Candle making workshops – June
The workshop includes 3 craft activities using beeswax which is made by our very own honeybees at Quince Honey Farm.…
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Join us for family fun this summer!
Make a bee-line for Quince Honey Farm this summer and enjoy all-weather family fun, including honey tasting, candle rolling, seed planting, indoor and outdoor play, plus live Beekeeping Demos!
The activity programme runs from 10am and you can quite easily spend the whole day here exploring the site.
Activities include:
- Beekeeping Demo – watch as a real honeybee hive will be opened in front of your eyes (from behind protective glass) to show you what goes on in the colony!
- Honey Factory Tour & Taste – see our production areas and sample some of our delicious honeys.
- The Buzz in the Gardens – discover our pollinator friendly gardens and find out how you can help bees in your own garden.
- Seed Bar – visit our seed bar to plant a bee-friendly seed to take home with you.
- Beeswax & Candle Rolling – learn about the amazing substance that is beeswax and roll your own candle to take home with you.
- Curious Creatures – meet some other curious creatures, including Giant Snails and Stick Insects!
- 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!
Time to Explore – you can enjoy exploring at your leisure (access included in Full Attraction ticket)…
- EAT – at our award-winning Nectary Restaurant
- EXPLORE – the Nectar Gardens. Children will enjoy the Buzzy Bee Bingo activity sheet available from the Shop.
- PLAY – in the Play Hive Indoor & Outdoor Play Areas.
- SHOP – browse our Gift Shop which is full of wonderful honey, beeswax candles and bee-autiful gifts!
