Rural Beekeeping and Honey Craft Beer Tasting for Two
About this experience
Enter the Hiver Experience: discover the secrets of rural beekeeping together in the stunning Albourne Estate, located in the picturesque South Downs, and follow up with a tutored honey beer and food matching session with Hiver Beers.
You’ll get suited and booted before immersing yourselves in the role of apprentice beekeepers, learning about equipment and tools, helping Hiver’s Beekeeper to handle the frames, check the health of the Hive, and getting up close to the ‘Ladies.’ Once you’ve got to grips with the process, it’ll be time to relax over a tutored honey beers and food matching session. Honey beer remains a largely undiscovered phenomenon, but you’ll learn all about it, getting to taste a lager, an IPA and an ale, as well as the honeys used in the brewing process and some of the beer ingredients.
Beer enthusiasts, bee enthusiasts or both, an outing at Hiver promises to be unforgettable!
SKU: PHBRB2
For 2
participants12 Months
ValidityFlexible
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“Amazing experience, beautiful place”
I was a little nervous to be so close to so many bees but after being given a very thorough explanation of how they live and then getting the chance to handle parts of their hive I quickly realised how delicate and special bees are. I'm more encouraged to plant more bee friendly plants in my own garden and to buy more bee related items from Hiver. Everything was delicious there and the whole place is stunning. All the staff were lovely. I will definitely be going again!
What's Included
- Rural Beekeeping and Honey Craft Beer Tasting for two
- 2 hour session
- Undergo a hive inspection, see the bees up close and work with the head Beekeeper
- Experience a unique honey beer and food pairing session
- Sample three honey beers, a Lager, an IPA and an Ale
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
Your 2 hour session will be divided into an hour of beekeeping and an hour of honey beer and honey tasting. Your session begins with a short introduction to bees and beekeeping, the equipment and tools commonly used, and a first glimpse inside the hive.
You’ll then get suited and booted, ready to inspect one of the hives and help out with handling the frames and checking the health of the hive. Afterwards, you’ll relax over a tutored honey beers and food matching session.
Location
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South East
- Hassocks, West Sussex
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 18
- The tasting is not suitable for participants with coeliac disease as beer contains gluten
- The experience is not recommended if you are allergic to bee stings
- The Albourne Estate is suitable for disabled access to the premises but not to the hives
- You will be required to sign a disclaimer on the day before starting your session
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary
Availability
This experience is available selected Saturdays from Mid-May to Mid-September. Excluded dates apply.
We recommend you book at least one month in advance to ensure that dates are available. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow 2 hours for the full experience.
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
How it works
Customer Reviews
“Amazing experience, beautiful place”
I was a little nervous to be so close to so many bees but after being given a very thorough explanation of how they live and then getting the chance to handle parts of their hive I quickly realised how delicate and special bees are. I'm more encouraged to plant more bee friendly plants in my own garden and to buy more bee related items from Hiver. Everything was delicious there and the whole place is stunning. All the staff were lovely. I will definitely be going again!
“Fantastic experience”
Had a great time on the beekeeping experience yesterday. The Albourne Estate is beautiful and the staff are really friendly and passionate about the business. The beekeeping part of the experience is so interesting and you get hands-on with the bees if you want to! The beer tasting was fantastic and they certainly don’t scrimp on how much they give you! Really well organised re. Covid and felt totally safe and well looked after. Highly recommend!
“Really informative experience”
Went on our Bee Keeping experience thIs weekend and really enjoyed it. Learnt a lot about Bees as well as Honey and Beers! Professionally delivered and easy to understand - would recommend