The World of Bees (Honeybee Workshop)

Help us harvest honey from our honey bee hives, and learn all about honey bees in the process!

Join us for our Honeybee Workshop, held on Saturdays from June 20 – July 25 at 3pm. On June 20, two sessions will be offered at 12:30pm and 4:30pm, with subsequent workshops continuing at their regular time. 

During this hands-on experience, visitors will visit our bee seacan, where you’ll work alongside our beekeepers to remove honeycombs from our hives, and then harvest the honey. The sessions will wrap up with a look at honey extraction, offer a behind-the-scenes peek at how honey makes its journey from the hive to the jar. And as a special treat, guests will take home a small jar of fresh honey extracted during the workshop. If you want an inside look at a beehive & the work of beekeepers, this is the session for you! 

This workshop is limited to 12 participants, costs $10 per person, and requires pre-registration. All ages are welcome!

Please Note: Programming is weather dependent. While we strive to offer all advertised activities, some may be altered, substituted, or cancelled.

Date: July 25, August 1, August 3
Time: 3-4pm
Location: Ellis Nature Centre
Cost: $10
Spots available: 12

August 1 – Registration full, join our waitlist! August 3 – Registration full, join our waitlist!

Please see below for our Facility Rental Rates. Send an email to INFO@ELLISNATURECENTRE.CA to book.

Facility Rental Rates

EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY

Please note that for all of our events we require MINIMUM 48 HOURS NOTICE of a cancellation for a refund to be issued. If we are less than 48 hours away from an event and you are needing to cancel, please notify us so that we can offer your spot to someone else. Your payment for the event will then become a donation to Ellis Nature Centre. Thanks for your cooperation!

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