This is a delightful and engaging insight into bees, beekeeping and honey! Our honey Farm is on the grounds of a beautiful national trust property. You'll get to wear a veil, see the hives and then enjoy delightful morning tea on the Terrace looking at across the lake and rolling hills.
Fascinated by bees & their lifecycle? Join us for a one-hour tour of our beautiful Honey Farm on the grounds of a historic National Trust mansion in Bowral, followed by a guided honey tasting and morning tea. We start with a tour alongside the hives: wearing a head veil, you'll be able to safely observe the activities of the bees & hear about their remarkable lifecycle. The talk continues with a demonstration showing an (empty!) Flow Hive and the workings a modern hive. You'll hear about the remarkable lives of these at-risk pollinators and gain an understanding of their behaviours. We then move to our beautiful terrace looking out across the dam and rolling hills for a guided honey tasting where you will taste 6x different floral source honeys, each with it's own distinctive appearance, aroma, viscosity, mouth texture and taste. All of this complemented by a morning tea of fresh sourdough & leaf tea or plunger coffee. This is a great activity for family groups, and visitors to the Southern Highlands. Our apiary is on the grounds of Retford Park, a beautiful historic property a 5x minute drive from Bowral main street. We also have honey available after the visit.
We're on the grounds of Retford Park, a National Trust property. Enter through the big white main gates and continue until you see our yellow signs and hives. Park in the gravelled area as directed by signage.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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