Farm Tours

Volcano Island Honey Company invites you to our farm for a tour or to purchase our honey farm direct. Reservations are required for tours, and please call before you come to purchase honey so we can make sure we are available to help you. Our office number is (808) 775-1000.

Our hours of operation are Monday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

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Private Artisan Apiary Tour

Delve deeply into the magical world of the honey bee with Richard Spiegel, owner of Volcano Island Honey Co. In this exclusive experience, you will spend one-on-one time with Richard Spiegel who will share his knowledge with you about the bees and producing an award-winning artisan honey

Richard shares from his heart his personal and professional philosophy evolved from over 30 years of working with the bees, trained as a lawyer, worked as a mediator for 5 years and being an adamant earth-friendly hippy/philosopher for most of his life.

Let Richard be your expert guide as you don a bee suit and go into a bee hive, experiencing the inner world of the bees first hand. (If you prefer just to watch Richard interact with the bees, that is fine too!) Top it all with a honey tasting – sampling all of our unique honeys.

Cost: $150/group, maximum of 4 people per group.

During the tour you will:

• Learn how we produce this award-winning artisan honey
• Learn how honey is made and other interesting information about bees.
• Listen to Richard explains the workings of a bee hive while you see the bees up close with the full protection of bee suite, veil and gloves.
• Learn why bees are so important and the challenges that face beekeepers today.
• Discuss with Richard Sustainable vs. Non-Sustainable agriculture and the important role of bees and us, human beings.
• Learn about our "Uncommon Philosophy", giving equal emphasis to the environmental, social and financial aspects of the business.
• Sample all of our delicious honeys and learn how to use this ambrosia from the bees not only for eating, but all kinds of other uses.

Tour Schedule
Tuesdays or Wednesdays
Check-in: 9:45 am
Tour: 10:00 – 11:30 am

Tours are scheduled based on staff availability. Please call to check our schedule.

Educational Tour

Volcano Island Honey is committed to educating the public, especially the next generation about environmental and social sustainability. Kids all love hearing about fascinating “bee facts” and looking into a bee hive. Free or low cost educational tours are available for schools, educational institutions and non-profit organizations.