From the Bee’s Life

Two-Day Beekeeping Retreat

• Day 1 – Bee Theory & Hive Introduction: Learn about bee society, biology, and the magic of the hive through morning workshops, team activities, and guided hive visits at The Bear’s Honey apiary in Paranesti, Drama, Macedonia
• Day 2 – Full Beekeeping Practice: Participate in hands-on beekeeping activities — hive inspection, honey extraction, and beeswax product making — in the pristine Frakto forest environment
• Forest Immersion: Experience the extraordinary biodiversity of the Frakto virgin forest and understand why this rare environment produces honey of incomparable complexity

Day 1 — Morning Activities. Duration: 4h.

• Meeting, team acquaintances games.
• Theoretical approach to the magic world of bees.
• Bee the melliferous, a highly organized society
• To bee or not to bee … in the natural environment
• Coffee break.
• Walk in nature, outdoor “course” about the bee-hive’s raw  
• products and their role in our health.
• Lunch break

• The beeswax ointments’ secrets and their preparation. 
• An experiential workshop where participants make their own beeswax ointments. 
• Make our own honey-sesame seed bars and also with nuts.
• Evening meal – Relaxation.

Day 2 — Morning Activities. Duration: 5 h.

• Departure for the apiary.
• Guided tour to the bee society in special observation bee-hives. We have protective masks and uniforms for the participants.
• Transition to the bee’s natural environment, identification of apiary plants, and herbs. Usually done on the nearby riverside environmental path next to the banks of Nestos River or on environmental paths of the Rodopi mountain range.
• Photography with the bee as a subject, the flowers – and not only.
• Traditional food at a tavern of our choice

• Honey … whatever shines is not gold….
• What is “honey” from where does it come from? … Honey varieties … tasting sessions
• Health, well-being, apiary therapy.
• With wine and honey……
• Return for an evening meal, farewell and rest.