Honeybee Hive Tours
Bee A Keeper
Bee A Keeper is our 90-minute fantasy honeybee hive tour experience where YOU get up close and personal with a real honeybee hive. It's perfect for gardeners, nature-loving families, or the prospective beekeeper.
Our small group honey bee hive tour introduces you to the joy of bees without the details of disease or the cost of a hive. Even if you never touch a hive again, you'll remember it forever.
What You'll Learn:
Why pollinators matter in our food supply
Why pollinator populations have been declining
The difference between native bees and managed honeybees
Bee hive basics - residents, bee lifecycle, communication
What you'll see in the hive - queen, larvae, drones, pollen, nectar
Plus, fascinating facts on how bees tell time, mimic refrigeration and maximize geometry
Get Hands-On...
Suit up & go hands-on with me to inspect a working honeybee colony!
You choose how involved you want to be. Watch the bees at work raising their young and storing honey. Pass a live frame around for a closer look and take your turn searching for the queen bee. She can be hard to spot!
All protective gear is provided and makes for a great bee-suit selfie to share your adventure on social media.
Take Home More Than Memories
In addition to an appreciation of bees, you'll also take home a Buck Naked Farm gift bag of hive treats including:
8oz jar of our wildflower honey
A bar of Honey soap
A packet of our favorite pollinator seeds
List of pollinator plants to grow at your home
...all packed in our sweet burlap farm gift bag.
Reserve your date with Nature.
Book your hive tour today.
Hive Tour Details
Location & Scheduling
Honey bee hive tours are offered on our farm in Pittsboro, NC. Make it a day by enjoying lunch and shopping in historic downtown Pittsboro, just 5 miles away. Ask us for restaurant recommendations!
Events are offered on spring and fall weekends, by appointment. Tours are non-refundable but can be rescheduled with a minimum of 48 hours' notice.
April - June and September - October. Dates and groups are limited - reserve yours now!
Tour Group Pricing & Size
Tour pricing: $149 Adult / $129 Youth 10-17 / $506 for Groups of 4 (15% discount)
Minimum of 2 and max of 4 attendees to conduct an event.
Well-mannered youth ages 10-17 are welcome at reduced rates.
Take Home Gift
Our take-home gift bag includes an
8oz jar of wildflower honey,
4oz bar of honey soap
a packet of our favorite pollinator seeds (species varies by season)
a pollinator plant list
One gift bag is provided per group. Additional gift bags are available separately for purchase.
What to Expect
You’re visiting a working farm. To avoid any City Slickers moments, read our full "What to Expect" about planning your visit.
Beekeeping is highly seasonal and weather-dependent. Bees are grumpy in cool, wet conditions. To enhance the experience, we reserve the right to reschedule events as needed.
Farm Shop
We don't have a fancy store on the farm, but shop online to pre-order a flower bouquet or additional honey to take home after your hive tour.
T-shirts are available to commemorate your event too!
Risk
Honeybees are generally docile creatures and are enjoyable to work with, but beekeeping has an inherent risk of stings. All participants are required to sign a risk disclosure & liability waiver before arrival. You’ll receive these forms at sign up.