Beekeeping In-Hive Experience

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Beekeeping In-Hive Experience

If you are feeling adventurous, then get ready to enter the exciting world of the BEES! Enjoy a fun tour through a hive and see how a bee colony functions as a super-organism turning flowers into food! Our Beekeeping In-Hive Experiences are meant to be unusual, educational, and memorable. In-hives experiences last approximately 60-120 minutes depending on group size. Bee Experiences are available in July and August each year, weather permitting.

What is included:

• Safety is our #1 priority. A safety briefing will be conducted with all participants before entering a bee yard or beehive.
• You will receive an introduction to honeybees and beekeeping from one of our experienced beekeepers
• Suit up to get ‘up close and personal’ with our bees. In-hive experience include the opportunity to hold frames of live bees. We provide bee suits (Sizes: S-3XL) and gloves for your experience. Closed-toe shoes and pants are required to participate.
• We’ll spot the queen bee and point out all of the inner workings of the hive including the difference between worker and drone bees, honey, pollen, and more!
• Our beekeeper can take photos of you holding frames of bees to impress all your friends!
• An optional honey guided honey tasting after your in-hive experience is available at no additional cost. Honey tastings are always free and our honey store will be open to shop local honeys and much more.

Location: Flying Bee Ranch, 5180 Lardon Rd. NE Salem, OR 97305

Required Clothing Wear:

• Light colored clothing and full-length pants without holes; loose fit is best; tight fitting clothes e.g. skinny jeans are not recommended. The bee suits provided are jackets with hoods and do not include leg coverings.
• Sturdy, closed-toed shoes
• White or light color full-length socks
• Baseball hat (optional, helps keep bee suit off face)

Note: You will not be able to participate in the in-hive experience if you do not have full-length pants and close-toed shoes.

Do Not Wear:

• Perfumes/Cologne
• Dark/Fuzzy clothing
• High healed or Open toed shoes

Bring with you:

• Water bottle – Come hydrated and stay hydrated. It is hot inside a bee suit; expect to sweat a little
• Phone/Camera
• Change of shirt (optional) – to change into dry shirt after sweating
• Beekeeping questions!

Do Not Bring:

• Pets
• Tobacco/Vapes
• Alcohol

Private Tours: 

Private In-Hive Experiences are great for couples, anniversaries, work groups, clubs, large families, and more. Private experiences can be scheduled by emailing us at info@flyingbeeranch.net for more information.

Disclaimer: Although some protective gear is provided, our In-Hive Experiences involve working with live honey bees which can sting you. Participation in our In-Hive Experiences is at your own risk. A signed disclaimer holding Flying Bee Ranch and its employees harmless is required to participate in the Beekeeping In-Hive Experience (available on site when you arrive). All minors (ages 6-18) are required to have a parent/guardian participate in the Beekeeping In-Hive Experience with their child. Our In-Hive Experiences are not appropriate for children under 6 years of age and are not allowed to participate at this time.

• Due to the popularity of this event, dates fill up quickly. There are no refunds for canceled or missed appointments.