Rooftop Honey Fiesta

Overview

On Saturday November 23, local beekeepers from Rooftop Honey and quarterly magazine Dumbo Feather are joining forces to bring us a unique day of leisure. If your idea of leisure is being swarmed by bees while wearing a hazmat suit on a roof. Of course, a rooftop in the heart of St Kilda in spring is a beautiful thing, and honey is pretty excellent. We're just saying, it's probably not for the faint of heart.

Mat and Vanessa from Rooftop Honey will be up there to teach you all about urban beekeeping and how to harvest honey. Then you can get your hands dirty and get a taste of your hard-fought honey over some scones, cheese and biscuits. If you find yourself hooked on the experience, you'll be happy to know this is also part of a larger series. Dumbo Feather's Culture Club run a heap of kooky one-day excursions that have in the past included backyard parties in Geelong, floral workshops, and hip hop yoga. If you decide to head along this Saturday, just remember to wear light-coloured clothing, no perfume or aftershave, and closed toe shoes. (Because, you know, bees.)

Disclaimer: This write-up may have been influenced by the writer's deathly allergy to bees.