Inside the Hive: Kauai Honey and Bee Tour

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 6 guests
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Discover the secrets of Hawaiian beekeeping with our master beekeepers on Kauai. Safely explore live hives, taste unique honey varieties, and savor fresh, local fruit pairings.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Led by our farm's master beekeepers, you will learn the history of beekeeping in the Hawaiian Islands and the steps of making honey.


Wear protective bee suits & gloves.

Hold a frame from a live honey bee hive.

Extract and taste farm honey.

Taste different flavors of Hawaiian honey.

Taste local season fruit & honey pairings.

See a new side of the farm not visited on our cacao farm tour.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Cacao tea with honey
STARTER
Honeycomb from the hive
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Honey roasted macadamia nuts
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Flight of Hawaiian honeys
DESSERT
Seasonal Hawaiian honey pairings

What You Get

Guided Tour
Bee suit
Snacks
This is an all inclusive honey tasting tour!

Good To Know

  • Children tour fare is valid for kids 7-12 . We do not allow children under 7, including infants in carriers, as this experience is best suited for older children and adults. We invite families with younger children to visit our new Lydgate Chocolate Tasting Room in downtown Kapaa: now open Monday – Friday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
  • Special Requirements: This outdoor farm tour includes walking and standing. You must be able to comfortably walk ~100 yards and stand for 15 minutes. You must also be able to put on a full body bee suit without assistance.
  • Farm visits require a tour reservation (we do not offer self-guided tours). Visit our tasting room in Kapaa town instead!
  • Please list the age of your child or children when making a reservation. We only allow children over 7 years old.
  • Wear closed-toe shoes (with calf-length socks). Sandals not recommended.
  • Dress comfortably (you will be wearing a bee suit over your clothes)

What You’ll Experience

A new tasting experience from creators of the must-do Lydgate Farms Chocolate Tour. Get the inside scoop from our friendly beekeepers, who will teach, taste, and demonstrate to you all of the magic of apis mellifera ⏤ the honey bee. Put on bee-suits and see inside an active beehive on this safe, comfortable, and fun family activity (ages 7+). Taste fresh honey from the comb, the way it was first enjoyed. All in a beautiful and tropical farm setting on Kauai’s East side. Held in a special corner of Lydgate Farms never before open to the public, this tour is a perfect way to get deeper into your knowledge of Hawaiian agriculture, learning new and fascinating things about one of the worlds favorite foods — honey!

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Lydgate Farms Chocolate Tours, Olohena Road, Kauai County Hawaii, United States, US, 96746

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Search for "Lydgate Farms Chocolate Tour" on Google maps or Waze and follow the directions to 5730 Olohena Road. Please arrive 15 minutes before your booking. Driving directions are included in the welcome email.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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This honey bee tour was fantastic!
June 10, 2025
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The honey bee tour was fantastic! Makenna’s knowledge about bees was impressive! We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and wish it could have lasted longer! Mahalo!

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Informative and delicious!!!
June 05, 2025
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The tour was by far the best tour I've ever been on in Hawaii or anywhere for that matter. Our guides Sarah and Mackenna were so knowledgeable and made the tour so much fun. We had a great time lea...read more

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absolutely unBEElievable
June 04, 2025
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it was incredible, the best tour we have done so far. the experience actually seeing the honey be harvested, McKenna and Sarah were great guides and facilitated an environment for questions and eve...read more

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Do it!
May 22, 2025
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We so enjoyed this tour! Our guides Kenna and Sarah were so fabulous, fun and knowledgeable! We learned so much about bees, bee keeping and honey! We suited up, got to hold a plate, observed hon...read more

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Make a beeline for this tour!! Fantastic!!
May 14, 2025
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We were so impressed with our beekeeper expert McKenna and Sarah as everything was top notch throughout our tour. Very knowledgeable about the process of beekeeping and the history of the industry ...read more

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