NOTE: Until further notice, all tours will take place at Townsend House, 308 Stone Road East. In 2026, we will be conducting tours at the new Luckevich Pinchin Honey Bee Research Centre.
Our outdoor tours take place rain or shine. Please dress appropriately according to the weather.
Tour Outline
- Front garden gathering where you will meet your tour guides.
- Short interactive presentation on honey bee biology.
- Instructions on how to behave around stinging insects.
- Outside demonstration in the beeyard on beekeeping safety
- Beehive components are brought to participants in the apiary for an up-close view.
Purchase Our Delicious Honey During The Tour!
Honey sales support our research in honey bee health.
Tour Consent Form
We require that each person touring our facility complete a tour consent form. Please bring the completed form(s) on the tour date. Children under the age of two and those with a known allergy to honey bee stings can participate in all parts of the tour except for the demonstration in the bee yard. This demonstration can be viewed through a window. There is no fee for children under two years of age.
View and download our Release Form for Honeybee Tours.
View and download the Upper Grand District School Board Informed Consent Form for Honeybee Tours.
This form is to be used ONLY by the UGDSB.
Directions
We are located at:
Townsend House,
Honey Bee Research Centre,
308 Stone Rd East
(on the north side of Stone Road between Gordon Street and Victoria Avenue)
Book a Tour With Us
Email: socialhbrc@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-836-8897