Honey Tasting Laboratory Workshops
The Art of Honey for all it’s Culinary Pleasures!
RED BEE Talk, Tours and Honey Tastings events are opportunities for visitors to visit a working apiary and experience honey at its source. Beekeeper and Honey Sommelier, Marina will treat guest to a tour of her Red Bee Apiary then gather at farmhouse style tables to taste and evaluate artisanal honeys. Guest will learn how honeybees make this liquid gold we call honey, how terroir and nectar source determines a honeys color and flavor and how honey is harvested and extracted from the hive. Participants will be encouraged to engage their curiosity through discussions while learning about the many types and styles of unique nectar sources. Each menu is a carefully orchestrated “Tasting Flight” of seven single-origin local honeys and seven perfectly paired with seasonal accompaniments; locally and estate produced- cheese, fruit, chocolate, olive oils, nuts, bread, spices or herbs.
Marina will take guest through the sensory analysis of tasting and evaluating the honeys based upon her new book The Honey Connoisseur. Guest will record their tasting impressions on the Honey Tasting score sheet based upon aroma, color, flavor, taste and pairings.
Talk, Tours and Honey Tastings events last 90 minutes, including Q&A and a book signing afterwards. Guest are limited to 30. Since these events are outside, guest are encouraged to set a rain date to reserve their place on our calendar. Red Bee Apiary is one hour outside of NYC.
Cost is $55.00 per guest.
RSVP and pre-payment is required to reserve your spot.
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READ what guest have said about our Honey Tasting Events!
- Fairfield Green Food Guide
- CT Bites
- Kosher Like Me
- Underground Eats – NYC
- Slow Food Metro North
- How to Taste Honey – Marina speaks to Williams Sonoma
- Twilight at Morningside
Would you like to book your own group Talk, Tour and Honey tasting at Red Bee Apiary Gardens?
Family gatherings, anniversaries, birthdays, entertaining friends from out of town or just a unique experience.
Email us at redbeehoney@gmail.com
Where: Red Bee ® Apiary and Gardens, Weston, CT MAP QUEST
Getting Here: If you are traveling from out of town here are a few resources to make your trip easier.
Airports:
Hartford, CT; LaGuardia or JFK both in NY
Accommodations:
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Questions? Email us at redbeehoney@gmail.com
*Please Note: Refunds will not be available! If for any reason you cannot attend the workshop or the designated rain date after you have reserved and paid, you are welcomed to attend any other tasting event at Red Bee Apiary throughout the summer provided we receive at least 48 hours notice of cancellation. We will accommodate your reservation change one time only. If you are unable to attend the second date of your choice we will not be able to refund your money as workshops fill up quickly and we plan staff, rentals and menus on behalf of your registration. If we do not receive your cancellation, we will expect that you are coming and set a place for you. Please let us know if you have conflicts as soon as possible so that we may accommodate you.
Visitors to Red Bee Apiary will be required to sign a standard liability waiver to cover the cost of insurance while spending time on the property.
Sunday, May 26, 1-3 pm – East Local Coast Honey – $55.00 – SOLD OUT!
A Taste of East Coast Terroir. Local Honey from Red Bee Apiary’s perspective. Sweet and buttery blueberry blossom, dark rich tulip poplar, grassy alfalfa, distinctive inkberry and fragrant goldenrod a few favorites.
Sunday, June 9, 1-3 pm – Slow Food/Ark of Taste Endangered Honey – $55.00 – SOLD OUT!
Tupelo, Sourwood, Inkberry, Kiawe and Guajillo honeys are all harvested from plants that are threatened by industrial standardization, the regulations of large-scale distribution and environmental damage. Taste a piece of American culinary heritage.
Sunday, July 14, 1-3 pm – Slow Food/Ark of Taste Endangered Honey – $55.00
Tupelo, Sourwood, Inkberry, Kiawe and Guajillo honeys are all harvested from plants that are threatened by industrial standardization, the regulations of large-scale distribution and environmental damage. Taste a piece of American culinary heritage.
Sunday, September 21 – 22 – The American Honey Tasting Society Certification Course – $1,500.00
In this two day intensive course students will learn
everything you need to know about honey from flower to spoon.
Red Bee Apiary, Weston, CT