Adventure into the Hive

from $35.00

Date: Saturday June 20, 2026

Time: 10:30am - 12:00

This hands-on workshop offers a rare opportunity to get safely up close to a thriving honey bee colony. With guidance from the lead beekeeper Julie from The Bees Knees Apiary, you'll suit up, open a hive, and experience the incredible world of honey bees firsthand. A small jar of honey to take home is also included.

After a brief overview of life inside a beehive, you'll suit up and open a real hive. Learn to identify the queen, workers, drones, brood, and the honey and pollen stores that support the colony.

You’ll get hands-on experience with essential beekeeping tools. Julie will demonstrate how to perform routine hive inspections, looking for signs of health, disease, and pests.

You don't need to be a future beekeeper to enjoy this experience. It's a chance connect with nature, learn something new, and see one of the most fascinating systems in the natural world up close.

Bring the kids! With children's bee suits now available, this experience is open to ages 5 and up.

Admission:

Date: Saturday June 20, 2026

Time: 10:30am - 12:00

This hands-on workshop offers a rare opportunity to get safely up close to a thriving honey bee colony. With guidance from the lead beekeeper Julie from The Bees Knees Apiary, you'll suit up, open a hive, and experience the incredible world of honey bees firsthand. A small jar of honey to take home is also included.

After a brief overview of life inside a beehive, you'll suit up and open a real hive. Learn to identify the queen, workers, drones, brood, and the honey and pollen stores that support the colony.

You’ll get hands-on experience with essential beekeeping tools. Julie will demonstrate how to perform routine hive inspections, looking for signs of health, disease, and pests.

You don't need to be a future beekeeper to enjoy this experience. It's a chance connect with nature, learn something new, and see one of the most fascinating systems in the natural world up close.

Bring the kids! With children's bee suits now available, this experience is open to ages 5 and up.

WORKSHOP TERMS

  • Due to the limited availability of this workshop, all sales are final. No refunds; tickets can be transferred to another guest

  • The event will be hosted at the farm which is not wheelchair accessible and is not suitable for those with accessibility challenges.

  • Participants will be asked to sign a waiver upon arrival

ABOUT THE BEEKEEPERS

Julie Ginter will be leading the workshop. Together, the Ginter family started The Bees Knees Apiary with 2 hives in 2015.  It has now grown to 30 hives in Ajax/Whitby and the Kawartha Highlands.  They take pride in their small batch, high quality, raw natural honey. To learn more about the, visit their website https://everythingbeesknees.com