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Bees to Blooms. Honey Farm Tour, morning Tea. Plus Lunch, Guided Walk & Pollinator Tour at Botanic Gardens

Region: Southern Highlands Wingecarribee Shire
State: NSW

AUD $89.00

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Discover bees, honey and pollinators with a Bowral Honey Farm tour, guided honey tasting and morning tea, followed by a picnic lunch, guided garden walk and pollinator talk at the beautiful Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens

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Bowral Honey Farm

Discover the Magic of Pollination in the Southern Highlands

Join us for Bees to Blooms, a relaxed and immersive day exploring the beautiful connection between bees, flowers, food, and the stunning landscape around us. This unique experience follows the journey of pollination from the hive to the garden, and ultimately to our tables, across two gorgeous Bowral locations.

Your Experience Highlights

1. Bowral Honey Farm Tour & Tasting

Your journey begins at the historic Bowral Honey Farm, a working apiary nestled within the heritage grounds of Retford Park. Don a beekeeper’s veil and step alongside the hives with your expert guide to witness bees at work. You will learn about the fascinating life of a honey bee colony, honey production, and their vital role as pollinators.

Afterwards, enjoy a guided tasting of six seasonal honeys on the terrace overlooking the lake. Much like fine wine, each honey reflects the unique flowers and landscape visited by the bees, offering distinct colours, aromas, textures, and flavours. This tasting is accompanied by a delicious morning tea of freshly baked sourdough, tea, and coffee.

2. Picnic Lunch & Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens

Next, make your way to the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens. A catered individual picnic box containing sandwiches, a piece of fruit, and a sweet treat will be waiting for you to enjoy in your favourite spot on the lawns.

Following lunch, join an enthusiastic volunteer guide for a guided garden walk and pollinator talk. Explore how flowering plants and pollinators depend on each other, discover bee-friendly plants, and admire the diversity of this 13.5-hectare cool-climate garden. You will also enjoy exclusive access to the Gardens’ plant nursery, with the opportunity to purchase a plant to take home.

Itinerary & Important Details

  • 11:00 am: Experience begins at Bowral Honey Farm (farm tour, bee talk, honey tasting, and morning tea).
  • 12:30 pm: Short drive in your own car to the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens for a catered picnic lunch and guided garden tour.
  • 2:00 pm: Experience concludes.
  • Dietary Requirements: Please advise us of any dietary restrictions once booked.
  • Group Size: We require a minimum of 10 guests to proceed with this experience. We will be in touch a few days prior if minimum numbers are not met.

Thanks for your interest in meeting my bees! I look forward to having you along and sharing our enthusiasm for these unique pollinators.

The system will send you all the details, but the workshop is at my apiary in Bowral.

The address is: 1325 Old South Road Bowral NSW 2576. We’re on the grounds of Retford Park, a National Trust property.

Enter through white main gates on Old South Rd and continue until you see our signs and hives (it’s a LONG driveway!). Park in the gravelled area as directed by signage.

This is an outdoors activity, remember to wear appropriate clothing, sun protection etc.

I have hives undercover so we will be able to proceed despite any poor weather.

If you have any questions feel free to call me on 0428294569 or email hamish@bowralhoneyfarm.com

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Attraction Tours Day Tours Eco-Tours Farm Tours Food Tours Garden Tours Gourmet Tours Guided Tours Honey Farm Tours Walking Tours Wildlife Tours

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