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Beehive to Table: Hands-On Honey Harvest Experience
Highlights
- Observe the buzzing apiary and connect with nature while learning about bee behaviour and honey production.
- Savour seasonal honeys during morning tea by the lake, enhancing your appreciation for local flavours.
- Press warm honey by hand, gaining a tactile experience that deepens your understanding of this sweet treat.
- Take home a jar of honey and wax you created, a unique memento of your hands-on adventure.
A small-group, guided visit that moves from observing a working apiary to harvesting honey together. Taste seasonal honeys, enjoy morning tea by the lake, then press warm honey by hand and take home a jar of honey and wax you helped create.
Tour details
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Available from 24 January 2026 to 30 January 2027
Features
Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
Operation information
Bowral Honey Farm
Bowral Honey Farm, located on the grounds of a beautiful historic property in the Southern Highlands region of NSW is just 1.5 hours drive from Sydney. As part of their visit, guests enjoy morning tea on the terrace looking out across the private lake and rolling hills.
Unique, educational, and immersive agritourism experiences are available for groups of up to 80 guests. More than just a working honey farm, guests can enjoy pure honey tastings with different floral sources, learn about the lifecycle of a honeybee colony and a modern hive, and discover the art and craft of beekeeping alongside an enthusiastic and engaged beekeeper.
Guests are provided professional sting-proof safety gear to observe the hives and bees up close, allowing for great photo opportunities. Owner and head beekeeper Hamish Ta-mé is an enthusiastic and passionate communicator, with years of experience and formal qualifications in beekeeping and teaching.
Memberships
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
- Australian Outdoor Industry
- Gay and Lesbian Tourism Australia (GALTA)
- International Cruise Council of Australasia
- National Trust
- New South Wales Business Chamber
- Outdoors NSW & ACT
- Professional Tour Guide Association of Australia
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
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