Welcome to the

Simply Bee

Observation Centre

Welcome to the official website for the Simply Bee Observation Center in Hopefield, Western Cape.

This is the educational space we created at Simply Bee to showcase our bees and their life cycle. The aim of this center is to inform, educate and create an opportunity to observe our honey bees while they are at work.

At the Observation Centre, Simply Bee offers an informative, educational and interactive way of learning everything about the incredible life-cycle of honey bees, how bees make their honey and how Simply Bee produces such a high standard of organic honey and propolis, whilst proudly maintaining traditional and responsible farming practices.

We also proudly boast the West Coast’s first glass bee-observation hive with a live bee colony.

The hive has glass panels which offer a safe opportunity to view a bee colony in their natural environment, and to learn in an unobtrusive yet safe way about the incredible work ethic and processes of how bees feed their young, make their honey and communicate with each other.

We offer age appropriate educational sessions for school groups, study groups or tourist groups.

We offer special age appropriate educational packages for school groups, study groups or tourist groups.

On display in the centre, we have a life size Honey Badger taxidermy mount. Being a near threatened species, Simply Bee supports the fact that more should be done now to ensure the long-term survival of the African honey badgers before they reach a critical status on the IUCN Red List. All of Simply Bee’s hives are placed on badger-friendly stands.

Simply Bee offers informative sessions to tour and school groups. Light meals, snacks and drinks are available at the coffee shop onsite – bookings for groups (of 6 or more people) are essential to ensure adequate seating (if required) and a full educational experience.

Observation Centre information

We have a Coffee and Gift shop at out Observation Centre offering light meals, freshly baked cake and drinks.

Tours & Visitors Information

Group Bookings & Walk-ins:
Free Entrance (donations towards the conservation of Honeybees and Honey Badgers are welcome)

Bookings are essential for groups of more than six persons to ensure adequate seating at the coffee shop and a full educational experience and demonstration.

Honey tasting available.

Trading Hours
Mon – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturdays: 9am – 4pm
Public Holidays: 9am – 4pm
Sundays: Closed

Contacts
Telephone: +27 22-723-0569
Email: info@simplybee.co.za