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Melipap Apiary
Duration
2 h
Availability
Up to 20 persons
Guided Tour
Up to 20 persons
Overnight Stay
Not provided
Active Months
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Bio Products
Bio Products
Toilets
Toilets
Accessibility
Accessibility
Tasting
Tasting
Dining Services
Dining Services
Retail Shop
Retail Shop
Pet Friendly
Pet Friendly
Transfer Service
Transfer Service
Description
Antonis Papayannakis is a nomad beekeeper based in Polemarchi, Chania, Crete since 1990. His beekeeping unit of approximately 400 hives moves with the seasons — following the flowering of thyme across Crete‘s mountains to produce honey of extraordinary purity and botanical concentration.
Apiary Tour and Honey Tasting
- Nomad Beekeeper Experience: Visit Antonis Papayannakis and learn what it means to be a nomad beekeeper in Crete — following thyme flowering across the island’s mountains with a seasonal apiary
- Thyme Honey Production: Discover how nomadic beekeeping enables the production of the finest Cretan thyme honey — one of the world’s most prized single-botanical honeys
- Honey & Pollen Tasting: Taste Melipap’s exceptional thyme honey and bee pollen alongside other artisan apiary products from this extraordinary nomadic operation
An exceptional nomadic beekeeping experience in Crete. Book through Gastronomy Tours.
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