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Introductory Beekeeping Class for One or Two at Round Rock Honey in Copper Canyon (Up to 72% Off)

Round Rock Honey
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Nicholas
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Super friendly people and amazing local product. Their cinnamon orange honey is the best flavored honey I’ve ever tasted!!

Honey makers impart beekeeping knowledge to students in hands-on classes that include all equipment & full-body keeper's suits

Honeybees act as nature’s cupid, spreading love from flower to flower by distributing pollen and buzzing the harmonies of Boyz II Men songs. Harvest the nectar of amorous blooms with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

  • $39 for a 3-hour introductory beekeeping class for one (a $125 value)
  • $69 for a 3-hour introductory beekeeping class for two (a $250 value)<p>

During the 3-hour beekeeping class designed for beginners, a master beekeeper shares the basics of organic-honey harvesting, complete with an introduction to bees and hive handling. The beekeeper’s tips span all four seasons and encompass techniques for thwarting diseases and parasites that harm hives.

Participants don full beekeeper garb—suits are provided—and gain hands-on experience at Round Rock Honey’s on-site apiary, conducting buzzing swarms of worker bees, even if the queen bee is on a diplomatic mission to discuss trade relations with tyrannical butterflies. Beekeeping pupils can tote cameras and should protect appendages by wearing blue jeans, long-sleeved shirts, and boots or other ankle-covering shoes. Due to limited roadside parking, Round Rock Honey recommends students carpool to the site. See the class schedule here.<p>

Need To Know Info

Promotional value expires Sep 22, 2012. Amount paid never expires. Limit 10 per person, may buy 10 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Not valid until 4/12/12 at 12PM. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation required at least 1 week in advance. Reservations final, rescheduling fee up to the price of the Voucher may apply. Subject to availability. Must be 7 or older. Must sign waiver. Must be able to cross field and travel approximately 200 yards across uneven terrain to get to apiary. Drivers license must be provided to be admitted to class. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services. Learn about Strike-Through Pricing and Savings

About Round Rock Honey

Named Best Honey in 2008 by the Dallas Observer, Round Rock Honey's 100% natural local wildflower honey is harvested from more than 90 sites by owners Konrad and Elizabeth Bouffard and their crews of trained beekeepers. With precision, they remove the liquid gold from hives by centrifuge, ensuring that pollen, trace minerals, and complex sugars are never compromised during the honey harvest. They then pour the honey through a stainless-steel sieve to remove potential bee legs and wings, wax caps, and miniature tiaras before bottling it and selling it to specialty stores, farmer's market visitors, and online customers.

A similar procedure happens in other parts of the country at Round Rock's beekeeping schools. During classes, Konrad Bouffard and Beekeeping Academy teachers impart their beekeeping knowledge upon suited-up students while they extract honey from a live beehive. Along the way, novices learn about the finer points of raising bees and keeping them healthy, as well as bee handling and lullaby-buzzing.

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