Apple & Honey Harvest – Oct Half Term

Celebrate harvest time at Quince Honey Farm this October half term!

Quince Honey Farm’s Apple and Honey Harvest embraces the old traditions of the autumn season, sharing the customs and old ways of the apple harvest. Come along to the Full Attraction and see our Apple Show, a live demonstration of an apple mill and apple press and learn about the traditions of the apple harvest.

Harvesting of our heather honey will also be underway in the Honey Factory where you can watch as this delicious honey is extracted from our honeybee hives, learn about the process, try some straight from the hive and maybe have a go at extracting it yourself!

As well as these special harvest demos, you’ll be able to enjoy all the usual daily tours and activities:
All About the Honeybee Talk – learn all about bees and beekeeping featuring fascinating video footage.
Beeswax & Candle Rolling – hear all about the amazing substance of beeswax and roll your on candle.
Garden Tour & Seed Harvest – learn about our bee-friendly planting and select some seeds to take home ready to plant in your own gardens.
Bee Biology – view our giant metal bee and learn how the bee’s body is perfectly designed for what they do.
Solitary Bees – Find out about the diverse world of solitary bees and help us create nesting areas for our new bee mansion!
Curious Creatures – meet our collection of critters!

Extra Halloween fun for October Half Term:

• Halloween Trail – children will love finding the spooky characters hiding all around the Nectar Gardens.
• Pumpkin Patch – our patch is open Sat 26th – Thurs 31st Oct, 10am-4pm. Come and choose your perfect pumpkin!
• Pumpkin Carving – once you have your pumpkin you can pop along to the Play Hive and carve out your Jack-o’-lanterns ready for Halloween.

Your ticket also allows access to all this:
EAT – at our award-winning Nectary Restaurant with autumnal specials, cakes and bakes.
EXPLORE – the Nectar Gardens with seasonal bee-planting and natural features.
PLAY –  in the Play Hive Indoor & Outdoor Play Areas, plus the Bizzy Bee Garden Playground.
SHOP – browse our Gift Shop which is full of wonderful honey, beeswax candles and bee-autiful gifts!

While you’re here…

Visit our Pumpkin Patch!

Sat 26th – Thurs 31st October, 10am-4pm

Come along and select your very own pumpkin to take home – perfect to get your Jack-o’-lantern creations ready for Halloween! There will be plenty of photo opportunities along the way too, so bring your wellies and a bag for your pumpkins and join us for a tromp around the fields!