Name: Bowral Beekeeping Tour & Tasting with Morning Tea - 2 Hours
Price: 140.00 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Highlights

Suit up and discover the world of beekeeping
Meet an enthusiastic and passionate beekeeper on a working bee farm in regional NSW
Taste up to ten different floral sources of honey and learn about the secret life of bees

In this unique experience you'll join a local beekeeper amongst his hives, suited up & surrounded by bees. We start with a honey tasting & morning tea to learn about these remarkable pollinators; then get into a full length bee suit to open a hive & see first hand the inner workings of a colony.

What's included?

A multi floral source honey tasting
Morning tea of plunger tea and coffee with freshly baked sourdough

Curious about the world of beekeeping? In this unique experience, you'll join a passionate beekeeper amongst his hives, suited up & surrounded by bees. We start the experience with a honey tasting of up to ten different honeys. The taste, texture, viscosity, colour & aromas are linked directly to the floral sources available to the bees who make this liquid gold from the bush & gardens around Hamish's apiary. Over morning tea you'll hear about the fascinating lifecycle of this remarkable pollinator & the important part bees play in our food cycle before then suiting up in a professional full-length beekeepers suit (+ gloves!) & moving to the hives. You'll be shown through the different styles of hive, including the Flow Hive, & be guided through the process of an inspection, checking the laying pattern of the queen, & checking for honey, and health. If we’re lucky we’ll find "Camila", the queen of the colony!

Important information

Session Length

The duration of this experience is two hours.

Restrictions

This is an experience best enjoyed by people 10 years of age & older.

Guidelines

Participants must be at least 10 years old
Participants must have no known allergic reactions to bee stings
Participants must be able to get into a bee suit

Cancellation

Change your booking up to 7 days before the start time of your experience
Changes are not permitted within 7 days of your experience
Late arrivals or no show may result in you forfeiting your experience

Numbers on the Day

This is a small group experience with numbers limited to 8 participants. However, if you are part of a larger group we can accommodate you and simply bring in another beekeeper to open another hive.

Spectators

All guests on site must be booked into the workshop if you choose not to participate in the bee hive part there is a safe place that you can watch from.

Weather

If we have to cancel on the day due to poor weather (it is an outside activity) we would aim to reschedule, but if that doesn't work once again a full refund less the merchant fees.

Dress Code

You must wear boots. That is, ankle-covering boots, something like riding boots, gum boots or work boots. If you only have joggers you must bring 2x pairs of long socks to cover your ankles.

Location

This experience takes place in township of Bowral in New South Wales.

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Bowral Beekeeping Tour was fun and informative

Jan 14 September 2024

A really great experience. Hamish was a fantastic host and explainer about all things regarding bees. We learned so many wonderful things about bees and how clever they are before tasting several delicious types of honey from different areas. After that we 'suited up' in bee suits and witnessed the opening a working hive to see how they live. Even got to hold a handful of bees. A fantastic experience, highly recommeded.

Customer Experience

Hi Jan, your feedback is important to us, and we’re so glad to hear that you enjoyed your experience!

16 September 2024