Honey Farm Tour and Honey Tasting

Visit a working apiary, learn about bees and enjoy a guided honey tasting in Bowral!



1 hour

Class size 1 to 40 (public classes), 10 to 80
  $38

Love honey? Fascinated by bees and 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 and 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 and 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.

Please note: Public dates for this class require at least 8 guests to run. In the unlikely event that we don't reach this number, we'll cancel the class; in this case we'll inform you and allow you to get a refund or reschedule, so please watch your email/SMS one day prior to the class.


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Knowledge required
No skills or prior knowledge required.
 
What you'll get
  • An overview of the lifecycle of bees.
  • Tour of the honey farm weaing a veil.
  • Guided single floral source honey tasting.
  • Morning tea of fresh sourdough with high quality leaf tea and or plunger coffee.
What to bring
Just yourself!
Mmmm.. actually it can get cold.. or hot.. throw a hat, sunscreen, and also a jacket in the car!
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity or hens party.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 5 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

This experience would also be a fun gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Bowral Honey Farm - 1325 Old South Road, Bowral NSW

We're on the grounds of Retford Park, a National Trust property. Enter through the main gates 1325 Old South Road, Bowral. Drive straight ahead (it's a long driveway, very fancy!) the drive eventually turns off to the right. You'll see my hives and signage set up. You can park in the paddock opposite, or go ahead a little further and park in the gravel parking area. I'd suggest that you arrive 15x minutes early so you're not rushed. We will also have honey available for sale after the visit. This tour takes place on the grounds of Retford Park, NOT our former site in Bowral township. It is a 5x minute drive from Bowral main street.

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Bowral Beekeeping is a working honey farm (apiary) in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW. Around 1.5 hours from Sydney, 2x hours from Canberra and an hour from Wollongong.
We run regular tours, experiences and workshops at our lovely apiary.
Whether you want to visit our farm gate stall every weekend for free, do a tour and taste some honey, participate in a more in-depth experience, or get started in beekeeping we can help with all stages of your beekeeping journey or interest.
We regularly host corporate, and inbound tour groups.
Our head teacher, Hamish Ta-mé, started his beekeeping journey as a teenager and has been deeply engaged ever since. Alongside his years of experience, Hamish has formal qualifications in beekeeping and teaching.

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