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

We 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 a modern hive.

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

We then move to our beautiful terrace looking out across the dam and rolling
hills for a guided honey tasting where you will taste 6x different floral
source honeys, each with it's own distinctive appearance, aroma, viscosity,
mouth texture and taste. All of this complemented by a morning tea of fresh
sourdough and leaf tea or plunger coffee.

This is a great activity for family groups, and visitors to the Southern
Highlands.

At Bowral Honey Farm, every visit and experience includes a short moment of
mindfulness among the bees. Tapping into a long tradition of api‑therapy, one
aspect that we explore is simply being immersed in the sounds, scents, and
gentle energy of a working apiary as the bees go about their lives.

During each workshop and tour, guests are invited to place a hand on the
back of a hive and quietly imagine the 50,000 workers within; moving,
communicating, and organising themselves through vibration, scent and sound.
We then pause for a brief breathing exercise, closing our eyes and tuning in
to the low hum around us. With ten hives arranged in a circle, guests stand at
the focal point of the combined life force of more than half a million bees.

This simple meditation offers a powerful way to slow down, to connect with
the natural rhythms of the seasons, and to experience the presence of these
remarkable pollinators in a deeper, more reflective way.

Our apiary is on the grounds of Retford Park, a beautiful historic property a
5x minute drive from Bowral main street. We also have honey available after
the visit.

**Children three to five years of age are $10 each, and must be accompanied
by an adult. You can book 2x children's tickets per adult on the next screen
as an "add-on". **