
Old World Mead: "Crafted using only honey, water, and yeast, this 14% mead", a still mead in a 750 ml bottle; Apple Honey Wine (14% ABV, honey and apple) also falls here.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- backedbybees.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Our Honey Farm and Meadery is open Wednesday to Sunday.
- backedbybees.com · accessed 2026-09-29
6214 Appleby Line Burlington, ON
- backedbybees.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Crafted using only honey, water, and yeast, this 14% mead
- backedbybees.com · accessed 2026-09-29
750 ml | 14% abv./vol.
- backedbybees.com · accessed 2026-09-29
This Honey Wine is a sparkling mead crafted with 100% Ontario honey
- backedbybees.com · accessed 2026-09-29
made with organic apples pollinated by our bees
- backedbybees.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Honey Light Beehaven Classic Mead
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