Beekeeper For A Day (full day experience)
Description
Think of this full day experience as an opportunity to try-before-you-buy, or to tick off an activity from your bucket list! It can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience and an opportunity to achieve being a beekeeper when circumstances would otherwise prevent it. This action-packed full-day event is ideal as a gift experience for a birthday, Christmas or Mothers' and Fathers' Day. It is suitable as the first step for wana-bee beekeepers or for anyone inspired by recent TV programmes and would like to learn more about beekeeping and honey. You will discover why we keep bees and a bit about the lifecycle of honeybees before seeing them closeup under a microscope and learning about the inner workings of beehives. We will then kit up in protective clothing and amble out to the apiary where you will get some hands-on experience of handling the bees under supervision. We will inspect contrasting bee hives, including a WBC hive, national long hive and Warre hive and learn about assessing colonies, decision making and the manipulations required to manage the colonies. Indoors, you will learn more about hive products and have an opportunity to make not only a rolled candle but poured and dipped candles too. Depending on the time of year, you will also experience the process of extracting honey and producing cut comb honey. To round off the experience you will get to do a blind honey-tasting and learn about locally produced artisan honey,
What's included in the price?
- Tea and coffee on arrival and at lunch time. - Use of full protective bee suit and gloves
Duration
6 hours
Cancellation policy
Medium - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 4 weeks before the course starts
Maker
Anglesey Bees is the leading provider of beekeeping training and experiences in Wales, based on customer numbers and customer satisfaction. Just read the reviews compiled on our website! Our experiences are accredited by Visit Wales.
Suitable for
- Adults
- Seniors
- Teenagers
- Engagement, birthdays & anniversaries
- Overseas Holiday
- Suitable for beginners
- Easter
- Stag dos
- Intermediate level
- Father's Day
- Hen dos
- Public transport
- Mother's Day
- Corporate days out & team building
- Parking provided
- UK Holiday
- School holiday workshops & activities
FAQs
Absolutely No! We have a strict no smoking/vaping policy operating both in the buildings and outside.
Dogs can be exercised on short leads in our car park only. Please provide your own poo bags and take them with you. During your experience/course, your dog will have to stay in your vehicle.
Our address is Trefnant Bach, Llanddaniel, Anglesey LL60 6ET and we live about half a mile down an unsurfaced farm track starting by the bus shelter in Llanddaniel. For best directions google Anglesey Bees you will find us on google maps and get directions to us. If you put our postcode in your satnav, is will not always get you to our door. Keep going past a white cottage till you come to our property with a green gate and Trefnant Bach on left gatepost and an Anglesey Bees sign on the right. What3words for our location are: Spending. Airless. Videos.
Please ensure that you have with you a long-sleeved shirt or top, full length trousers, long socks, wellies or boots and a peaked baseball type hat to keep the veil off your face.
