Kauai Honey and Bee Tour: Taste Fresh Honeycomb
Suit up and taste honey the way it was first made
Inside the Hive is a guided beekeeping activity on Kauai where you wear a protective bee suit, hold a frame from a live hive, extract honeycomb, and taste fresh honey and seasonal pairings led by the farm's master beekeepers. The experience takes place in a section of Lydgate Farms never before open to the public and runs about two hours. Children must be at least 7 years old, and you'll need to comfortably walk roughly 100 yards and stand for 15 minutes.
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The experience
You arrive at a corner of Lydgate Farms on Kauai's East side that's never been open to the public before. After the beekeepers help you into a full protective suit and gloves, you step up to an active hive. The frame you hold is warm and heavy with bees moving across it. This is where the honey actually lives. You'll extract honeycomb by hand, taste it straight from the comb the way it was first enjoyed, and move through a flight of Hawaiian honeys, each one different: some floral, some dark, some tasting of the season's fruit.
The tasting menu builds as you go. Cacao tea with honey, honey-roasted macadamia nuts, and seasonal pairings of local fruit with honey show you how the farm's own harvest connects to what you're tasting. The beekeepers (who also run the farm's cacao tour) teach you the history of beekeeping in the Hawaiian Islands and walk you through every step of how honey gets made. It's a two-hour activity, and the walking and standing are built into it: you'll cover roughly 100 yards and need to stand comfortably for about 15 minutes. Wear closed-toe shoes with calf-length socks, bring sunscreen and water, and dress in something you don't mind wearing under the suit.
What’s included
- Bee suit and gloves.
- guided tour led by master beekeepers.
- honeycomb tasting straight from the live hive.
- cacao tea with honey.
- honey-roasted macadamia nuts.
- a flight of Hawaiian honeys.
- seasonal Hawaiian honey and fruit pairings.
Before you book
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Operated by Lydgate Farms Kauai Chocolate
Is this one for you?This works best for families with children 7 and older, or small groups of adults who want hands-on time with a live hive and don't mind the walking and standing involved in a working farm setting.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (7 to 12 years). Children under 7 can't be included in the booking.
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
What do you actually taste on the honey tour?
You taste honeycomb straight from the hive, cacao tea with honey, honey-roasted macadamia nuts, a flight of different Hawaiian honeys, and seasonal pairings of local fruit with honey.
What is the bee suit like, and do I need help putting it on?
You wear a full protective bee suit and gloves over your regular clothes. You must be able to put on the suit without assistance, so wear something comfortable underneath and bring closed-toe shoes with calf-length socks.
How long does the tour take?
The activity runs about two hours and includes walking roughly 100 yards and standing for about 15 minutes, so you need to be comfortable with that level of movement.
Kauai Honey and Bee Tour: Taste Fresh Honeycomb
2h · EN
from US$ 120.42 per person
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