Visit a Honeybee garden in Crete !

Absolutely wonderful experience!! We were welcomed like friends by Andonis and Artemis and had such a fun, interesting, and really personal morning chatting over delicious honey and food pairings after visiting some hives in person. Andonis is so passionate and knowledgeable about his trade and answered every question we could come up with during our almost 3 hour visit with patience and enthusiasm. He has been in the business 30 years and is yet completely humble, kind, and personable. We got to see the bees, honey, pollen, wax, and little larvae in the hive, and even try some raw honey right out of the hive! Andonis also happily snapped some photos of us in the bee garden. The treats and pairings Artemis prepared were generous and we had more than enough of every combination! Enough to eat almost constantly for 2 hours and walk away not needing any lunch 😅 - our bellies were very happy and full of honey, pollen, tea, amazing raki ‘liquor’ and other delicious snacks! We learne...

It was an amazing experience with Antonis whom we had the pleasure to meet with and chat to about bees and life. Learning about history of bees and seeing them was too exciting and we were able to see the queen more than once !! After finishing with looking at the bees you get to try honey with multiple sides like cheese 🧀, nuts, and pollen. This experience was by far one of the highlights of our stay . Thanks Antonis!

It was an amazing experience in Crete! If you want to get off touristic paths and experience something special you should visit Antonis. You will learn a lot about bee keeping and honey, but also will have an opportunity to have a grasp of local life.