Location
1331 Zion Line, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada, L0A 1G0

Duration
Approximately 3 Hours

Included in Experience
This includes an experience for one person.They will extract, bottle, and label 6 (500g) jars of honey to take home for themselves - a $60 value! You are able to choose from the bottled honey from the session OR from our complete line of natural, infused or creamed honey.

What You Will Do
We will start with an overview of how honeybees produce honey, sample honey and then cruise out to the bee yard to remove some honey supers. We will then return to the barn to cover your step by step honey extraction process.The honey harvest is by far the most coveted time of year. Our extraction experience is a fun opportunity where guests have the opportunity to experience the final steps of a beekeepers season. Observe, learn and participate in removing honey supers, learn how to prep honey frames and then extract, filter and bottle your own honey to take home.

Who Will Guide You
Beekeeper Dave and Beekeeper Keri are third generation beekeepers, partners and owners of Hunnabees Honey & Co. They manage all of the colonies owned by Hunnabees and run all educational experiences with over 13 years experience beekeeping under their belts.

Age Requirements
Ages 12+

Additional Information
Our facilities have free parking and we have gender neutral bathrooms.

Allergen Information
Bees will be present at the experience.

Location

388 Carlaw Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4M 3P1

Duration

Approximately 6 hours. Workshops take place on Saturday & Sundays

Includes

During the 6 hours, you will forge your own handcrafted axe using not much more than a hammer. All materials needed will be provided on site and you get to take your custom axe home with you!

What You Will Do

The experience begins as soon as you enter the forge. After an initial orientation, students will be provided a piece of metal and learn step-by-step how to heat, hammer and craft their own axe. Learn how to heat carbon steel in a forge and shape it into an axe with an anvil and various hammers. We will walk you through the heat-treating process, and help with grinding, and final sharpening. Solid wood handles will be fitted to your custom axe before you take it home!Inspired by a love of the Canadian wilderness, the blacksmiths at Axcadmy lead you through an experience of building an axe with your hands, directly from the raw materials.

Who Will Guide You

The skillful blacksmiths at Axcadmy will guide you through the process and support your experience.

Age Requirements
Participants must be 18+ and will be required to sign a liability waiver before the workshop begins.

Additional Information
Participants will be provided with safety glasses and gloves. We recommend you wear a cotton long sleeve shirt, long pants, and steel toed shoes throughout the duration of the workshop.

Love the look of watercolour paintings but not sure where to start? Your recipient will join Brittany of Peak Paper Co. in her coveted 1.5hr virtual lesson: Introduction to Watercolour Florals.

You'll choose from two ways to engage:
Beginner's Watercolour Kit & Virtual Class
OR
Digital Download & Virtual Class.

Either way your recipient will receive lifetime access to a recorded online video session that they can use for inspiration time and time again. The beginner’s watercolour kit is perfect for artists from age 12 to all the way up!

Location & Duration
The virtual class takes place online. Once redeemed it can be accessed by recipients for life, any time from anywhere.

1.5 hrs

Included
You'll choose from two options for your gift.

Beginner's Watercolour Kit & Virtual Class includes a curated watercolour kit of tools and materials including all the supplies your recipient will need to get started and follow along during the virtual class:

• 36-colour watercolour palette
• Paintbrush
• Custom watercolour florals workbook
• Paintbrush - Stack of watercolour paper
• An exclusive code to access the online video class recording at any time
• Comes packaged in a secure mailing box and ready to gift or keep

Recipient can expect to receive their kit within 5-10 business days of redemption. Digital download will be available as of April 25.

Digital Download & Virtual Class
Does your recipient already have materials on hand? Short on time for shipping a kit? Choose the gift of access to the virtual lesson only, which includes: an exclusive code to access the class video recording anytime & a digital download of Brittany's exclusive watercolour florals workbook.

No physical materials will be mailed to your recipient. Access to the class is granted via email right as soon as their gift is redeemed. Digital download will be available as of April 25.

What You Will Do
Learn the foundations of watercolour painting, including colour theory, basic brush strokes and how to paint loose leaves and roses. No prior painting experience is required! Signature painting techniques are based on Peak Paper Co.'s heirloom-quality artworks such as wedding invitations, vintage maps, custom stationary and hand-painted gifts.

Who Will Guide You
Brittany, owner and artist of Peak Paper Co., is a calligrapher/painter based in Edmonton, Alberta. She hosts intimate workshops for watercolour and calligraphy. Since 2020 she has produced regular classes for global luxury brand Montblanc focused on The Art of Writing.