Welcome to our Hive!
Thirsty for Bee Knowledge? At Planet Bee, we strive to leave all of our visitors with a newly found sense of appreciation for honey bees & their numerous benefits to many aspects of our lives.
To enhance the educational experience at Planet Bee, we offer a variety of informative presentations and experiences to match your group's needs.
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Summer Drop-in Presentations
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Custom Group Presentations (min. 8 guests)
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Offered daily in July and August. Weekends in June and September.
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Offered Year-Round, subject to staff availability.
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| No booking necessary, but groups of 10 or more are recommended to call in advance. |
Must be booked in advance.
Please call 250-542-8088 or Contact Us for more information, current pricing and to make a booking.
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Presentation Options:
Weekends in June and September
Daily in July and August
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11:00am + 2:00pm: "Basically Bees" - 20-30 minutes - $5.00 / person (3 and up) - Great for all ages.
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12:00pm (noon): "All About Bees" - 1.25 hr - $15.00 / person (3 and up) - Recommended age 13+ depending on interest in the subject. Includes a personalized 150g jar of local honey for each guest ($5 value).
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Presentation Options:
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"Basically Bees": 20-30 minutes. Topics covered includes species of bees, the lifecycle of the honey bee, and pollination. Kid-focused presentation, most popular with elementary school groups.
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"The Amazing Honey Bee": 45-60 minutes. Includes all topics above, plus raising a new queen, swarming, honey, and the current plight of the honey bee. Offers more intermediate and advanced topics for middle and high school groups.
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"All About Bees": 1.25 hours+. Includes all topics above plus pollen, royal jelly, propolis, and mead. Time permitting, we are happy to expand into any other areas of interest related to bees.
- Mead Tastings (19+ only): Available to groups for a $3.00 deposit, refundable with each mead purchase.
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Included with all drop-in presentations:
- Guided viewing of our indoor observatory hives. Now that we have a new understanding of the inner workings of a colony, let's see if we can spot the queen, guard bees, and if we're lucky, a live bee dance!
- Assisted honey tasting of our 20+ varieties of honey.
- Upon request and weather dependent: Guided walk-through of our bee-friendly garden.
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Included with all group bookings:
- Guided honey tasting of 2 local honeys.
- (Weather dependent) Guided walk-through of our bee-friendly garden. How many different pollinators can you spot?
- Guided viewing of our indoor observatory hives. Now that we have a new understanding of the inner workings of a colony, let's see if we can spot the queen, guard bees, and if we're lucky, a live bee dance!
- 1 Honey stick per guest to take home.
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