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This is a fun activity in Stepney, London

Ever wondered what was involved with keeping bees or wanted to find out more about these fascinating creatures? Then join your host Meetal and the rest of the Pearly Queen Honey Company for this exciting London beekeeping experience!

This experience will give you the unique opportunity to meet the bees in their East End apiary and learn about how they live, communicate and how important they are to us all. You will not only learn about how fascinating our flying friends' lives really are but also gain an insight into the role beekeepers play and get an understanding of what exactly they do.

Once you're settled in, it'll be your turn to don a beekeeping suit and come face to face with our furry flying friends. You'll have a good look inside the hive, learn a bit more about how it works and see the bees in action. At the end of the session, you'll also enjoy a taste test of the honey these busy bees have been making, making sure you leave this unique London experience with a sweet taste in your mouth!

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“Really lovely workshop, the presentation at the start was very informative, fun and engaging. Learnt so much about honeybees and their importance to the local ecosystem. Went to see the beehives and got to hold and touch honey bees - highlight of the day. Ended with a honey tasting of 5 varieties of urban honey.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

“The teacher is knowledgeable and very passionate about the beekeeping career, he care’s about this creature. We learned a lot about the bees and their habits, tasted honey from different city farms.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

"Ayesha Ayub"

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“Meetal was an amazing tutor, he’s well versed in the entomology of bees and clearly has a passion for the preservation of nature’s such beautiful creatures. He gave us an informative background with facts we’ve never heard of before! We were able to have an intimate interaction with his hive’s little bees (“the girls”) and they were absolutely stunning. An experience that will last a lifetime. Thank you so much for a beautiful day!”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

Henryk Feszczur

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“The beeekeeping experience was excellence. We were lucky to have good weather which certainly helps. The first part was a one hour talk on bees and bee keeping - it was fascinating and delf more like 15 minutes. The presenter was entertaining and answered questions in a clear way with some humour to help things along. It was explained clearly and simply yet covered a lot. The second half was seeing the hive - we donned protective equipment provided. The hive was opened up and we could see the bees (and even one 'hatching'). We held the 'plates' as well. The small group (max 12 which we were) was about right - enough to see and experience everything yet with enough others to ask questions. In short, absilutely fantastic.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

Yasmin Clark

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“Meetal was fantastic, very knowledgeable and enthusiastic and keen for everyone to enjoy the session!! Highly recommend this experience!”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

Karen Hatchett

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“A really enjoyable experience at Stepney City Farm with beekeeper Meetal... The first part was an informtive talk about bees including the different types of bee in the hive and what they do. I loved the explanation and video clip of the little "waggle" dance they do to tell other bees in the hive when they find a good nectar source: fascinating. We then visited a hive, first donning protective suits. As Meetal opened the hive, we saw the bees in action and the honey they had produced on the individual frames with bees actually carrying bits of pollen they had collected from flowers. We could also see the cells where eggs for new bees had been laid and on one frame young bees emerging out of the cells. Meetal allowed us to hold up and take a close look at a couple of the frames ourselves. Finally we returned to the classroom where we had a final Q+A and were able to do some honey tasting. An excellent experience and Stepney City Farm was a friendly location (close Limehouse DLR - 2 stops from Bank) with a great café.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

“Great class, very interesting info about bees and beekeeping. Instructor was also very helpful and happy to answer all the questions we had. Only downside was that the bee hive was in a corner so not everyone had a clear access from the group.”

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Posted 2 months ago

Sinéad Harmey

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“Fabulous! The lesson was excellent and it was just so amazing to see the bees. Highly recommend - lovely location as well :)”

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Posted 2 months ago