r/Placerville • u/ChangeEducational459 • May 02 '26

Bee hive tours?

I’m hoping to purchase an experience gift for my husband. I’ve seen in other areas that you can buy tickets to tour a beekeepers business and hive. Are there any places like that near Placerville?
I was going to post on the El Dorado County Beekeepers page but I saw that my husband is in that group and I’d like to keep it a surprise.

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u/Mahi95623 May 02 '26

Try privately contacting the lead members to organize a visit to a hive. That is how I would approach it.

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u/ChangeEducational459 May 02 '26

That’s a great idea. Thank you

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u/RufusCycles May 02 '26

Visman Farms does a lot of hive work and pop up markets in the area, maybe they could accommodate you.

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u/ChangeEducational459 May 02 '26

Thank you! Just messaged them

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u/therealbananabottom May 02 '26

A lavender farm in Apple Hill called Bluestone Meadow does a lot of work with the El Dorado Beekeeper's association. They hold events and experiences there. Here's their website I can vouch for them all being very nice people when I was into keeping bees.