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Ultimate Apiary Adventure

3 hr 30 min
89 US dollars
489 South Clark Lane, Elizabeth, IL, USA

Service Description

Start your day off with a beekeeping tour led by our experienced beekeeper to learn about the fascinating lives of bees. Taste samples of their work (honey) and suit up, just like a beekeeper does, and see the sisterhood of honeybees at work inside the hive. (Great photo opps!) Then, you will join our educator to take a deep dive into the world of honey as you explore the wide variety of colors, aromas, and flavors of 7 different honeys from across the United States. You will expand your palette, discover how to pinpoint the words to describe what you are experiencing, and learn to identify honeys based on the plants the bees used to gather the nectar from. After learning about honey, join us at our Honey Bar to taste up to 20 additional honeys from around the world, armed with your knowledge of how to best appreciate honey. As you work your way through the honey bar, enjoy your own charcuterie plate from a local restaurant that you can pair with your choice of honeys.


Cancellation Policy

All tours must be booked online in advance. If the link does not work, please call 815-297-3366 to register. Beekeeping Tours Important Information: • Attendees with bee sting allergies should not come to the apiary and should consider an off-site honey tasting instead. • Location: Dry Creek Beekeeping, 489 South Clark Lane, Elizabeth, IL 61028. * Ages 6+ • ARRIVAL: Check-in onsite BEFORE tour time, 5-15 minutes early. • ONLINE WAIVER must be signed before arrival, including parents' consent for children (ages 6-17). • Weather updates will be communicated via email or phone. • Read the cancellation policy at the end. Tour Information: • Arrive no sooner than 20 minutes before tour time. • Tour includes education, hive visit, and mini honey tasting. • Minimal walking distance, provided beekeeping suit, gloves, and hood. • Closed-toed shoes required, do not wear perfume / cologne, or eat bananas before arriving (bees don’t like these scents). • Beekeeper may use a smoker; potential for a smoke odor. • Participants must be physically able, stay with the guide, no pets. • Restroom and handwashing facilities provided. • Photos allowed to be taken- must wear provided gloves (they work with a smartphone) • No drugs or alcohol allowed. Changes/Cancellations: • Email changes to drycreektoursandtastings@gmail.com up to 24 hours before tour time with booking parties' names. • Cancellation refunds: More than 72 hours = 100%, 24-72 hours = 50%, less than 24 hours = no refund. Refunds will go back on payment provided with a small fee applied by the bank that is a pass-through cost. • Private group cancellations require notice 4 days before for a full refund. Weather-related Cancellations: • If weather affects bee’s health or activity, tours may be canceled. • Option for honey tasting instead. • Customers notified via email and phone for cancellations. • Refunds provided for tours canceled by Dry Creek Beekeeping


Contact Details

  • 489 South Clark Lane, Elizabeth, IL, USA

    815-297-3366

    drycreektoursandtastings@gmail.com


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