Beekeeping Experience

During this 90-minute experience we will open an active hive so you can see how these amazing insects arrange their home. Following the experience, enjoy a hot drink and a cake in the Courtyard Kitchen, included in your ticket price. The session can be as hands on as you like, and you will have the opportunity to lift out a section of the hive to see the bees 'up close and personal'. We will carry out the inspection that a beekeeper would do and talk about all the things of interest as we look through the hive. You are welcome to take photos at any time. Before we start you will be required to put on a full protective bee suit and gloves. This is provided – please let us know which size you require at the checkout. After a brief safety talk we will go to the apiary to visit the bees that live there. Please note, despite all the protective gear, be aware that there is a small chance of being stung. This is not the experience for you if you know you are allergic to bee or wasp stings. Tim has been keeping bees for nearly 30 years, at Hanbury Hall and also on the roof of a number of buildings in Birmingham. He is the vice-President of Worcestershire Beekeeping Association, an organisation that Lady Georgina Vernon of Hanbury Hall helped to set up in 1882.