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SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2023 12 pm-4 pm
The Secret Life of Bees and Cooking with Honey $150
At Mystic Sky Ranch 5818 Ranch Road 165, Dripping Springs
Want to know more about Bee Keeping? Even if you don’t want your own hives, this is a fascinating subject that we should all know more about. We will talk about getting started and what it takes to keep a hive or two going and show you the inner workings of hive boxes and bee equipment. You will get a look into the mesmerizing life cycle of the honey bee and the mind-blowing supremacy of the Queen Bee!
We’ll spend some time with Darin, VP of the Hays County Beekeepers Association, our guest guide for this fascinating journey! Then for those adventurous souls, you’ll get a to suit up and take a quick trip out to the bee yard to pull a frame or two. Darin will help us to identify some important stages of activity in the hive such as looking for new eggs (the size of a rice grain!), looking for larva (like snowy white grubs!) and then capped larva, all to insure the presence and a timeline for a healthy brood laying queen! We’ll look for the hives pollen supply (sometimes in a rainbow of colors!) and finally, we will check with the bees to see if they’ll let us snag a frame of honey to bring back to the Kitchen.
When we head to the Kitchen, we’ll prepare a wonderful lunch using honey in all our recipes!
Complimentary Welcome Nibble and Cocktail:
Golden Hour Cocktail (bourbon and honey)
Sing Like a Bee (Gin, Earl Grey and honey)
Honey Inspired Fruit and Cheese Plate
Honey Infused Cherries and Pears with Chevre and Boursin
Honey Rosemary Sea Salt Pita Chips
Vanilla and Fig Date and Honey Cake
For the Class Lunch:
Honey and Thyme Tomato Crostada
Honey Orange Sriracha Shrimp
Honey Roasted Carrots with Walnuts
Farfalle Pasta with Spring Vegetables and Honey Yogurt Herb Sauce
Black Pepper Honey Thyme Roasted Chicken
Honey Pecan Gelato with Honey Pecan Shortbread
