Field TripsGet real world experience
with your local pollinators
wanna-bee an expert on all things honeybee?
Educating our community and beyond is something everyone at Honeybee Centre is passionate about. Since our first hive got busy (a long, long time ago), we’ve been offering interactive presentations and tours to share the magical world of bees with everyone we can.
Our Honeybee Classroom offers an immersive and engaging environment for students to explore the world of bees like never before. Our program covers topics like bees, life-cycle, beekeeping, pollination, environmental stewardship and more! Each lesson is paired with interactive activities (bees don’t sit still and neither do students!) and includes bee friendly wild flower seed planting for student to take home. You can add on take-home Beeswax Candle rolling or Honey Tasting (three varieties) for a small fee!
Curriculum connections and pre package are available for educators to reinforce lessons learned at Honeybee Centre.
*We Offer In-Person And Virtual Field Trips as well as private bookings.
We start accepting booking requests for spring 2025 on February 15.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FIELD TRIP NEWSLETTER
Our new Field Trip Newsletter will go out seasonally as a reminder to book your spot and share some pollinator education and ideas.
In 2025 we started offering On-The-Road visits (for Honeybee Centre to COME TO YOU). We are now SOLD OUT for this season. Contact cassie@honeybeecentre.com to be added to the Teacher Newsletter, where you will get information about On-The-Road bookings for 2025/2026.
Objectives
- To share with EVERYONE the amazing world of honeybees through education and hands-on activities and explorations.
- To explain the important relationship between humans and honeybees.
- To educate students about the integral role honeybees have in our food web.
- To involve students and help them explore the importance of pollinators as a keystone species in the earth’s ecosystem.
BOOK A FIELD TRIP
Groups over 40 students can prebook any time! Email cassie@honeybeecentre.com
Find all our program on Eventbrite
admissions
Basic Bees 75 minute field trip (customized for all ages)
Base Price (up to 20 students)
$200
Includes:
– 75 min in the classroom (presentation + explore time)
– up to 20 students
– teachers and EAs are free
– 1 free Chaperone per 12 students
extra adults $2.50 + tax
– honey tasting included
Additional students
$9.25 each + tax
Add-On Items
Simple Candle
$3.50 / person
For field trips starting after 4:45pm
+$60
Spring/Summer Hive Opening
+$100
Extra Time in Classroom
$30 / 30 minutes
*Limited dates are available for Hive Openings, please enquire.
No programing on Sunday, check out our Saturday Drop-in and DIY Sunday
Saturday Open Classroom
We have a handful of dates planned for some buzzing fun!
$2 per person donation suggested
The classroom is open to explore! Bee and insect themed puzzle, games, crafts. Try on a beekeeping suit, plant some bee friendly seed, and so much more. Suitable for all ages including adults & toddlers!
Dates:
March 1, 15 & 29 from 1-4pm
Check out our Eventbrite Page for the most up to date schedule
Spring Break Experiences at Honeybee Centre can be found on our Eventbrite Page
*Prices do not include GST
EXPLORATIONBee-Centric Lessons
Bees, bees, bees, and more bees—also, pollination, extraction/beekeeping, and civic duty!
We like to keep you on your feet which is why all of our lessons feature interactive stations—is there a better way to learn than hands-on experience? We don’t think so! Everyone will have the opportunity to learn, explore, and experience all of our lessons using all of their senses.
aCTIVITIESA Sensory Experience
How will we engage all five senses? Everyone (who wants to!) will TASTE honey, TOUCH displays and learn about bees in a tactile manner, SEE real beekeeping props and displays, LISTEN to lessons from our guide and the reactions and observations from their peers, and SMELL bee products like bee pollen, beeswax, and propolis.
Our program begins with a 15-40 minute interactive presentation covering topics such as all about bees, comparing native bees to imported honey bees, the role of a beekeeper, what pollination is, civic duty, and more. We are happy to customize the presentation to meet the needs of your group.
Following the presentation, your group will have time to explore the classroom and participate in activities like trying on a beekeeping suit, dressing like a bee, drawing, reading, exploring the science station, and planting bee-friendly seeds. There are activities suitable for all ages.
At the end of your visit, we will come back together to taste honey and answer any final questions.
Groups are welcome to use our private open-air courtyard for lunch or snacks, and we recommend planning for 20-30 minutes. Before leaving, you can visit the Gift Shop, where you will have the opportunity to view the bees up close in the Observation Wall.
ADD-ONSGet Crafty!
BEESWAX CANDLE
These candles are sweet enough to eat (though we don’t recommend it! Sample our honey instead!). We’ve made candle making a fun and educational activity where students learn about how bees make wax, as well as how to roll candles. Each student will get hands-on and roll their own candle.
Candle is one colour and is approximately 3 inches tall and one inch wide.
Activity is best suited for children 7+ years old.
Recommended Ages: 7+
Cost: $3.50 per candle
