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Beekeeping and Beers
£62.50
Hands on beekeeping workshop. Not only do you get to wear a beekeeping suit as you learn to handle the frames and search out the Queen Bee, but there is also a tutored craft beer tasting.
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2 hours
SE London
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WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
There’s a real buzz to this experience….. not only do you get to wear a beekeeping suit as you learn to handle the frames and search out the Queen Bee, but there is also a tutored craft beer tasting.
Not at the same time. Bees come first.
Urban beekeeping is on the up and up. These hives are set in Kennington Park. This is a forty-five minute introduction to bees. Learn how to inspect and monitor the health of the colony and look at the bi-products of the hive. What you see and do is very much governed by the seasons.
Bees are rather like us, out and about in the summer while preferring to hole up during the winter. The beekeepers are kept busy all year round. It’s never dull, and there is always much to see and do.
Honey is in the news at the moment. Apparently, a lot of the commercial jars we purchase have been ‘cut’ with sugar syrup to bulk out the products, so it is very important to be able to make an informed choice about what kind of honey you are buying. Traceability is key.
And then there’s the beer…now’s the time to relax over a tutored beer tasting. As this experience has bees at the heart, and is run by Hiver Beers, it is to be expected that they make honey beer. They only use British ingredients and suppliers. The beer is fermented with raw honey, and this is all about tasting the difference.
Honey and beer. What’s not to love?
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Product code: INANIWe did the hiver experience at bee urban in Kennington park. You get to do a hive inspection and learn about the bees! It’s pretty incredible how the colonies work . Bee keeping outfits are provided but remember to wear over the ankle socks and flat sensible shoes ! After the bee experience we tasted three hiver beers . We had a bottle each between two of us and we all had a nibbles board with some cheddar , chorizo, fruit cake and veg crisps . Thoroughly recommend this activity . It takes 2 hr...
Had a great time at the Bee Keeping and Beer Tasting event. Both the bee and beer bits were so informative and interesting, and hosted by really knowledgeable people who also made it fun to listen to. It felt we got through stacks of stuff in just two hours and even made our own candles to take home. Would highly recommend.
We did the bee keeping and beer tasting experience and it was such a lovely afternoon. The bee talk and bee keeping part was very interesting and I also learned a lot about bee’s. This is then followed by some beer tasting with one of the beers being made from the honey produced there. I cannot recommend this enough! Hiver’s beers are also very tasty!
A great experience learning about bee keeping, where you actually get to suit up and handle the bees at work. The staff are very friendly and relaxed yet very knowledgeable and informative. Contacts and further information was offered by the team. This was followed by tasting 3 of the best honey beers I’ve ever tasted. This was a great experience I’d recommend for any age, whether you’re interested in bee keeping or not.
A really enjoyable couple of hours with great hosts. We learned so much about the bees, and we saw all types inside the hive (workers, drones, newly born, and of course the queen bee!). The beer tasting with savoury nibbles was a very nice end to the event. Afterwars in the shop I bought a six pack of beer, two jars of local honey, and a pretty bee-themed greeting card. The adjacent cafe does lovely pizzas, so we had lunch there. (Kennington Park Cafe). It's such a lovely area.
