Kids Honeybee Workshop! W/ Coastal Nectar

Engage your senses in this unique honey tasting and beeswax candle making experience. Learn about how honey is harvested and enjoy a delicious honey tasting from Coastal Nectar's beehives. During this interactive + educational workshop, you'll learn about the the gentle art of beekeeping, different types of native bees and why bees are vital to our environment & the food we eat. We'll finish by hand-rolling our own pure beeswax candle to take home and enjoy.  Led by Thomas Earls, a passionate local beekeeper and educator, this workshop will take you on a sweet journey through the fascinating world of bees. 

Join us for a beautiful honey morning in January! Ages 6-14

Children aged 6-8yrs are MUST attend WITH a parent or guardian. Children 8-14yrs are able to attend with or without a parent/guardian

All participants will take home their own beeswax candle and pollinator-friendly plant seedling

What's covered in the workshop:

HONEY HONEY HONEY
Native Bees + Pollination
The Queen Bee and her role within the hive
Current impacts on bees & how we protect them
Beeswax Candle Making . Participants will hand roll their own beeswax candle to take home
Engage in an informative Q&A with a local beekeeper, where you'll get an opportunity to ask any questions about honey, beekeeping and how to create a pollinator garden. 

What's Included 

• A 2 hour workshop led by Tom of Coastal Nectar and CGP Staff
• Pollinator Garden Planting
  
• All materials for demonstrations included
• All participants will take home their own beeswax candle and pollinator-friendly plant seedling
  

What to Wear & Bring

• Come dressed for any weather – rain, hail or shine! We suggest wearing waterproof and sun-smart clothing, including; a rain jacket, hat, sunscreen, closed-toe shoes, pants and comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty.
• Please note: to protect yourself on the farm, you must wear closed-toed shoes. Flat boots or gumboots are suitable, especially when it rains.
• Bringing own food - Food will be available to purchase at the cafe on Wednesday, however we recommend you bring your own food with you as we cannot guarantee dietary requirements or appropriate options on the day.

Behavioural Expectations

• CGP’s school holiday program is an exciting day of interactions with plants, animals, staff and farm equipment. Please have a chat to your child before their visit about behavioural expectations to ensure they are aware of the importance of listening to instructions and showing respect to animals and each other. We will do everything we can to support your child and their needs, however, if there are circumstances where their behaviour becomes a concern, their emergency contact will be called to collect them.

Thomas is a passionate beekeeper, surfer and educator living on the Surfcoast. Inspired by this coastlines diverse wildflowers + flowering natives, you can often find him running to the waves after a long hot day spent working with 500,000 honey bees.His local business Coastal Nectar, is putting a modern twist on the 9000 year tradition of beekeeping. Providing raw local honey to our community and running interactive & educational presentations all about the buzzing world of bees.

NOTE: Due to allergy risks, no live bees will be brought to the workshop. Suitable for ages 6-14 

For those who are experiencing barriers, who are unemployed, or who are First Nations, we are offering 20% off the workshop price, in partnership with VicHealth's Jumpstart program. Please add the code 'COMMUNITY' to the checkout. 

If you can’t afford the full ticket price, please get in touch with us at programs@commongroundproject.com.au to discuss an accessible option for you.