2026 Adult Bee Keeping Experience - Essex Experiences

2026 Adult Bee Keeping Experience - Essex ExperiencesHave you ever wondered how honey is made? Spend a morning with our beekeeper and his bees learning the basics and working through the hive. The experience will start at one of out Apiarys in the Essex Countryside at Barleylands Farm Park, surrounded by farmland in a peaceful setting. We will be offering tea and refreshments to our guests on arrival and kick things off by running through the workings of the hive and how it operates. We will also

we will explore the inner workings of the hive and how the bees operate

Welly Boots / Over Ankle Boots

Spend a morning with our beekeeper and his bees learning the basics and working through the hive

REQUIREMENTS:

explain the key stages in a bee season and then understand the difference between workers

surrounded by farmland in a peaceful setting

everybody will be given full protective clothing and gloves to prevent any stings

) and have time to answer questions

Long thick socks

Marigold Gloves

We will be working up close and personal with the bees and HRH the queen

drones and finally the queen