Tour a working apiary at our honey ranch just a few miles east of Austin, TX! Our hive tours will let you learn about the world of honey bees in a way that few get to experience, through the hands-on exploration of an active, living beehive.
Your tour, led by a professional beekeeper, will begin with a brief lecture on the lives of bees, after which you’ll suit up in protective gear, light a bee smoker, and get up close and personal with more than 100,000 bees. Our public tours are perfect for a weekend date or an adventure with friends!
Interested in a more intimate experience with your team or group? Schedule your own private hive tour, where you can customize your experience with a sommelier-style honey sensory class.
Our public hive tours are perfect for the bee lover and intellectually curious. Tours are capped at 10 to give you a truly hands-on bee experience. We offer 2 tours: adult only tours and tours that are family friendly for all, ages 6 and up.
Tours are held at our farm in Manor, 20 minutes Northeast of Downtown Austin. Come for the bees, and stick around for the beautiful scenery in the Texas countryside. Tours are 1.5 hours.
- Guided tour of a beehive by a professional beekeeper
- Protective gear
- Honey tasting, fresh from the hive
- Cool beverage
- Surprise gift to support local pollinators
View the inner workings of a real-life bee hive with a 1.5 hour tour! After a brief introduction to bee biology and behavior, you’ll get to witness the wonders of a hive, including watching workers, drones and queens at work and seeing honey, nectar and pollen in the hive.
Enjoy a day in nature at our beautiful 5-acre headquarters just east of Austin! Our apiary is nestled among fruiting trees next to a beautiful pond, the perfect escape from the city.
Enrich your day by adding on a variety of bee-centric activities! Harvest your own honey, or taste a rainbow of flavors with a honey tasting!
Our expert beekeeping staff will guide you through the tastes, textures, smells and flavors of 5 different honeys paired with cheeses, nuts, and other accompaniments.
With each honey course, you’ll gain an appreciation for bee’s honey-making process, different floral sources and the resulting honeys, and the methods in which honey can be manipulated after it is pulled from the hive.
Pick up your goodie bag and plate the day of your class, and tune in from home for a guided tour of the rainbow of honey colors and flavors and learn how to better pair honeys with different foods.