Bees Coming in and out of the Hive
True to its name, the Highlands Apiary also has a bee farm . It is not immediately obvious upon entry since most people come here for the strawberries. Picking strawberries can get stale after a while, especially if the plants have already been picked clean by the tourists. You don’t even know whether it is sweet or not. If you walk further inside the compound past the strawberry plants, the left side of the estate has a small bee farm. Most gruesomely, there was a slice of a live bee hive put inside a clear glass panel.
Look Inside a Beehive
The panel allows visitors to see what happens inside a live bee hive. Naturally the hive was buzzing with activity as it is literally crawling with bees. Off to another side. There was another curious hive. This one has bee coming out of a hole which looks more like hornets nest. It has been flying in an out of the small hole and I was reluctant to move closer since I was afraid of getting stung.
Beehive Scattered Across the Compound
In the end, I didn’t get stung as it was pretty safe. It was just like having a lot of flies around you. Moving on, you can see large boxes which serve as artificial bee hives. They were scattered across the rest of the compound. It is probably a good thing to have a flower garden here since the bees don’t really need to travel far to feed. What a great set up. The main building, sell bee products most notably, honey of course. They also sell honey with lime for refreshments.
The Highlands Apiary was an interesting stopover from my hike, I was intending to visit this all along and I was fortunate enough to stumble into it. This kind of thing you do not see a lot of these days and it is a refreshing way to enjoy what nature has to offer.
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