Get a close-up view of a beehive without getting stung at
The House of Honey in the Swan Valley.
An observation hive is set behind glass in this informative shop-cum-tourist-attraction, which also houses
The Sticky Spoon Café.
Free honey tastings are available with honeys ranged from mildest to most intense in flavour. These include honey from bees living in jarrah, karri, and whitegum forests.
Boards on one wall have informative and interesting info on bees, beekeeping and honey, including explanations of different 'dances' bees use to communicate about the location of food.
Bee informed
Learn about the bittersweet life of the drone who lives a life of indolence, being fed by worker bees, then forfeits his life to mate with the Queen bee.
The House of Honey sells just about every imaginable
honey or bee-related product, from bee-styled kids' gumboots to cosmetics, bees wax candles, and even bee pollen tablets used by some athletes to raise their energy levels.
Gourmet cooks might want to experiment with honeys on sale which have been infused with vanilla, cinnamon, chilli, and even chopped black truffles.
The Sticky Spoon Café offers cakes, teas, coffee, honey drinks, and various honey ice-creams. We sampled the honey and honeycomb combination ice-cream, which was delicious.
The House of Honey appears to take staff training seriously. We've visited twice and, both times, staff approached us to explain various honeys and answer bee-related questions.
