Bee & Tea – 18th August

After a fantastic turnout at our last event – we are excited to announce a second date for our latest experience – Bee & Tea, Friday 18th August!

Tim the Beekeeper has been an important small independent supplier for our business @thecleankilo since 2018 and he now supplies our bar with his delicious honey too!

Tim has been keeping bees for over 20 years, both in Worcestershire and also on the rooves of Birmingham buildings. He regularly gives lectures to trainee beekeepers at his local beekeeping association and he’s the Vice-President of Worcestershire beekeepers!

We are collaborating with him this Summer to offer a series of Beekeeping Experience tours with our famous Cream Tea – including hot drink, fluffy scone, clotted cream (and Bee9 honey too of course) and finished with no other than a Bee’s Knees Cocktail or Mocktail at an incredible price of £48! Alternatively you can purchase a ticket without a cocktail for £40.

Expect to join us for the first hour to settle in and enjoy your delicious Cream Tea at Kilo Ziro and then it’s time to put on your Beekeeper’s suit and head over the road (literally the hives are on top of the Custard Factory, a stones throw away) and Tim will talk you through. Depending on the session timing, you will have your Bee’s Knees cocktail either before or after your beekeeping experience!

There are currently two sessions available at 1.00pm and 3.00pm – LIMITED TO 6 SPACES IN EACH SESSION!

Don’t miss this captivating experience! Also bookable for private groups – a great option for an office or work team-building day out! Email hello@kilozirobar.com for more info.

Extra details for the day:

We ask you to bring sturdy, closed toe shoes, or ideally wellies.  It is unlikely, but we cannot guarantee that you will not be stung, so this is not a good activity if you know you are allergic to bee stings.

At the beekeeping experience we will provide you with a boiler-suit style bee suit with hood and gloves. We all get dressed up and go through the safety briefing.

Then we go onto the roof of the Custard Factory to see the bees.  We will open up a beehive and take out the ‘frames’ of bees to look at.  Tim will give you a running commentary as we do it, pointing out the workers, drone bees and the various stages of brood.  If we are lucky we will see the queen bee.  You can take part as much or as little as you want.  There is no pressure, but you will be given the opportunity to reach into the hive and hold a frame of bees containing about 1500 bees.

You will be able to take pictures throughout, so bring your phone/camera.

We will probably be on the roof for about an hour, but it depends a bit on how much you ask questions as Tim will be happy to answer anything throughout the experience.

After closing the hive, we will check each other for hitchhiking bees on our suits and then get changed back.  Hopefully you will leave with more knowledge about the fascinating honeybee, and of course lots of photos for your social media.

Important Note:
Children 10 years and over are permitted with their legal guardian only, please notify us by email if you are bringing a child as we have different size Bee suits!If you have any dietary requirements, we must be notified by email 7 days in advance: hello@kilozirobar.com. Tickets are non-refundable.

We look forward to hosting!