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Bee Safaris

Our resident beekeeper and global bee consultant Paula Carnell (aka ‘Queen Bee’) will take you on a tour of our colonies of rare, native and wild bees. You will discover the various hives hidden in our woodland (just as every colony is different, so are their homes!), learn more about their fascinating behaviours, and leave feeling totally...buzzing.

Advanced booking is advised, though you may be able to book on the day if space allows. Please enquire at our Threshing Barn.

£5 of the £7.50 cost price is redeemable against Paula Carnell’s book, available from our House & Garden Shop.

HONEY, HERBS & HEALTH

Includes two-course lunch, honey tasting and tea brewing.

Honey has a myriad of medicinal properties for bees and humans alike. Learn all about the connection between bees, the herbs they forage from and the honey they produce with our resident beekeeper and global bee consultant, Paula Carnell.

The day includes a Bee Safari to discover how the plants growing around our beehives impact the health of the bee colonies, as well as tastings as you’re guided through our gardens and woodland.

You’ll get to sample a hand-picked selection of nutritious honeys from all over the world, including Arbutus honey from Greece (while admiring our Arbutus trees in the Rookery); Coriander honey from Bulgaria; Sidr honey from Oman; Buccu honey from South Africa; Lavender honey from Portugal; Thistle honey from Sardinia, and Bhutanese mountain honey. Not to mention Dandelion honey and Lyme Blossom honey, from The Newt in Somerset’s bees.

You’ll also collect fresh herbs such as thyme, mint, mallow and dandelion leaves to brew and sip your own healing tea concoctions - blended with honey, naturally – before ending the day with lunch in the Garden Café.