Love honey? Fascinated by bees and their lifecycle? Join this one-hour tour of their beautiful Honey Farm on the grounds of a historic National Trust mansion in Bowral, followed by a guided honey tasting and morning tea.

You start with a tour alongside the hives: wearing a head veil, you’ll be able to safely observe the activities of the bees and hear about their remarkable lifecycle. The talk continues with a demonstration showing an (empty!) Flow Hive and the workings of a modern hive.

You’ll hear about the remarkable lives of these at-risk pollinators and gain an understanding of their behaviours.

You will then move to the beautiful terrace looking out across the dam and rolling hills for a guided honey tasting where you will taste six different floral sources of honey, each with its own distinctive appearance, aroma, viscosity, mouth texture and taste.

All of this is complemented by a morning tea of fresh sourdough and leaf tea or plunger coffee.

There are two options for corporate visits, depending on budget and time available.

1 – Air Bee n Bee is the most popular experience and starts with a tour and talk about bees and beekeeping over a morning/afternoon tea and guided honey tasting. Guests will learn about the lifecycle of these fascinating pollinators and their vital role in agriculture.

You then get into a professional full-length beekeeping suit (and gloves), light a smoker and open a hive with an active colony of honeybees. Guests have the opportunity to hold a frame of bees and observe their behaviours up close.

2 – Tour & Tasting is a tour, talk and guided honey tasting that takes an hour.
It starts with a tour alongside the hives. Wearing a head veil, you’ll be able to safely observe the activities of the bees and hear about their remarkable lifecycle. The talk continues with a demonstration showing a modern hive, followed by a guided honey tasting featuring local raw honey from different floral sources, each with its own distinctive appearance, aroma, viscosity, mouth texture and taste.

Both are wonderful insights into bees and beekeeping.

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.

Experience Bowral’s sweetest day out! Visit the Honey Farm for a hive tour, tasting, and lunch on the terrace, then enjoy a guided visit to the Bradman Museum. A unique blend of local flavour, cricket history, and golden countryside charm.