Let’s discover our friends bees safely
Hidden among hills and forests in the Ivrea Morainic Amphitheatre, there is a small wooden house which smell bees, honey and wood, and where you will be able to safely discover bees’ life! Hives are, in fact, directly connected to the small house so that you can safely observe beehive behind a shelter however allowing you to hear their sound and smell their flavour. Beekeeper will show you from very near how hives are arranged and how society is organised while satisfying your curiosity.
Bees are among the most important insects for the environment! Without bees and other pollinator insects, life as it is nowadays, could not be. Ancient Greeks considered bees as the symbol of abundance and wealth.
Today, they highly contribute to the protection of biodiversity. It is estimated that 75% of the food we eat is produced thanks to bees’ pollination work and during the last decades, bees have become to be considered as environmental sentinels.
Unfortunately, today their existence is highly threatened by atmospheric pollution, the use of pesticides in cultivated fields, intensive agriculture, monocultures, cold weather and long drought periods.For overnight stay see section Programme
Technical details
A day in Nature to safely discover bees life
POINTS OF INTEREST
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- Bees’ life;
- Observing from very near but safely;
- Chestnut forests in Ivrea Morainic Amphitheatre;
- Local products and honey tasting;
- A day in Nature, to discover and live Nature;
Difficulty level: EASY
Terrain: easy
Gradient: no gradient
Attention points: none
Itinerary suitable for adults and children/teens in good health conditions
Dogs must be on a leash.
Responsible tourism
The excursions I offer also aim at supporting local economic activities and at living unique experience; closely in touch with and with respect to people and places.
That’s why they often include tasting experiences and/or chance to buy local products directly from producers, mainly small local activities working hard and with passion to keep traditions alive;
That’s why groups I accompany are usually small … in order to meet and live local people and enter their lives and the calmness of the place on tiptoes.
The Cape Town Declaration in 2002 recognises that Responsible Tourism takes a variety of forms, it is characterised by travel and tourism which:
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- minimises negative economic, environmental and social impacts;
- generates greater economic benefits for local people and enhances the well-being of host communities, improves working conditions and access to the industry;
- involves local people in decisions that affect their lives and life changes;
- makes positive contributions to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage, to the maintenance of the world’s diversity;
- provides more enjoyable experiences for tourists through more meaningful connections with local people, and a greater understanding of local cultural, social and environmental issues;
- provide access for people with disabilities and the disadvantaged;
- is culturally sensitive, engenders respect between tourists and hosts, and builds local pride and confidence.
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- 10.00am meeting point at “Chalet delle Api” in Borgo D’Ale. It will be possible to meet in a different place according to participants;
- 10am – 1pm activities at the hive and the small house (safe observation, bee therapy, honey extraction, hive discovering);
- 1pm pic nic and local products and honey tasting;
- 2.30pm short hiking around to discover the environment where bees live. End of the day;
OVERNIGHT STAY, please direclty contact our friends or search on booking or airbnb websites:
- B&B Albero Maestro in Borgofranco d’Ivrea.
- B&B Villa Lucia a Borgofranco d’Ivrea
- B&B La Rondine in Montestgrutto
- Miglio 608 in Montestrutto (area camper e 2 camere)
- Ostello San Germano
When booking overnight, remember to check for cancellation policy in case the excursion is canceled owing to bad weather
CANCELLATION/POSTPONEMENT
The excursion can be cancelled or postponed anytime by the Guide at her absolute discretion, in case safe and proper conditions cannot be guaranteed following bad weather conditions on the day of the excursion or on the previous days.
The Trek could be confirmed even though weather conditions are not perfect when safety for trekkers is guaranteed.
IN CASE OF EXTREMELY WORSE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE EXCURSION WILL BE CANCELLED.
Any fees paid will be considered valid as a voucher for following excursions up to a validity of 1 year.
No refund is due in case of cancellation by the participant less than 3 days BEFORE date of excursion.
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Adults: € 250.00;
Childrene and teens up to 12: € 20.00
Inclusions: Nature Guide fee accompanying the group – AIGAE LO639; liability insurance; guide expenses.
Exclusions: any lunch and break; any tasting; any transport to the meeting point; injury insurance for participants; any service not included in the item “inclusions”.
EXTRA COSTS
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- ?? € per person tasting of typical local products and honey (?? € teens 6 to 12).
- 30 € per person bees’ experience (10 € per teen 6 to 12).
Reservation within 6th June 24
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 5 (paying)
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (teens included): 15
Minors must be accompanied by an adult holding responsible.
Participation to the excursions implies unconditioned acceptance of the rules available on my website www.trekandtaste.it.
INJURY INSURANCE FOR TREKKERS
Participation fee only includes liability insurance; no injury insurance coverage is provided to Participants to the excursion. It is advisable to take out a suitable injury insurance.
EIC Organization offer an annual injury insurance which can be activated by the Trip&Trek app and amounting to 10 euros per year, per person. The insurance is valid 1 year whenever you participate to an excursion with and AIGAE Guide. For more details, please contact
info@escursioni-italia.it.
Chalet delle api is in Borgo D’Ale, not too far from Milan.
Confortable shoes and cloths
According to rules in force