Radovljica, Slovenia
Slovenian Bee Farm & Honey Making Day
4.9 (128) 4 hours Max 8€75 per person
Suit up at a painted alpine apiary, lift a frame of Carniolan bees, spin your own jar of honey and roll a beeswax candle to take home.
When it runs
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Meeting point: Apiary yard, Lesce village road, Radovljica
Languages: Slovenian, English, German
The day, hour by hour
10:00 — Painted hive panels
The folk-art story of Slovenia's beekeeping tradition.
10:45 — Open the hive
Suited up, meet the calm Carniolan grey bee face to face.
12:00 — Spin the honey
Uncap frames and crank the extractor, then fill your own jar.
13:00 — Tasting board
Acacia, chestnut and forest honeys with bread, plus candle rolling.
What's included
- • Bee suit loan
- • Hive inspection
- • Honey extraction
- • Jar of honey & beeswax candle
Your host
Marko Zupan · Kranjska Bee House
Marko keeps 60 hives in the Karavanke foothills and teaches beekeeping to local schools.
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