Beekeeping Experience Days

What to expect from your beekeeping experience

Your beekeeping experience will include:

• An introduction to The Noble Bee and our conservation woodland
• Honey tasting — try an assortment of honeys from around the world
• A chat about the life cycle of bees, including the different roles within the hive and swarming
• A look at the day in the life of a beekeeper and what to expect through a typical season
• An overview of the equipment required to keep bees
• A delicious lunch served down in the woods by the pond
• Practical advice on what you can do in your own gardens to have a positive effect on bees and other pollinating insects
• The chance to observe a wild bee colony in our natural log observation hive
• A hands-on look inside an active beehive — we'll walk through the woodland to our training apiary where you'll inspect your own hive
• Make your own beeswax candle
• A jar of our delicious honey to take home
• The pocket guide Planting for Honey Bees (kindly donated by author Sarah Wyndham Lewis and our friends at Bermondsey Street Bees in London)
• A visit to the Honey Room and our pop-up shop at the bee farm
• Tea and coffee station available all day