Lake Toxaway Trip Overview
TRIP ADVISOR TRAVELER’S CHOICE. Learn about the life of a hive, the Queen & her fiercely loyal female subjects. Inspect a hive up close with the beekeeper, in a protective bee suit. Hold a frame full of bees and experience the thrill of a “Queen siting”! Savor honey from the Killer Bees apiary paired expertly with different foods for a light lunch with champagne! Then receive your own souvenir bottle of honey, straight from the Killer Bees hives. All in a beautiful mountain top setting.
Killer Bees Honey uses only organic methods to produce the purest honey possible. Killer Bees Honey is never blended, flavored, heated, or pasteurized. All honey is harvested, hand-bottled, and packaged on premises. Derived from the abundant natural goodness of the forest, our honey is the only American honey analyzed by independent labs for purity zero toxins w/published reports online.
Like a fine wine, our honey is as unique as the micro region of our mountain retreat. Come taste for yourself!
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Lake Toxaway, United States
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, United States
TRIP ADVISOR TRAVELER’S CHOICE. Learn about the life of a hive, the Queen & her fiercely loyal female subjects. Inspect a hive up close with the beekeeper, in a protective bee suit. Hold a frame full of bees and experience the thrill of a “Queen siting”! Savor honey from the Killer Bees apiary paired expertly with different foods for a light lunch with champagne! Then receive your own souvenir bottle of honey, straight from the Killer Bees hives. All in a beautiful mountain top setting.
Killer Bees Honey uses only organic methods to produce the purest honey possible. Killer Bees Honey is never blended, flavored, heated, or pasteurized. All honey is harvested, hand-bottled, and packaged on premises. Derived from the abundant natural goodness of the forest, our honey is the only American honey analyzed by independent labs for purity zero toxins w/published reports online.
Like a fine wine, our honey is as unique as the micro region of our mountain retreat. Come taste for yourself!
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Killer Bees Honey, 10932 Rosman Hwy Bear Tracks Travel Center for SHUTTLE PICK UP, Lake Toxaway, NC 28747-7778
FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY. 9:30-1:30 Reservation required.
The Killer Bees Honey apiary tour & honey tasting will introduce you to the elemental intensity of a hive, its queen and her subjects. Included is an upfront and personal bee meet & greet, an opportunity to pour your own bottle of honey and culminating with a taste of the delicious fruits of their labor. Watch the bees as they tend their hives and forage for nectar. Learn what they are doing and why they do it! Each tour is limited to 12 people, allowing for a greater personal experience.
Located deep in the Pisgah National Forest of Western North Carolina, the Killer Bees Honey apiary is nestled high on top of Walnut Cove Mountain. Surrounded by 512,000 farm-free acres of soul-cleansing views, our lady aviators gather nectar from a variety of floral sources. The result is some of the most exquisite honey untouched by pesticides, fungicides and herbicides.
TOUR INCLUDES:
• Brief discussion on the life of a honeybee, their caste system, division of labor and hive equipment.
• Journey into the exuberant world of a bee colony with the beekeeper as he inspects a hive. Protective suits, veils and gloves will be provided.
• Visit the honey processing center and pour your own 4 oz decorative bottle of Killer Bees Honey.
• Honey tasting fresh from our hives along with discussion and honey sampling. Learn how different honey’s look, smell and taste.
• Honey pairing with different foods.
• Select alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Duration: 4 hours