Small-Group Beekeeping Experience in Tauherenikau

Overview

Available languages

English

1 hour 15 minutes

Mobile ticket

Learn how we make the finest New Zealand Manuka Honey. Join us on this exciting experience. The journey follows the full process from hive to jar.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Not recommended for travelers with anaphylaxis

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

All Fees and Taxes

Protective beesuit and appropirate footwear

What To Expect

During your tour you'll learn all about how we make award winning New Zealand Mānuka Honey, meet our bees and follow the full process from hive to jar. We'll start in The Honey Stables where you'll learn all about our journey and run through health and safety, then we'll provide you with the safety equipment you need to comfortably join us in inspecting a beehive, learning about the different roles bees play in the hive and what it all looks like before venturing into the factory to follow the honey through the processing process from hive to jar, before heading back to our factory store for a honey tasting and overview of our additional products we've added into our range and why. Please note we do have a minimum number of 2 people for this tour, if you are a single traveler please get in touch with us as we may be able to accommodate you on another booking. We do have two additional options you can add onto your tour by contacting us directly. Our Botanical Experience is a show and tell through our native tree sanctuary and our Make Your Own Honey will see you label and fill your own honey to take home.You'll need to allow an extra 15 min each activity. Extra costs apply.

Options

Small-Group Beekeeping Experience in Tauherenikau

Reviews

5.00

16 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Awesome experience. Would recommend to anyone who is curious.
lorrainecH74PU,
Apr 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful! No safety concerns on this tour. Always great to meet with people who are passionate about what they are doing. 💕
Great experience!
I9190MCbrendam,
Mar 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We so enjoyed our time and would highly recommend the stop. We learned a lot about bees! So incredibly interesting and the owners are super people. They shared their story of how they got into the bee business. They are very passionate about what they do. Plus their honey is top notch.
So much fun for a Saturday morning 🌞
GrandTour04382079582,
Mar 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Alex & Karly were so great, they answered all our questions and we learnt more about bees than we thought possible. The honey tasting was so yummy too! Lovely to really compare all the flavours they have available! Would recommend to anyone. They made us feel very safe and encouraged to ask questions and enjoy ourselves!
Amazing trip
Masnoon M,
Dec 31, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very excellent review, learnt heaps. The shop is also really nice! Would highly recommend to others!
Best experience learning all about bees and honey making
welshnurse78,
Oct 7, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Such a fun and informative experience. I booked it mainly for my son who loves bees and honey but I enjoyed it as much as he did. Great way to spend the day making memories and left with the most delicious honey knowing all about the process of making it. Highly recommend thanks Greytown Honey team will be recommending and visiting again - Stasia and Boden
Highly recommend
Zuitman,
Jul 11, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful couple of hours spent at Greytown Honey learning all about their bees and honey making process. Our host was friendly and informative and happy to answer all our questions. We got to bottle our own honey and tasty so many different varieties and learn about their benefits. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who likes honey. 🐝
Fascinating, Fun, and Informative!
640scottq,
Mar 28, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My partner and I had such a wonderful and personal tour led by the lovely Karly. It was a joy to hear the story of Greytown Honey, just as much as it was to learn the honey-making process, and getting to learn the ins and outs of a hive. Spotting new bees hatching, and seeing the queen parade about was so cool, and finishing the tour with tasting all the varieties Greytown produces was the icing on the cake. Definitely a highlight on our trip, we felt like big kids!
A MUST do!!!
Gerber318,
Mar 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
One of the best experience! How Manuka honey is made - that was our question. Perfectly prepared, highly professional, open, friendly and passionate - that describes the team. Absolutely yummie the honey. The shop is great, we could send our orders directly to Switzerland 🇨🇭! Perfect service! A MUST do!!!
Short break in the Wiararapa, an interesting excursion.
johnsB6594RC,
Feb 24, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had some time to spare so booked a beekeeping session with Greytown Honey. Karly and Alex are very friendly and welcoming. Their story, how we they came to do what they are doing, is very interesting. Karly tells a great story while keeping it light and amusing. Before you go see the hives you are well kitted out in protective gear but to be honest the bees are quite calm as Alex handles them and you never get the feeing you will be stung. Alex is great, answering all questions with an obvious enthusiasm and has a great deal of knowledge on his subject. The tour is relaxed and is great for anyone of any age who wants to see how a bee hive works and get up close to some working bees, oh and the honey is absolutely delicious. We had a fun time and would recommend the trip to others, pick a dry day if possible as you are outside for a large part of the trip.
Very enjoyable way to spend the morning
PenandUwe,
Feb 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a lovely way to spend the morning! We got suited up and visited a bee hive, saw the queen bee and listened to the very knowledgeable Alex explain the process from the bees doing their work through to the honey being consumed by us. This was followed by a tasting of their great range of honey. We went away with a jar of honey that we had bottled ourselves, along with some additional purchases - who would resist. I would definately recommend this. We were lucky to be doing this mid week and therefore had Alex's undivided attention but I would imagine this would be a good group activity too.