Experience of beekeeping and beeswax (Shimoda Mitsubachi)

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Availableperiod: Throughout a year
･Sat., Sun., Mon. open.
・ Beekeeping course (collecting honey) : late April - end of October.
・ Beeswax and honey course : All year

Fee: 1 people　3,000yen～

100% natural hand cream, made of beeswax & olive oil.
Paradise of bees amid fresh green. in our garden.
Hive frame containing plenty of raw honey.
From centrifuge, pure raw honey spills out.
Mix beeswax and heated olive oil.
The finished beeswax hand cream.
Compare the taste of commercial honey and genuine raw honey.
Lay the beeswax evenly on the fabric and melt it with an iron to stretch it (beeswax wrap production).
Wrapping fresh vegetables with beeswax wrap.

Outline of the program

Honey that tens of thousands of honey bees collect with great hardships. Why not join in
this wonderful drama to produce sweet honey or various honey products, through our programs?

・Beekeeping course ... Take out honey nests from hive and put into the centrifuge separator
and rotate to take out honey and taste it, with a gift of 130g raw honey(equivalent of 1,200yen)

・Beeswax course ... beeswax wrapping cloth making , by coating melted honeycomb / beeswax hand cream (with aroma)

Each course includes beekeeping tour and bee lecture.

Program schedule

40 ～ 60 min.

Availability of English guides on the day of the activity

Support in simple English and Japanese.

Detail of the program

Venue ⁄ location	Shimoda Mitsubachi (Honeybee)
Available period	Throughout a year ･Sat., Sun., Mon. open. ・ Beekeeping course (collecting honey) : late April - end of October. ・ Beeswax and honey course : All year
Available period
Hours of registration	9:00am - 4:00pm (11:00am～ / 1:00pm～ / 3:00pm～ )
Length of the program	40 ～ 60 min.
Reservation	Required
Toilet	Yes
Kiosk	No/ We sell raw honey, beeswax, etc.
Necessity of bringing something to eat	Yes / Free water and tea
Place to eat	Yes / Inside or outside

Required items to bring

Precautions ⁄ remarks

For beekeeping experience, we suggest you wearing bright clothes. Bees may take black clothes for parts of their enemy. Since the head is black, it is easy to be targeted. Bringing a hat is recommended for safety.

Details of the fee

◆Beekeeping course : 3,000yen/person, 4,500yen/family with maximum 2 children under 15 years old / Including a souvenir of 130g honey (equivalent to 1,200yen) / ◆Beeswax courses :　◇beeswax wrapping cloth making, with cloth (25cm× 25 cm)×2 : 2,500yen/person ◇beeswax hand cream making, with aroma oil : 2,000yen/person

Remarks concerning the fee
Payment method	Cash on the day
Cancellation fee	On the day and non-participation without notice: 100%

Reservations accepted from	Throughout a year
Reservations accepted until	Previous day, 9:00pm
Maximum number of people accepted through the reservation	1～6 people

Meeting place ⁄ map

Meeting place (name) ⁄ meeting time

Shimoda Mitsubachi (Honeybee)

Meeting place (address ⁄ access)

12 minutes bus ride from Izukyu Shimoda Station for Shimogamo/Irozaki. Get off at 'Ogamo Iriguchi,' then 3 minutes walk.

Reservation ⁄ inquiry

English service for making reservations and inquiries	English is available by phone or email.
Name	Shimoda Mitsubachi (Honeybee) / Takeo Yosezato
Address	1021-4 Kisami Shimoda
TEL ⁄ FAX	Tel.090-3237-8048　 Fax.0558-36-4461 When you make a reservation or inquiry on the phone or via FAX, tell the instructor that you saw the Sea-mon website.
Business hours	9:00am - 4:00pm
Closed	Tuesday
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