Come into an apiary and experience honey bees close-up.
This interactive two-hour experience offers a rare, safe look inside the daily life of a honey bee colony.
- Suit Up: Put on a full professional protective beekeeper suit.
- Smoke the Hive: Learn to operate a traditional bee smoker to calm the colony.
- Observe Intake: Watch worker bees land at the entrance carrying colourful pollen baskets.
- Explore Architecture: Study the perfect geometry of honeycomb and hive organization.
- Discover Roles: Learn about specialized bee jobs, from nurse bees to foragers.
- Taste honey: Enjoy tasting honey from a variety of sources.
- Spot the Queen: Search the frames for the queen bee, fresh eggs, and tiny larvae.
- Lift the Frames: Hold a heavy frame covered in live bees, honey, and developing brood.
- Feel the Buzz: Experience a unique sensory connection by holding hundreds of vibrating bees on your gloved hand.
- Capture Memories: Take up-close photos and videos of your hands-on beekeeping moments.
- Make candles: Get hands-on and craft your own beeswax candles to take home.
Provided: Suits and gloves, bees and hives, honey for tasting, local honey for purchase.
Bring: Closed in sturdy shoes or boots, thick socks, water bottle, camera for photo opportunities (Photos can be taken for you and sent in a text).
AVOID WEARING PERFUMES OR STRONG SCENTS.
Bring: Closed in sturdy shoes or boots, thick socks, water bottle, camera for photo opportunities (Photos can be taken for you and sent in a text).
AVOID WEARING PERFUMES OR STRONG SCENTS.
For teams of 6 to 20 people.
Honey tasting is included.
Lunch can be arranged.
* Suited to adults and children 5 years and over. Each child under 12 must be supervised directly by an adult.
* No refunds for cancelled or missed bookings. Full refund if event is cancelled by Be Like Bees.
* Some activities may be limited due to weather.
* Not suitable for those with a known bee or bee product allergy.