Porte Ouverte beekeeping section "Les Amis Unis" and Péruwelzis School apiary

The exhibition will be based on various workshops, and a portion will focus on planting flowers, hedges, and melliferous trees. For the workshops, you will attend: Honey extraction and explanations, Wax: how to melt frames and process wax to make wax sheets, frame wiring, frame embossing, wax embossing, candle making. Presentation of a beehive and all its accessories with an explanation of how the different parts work, Propolis & pollen: explanations on harvesting and the equipment adapted for these harvests. Frelon Asiatique: how to trap them and their destruction (short video). Honey: presentation of different honeys: crystallized; liquid; light and dark; foam; marbled; separated; fermented. A kitchen corner for preparing honey crepes. You will be able to admire: photos, educational panels Exhibition of a glass beehive with its bees Le Parc Naturel of the Plaines de l’Escaut will offer a stand on biodiversity in the garden. Plantings, sowings, various arrangements. A stand with Compost Guides to show us the benefits of composting. A river contract stand A seed library stand Exhibition of old and new beekeeping equipment. Sale of hive products. Horse-drawn carriage ride from the bee house to Rucher Ecole (500 meters) with a guided tour of it (secure educational room). Small barbecue catering and bar at affordable prices