Painswick Rococo Garden is a Georgian horticultural marvel which nestles in a hidden valley and boasts fantastic vistas, serpentine paths and rolling countryside, studded with charming follies, like its striking Exedra and Red House.
The garden also boasts a kitchen garden and orchard. Produce from this is made into jams and chutneys, pickles, beer, cider, perry and wine. Of course, bees play a vital role in this chain from garden to your table.
David Privett installed his hives on the gardens’ Bothy Bank in late 2025. His talk will lift the lid on hive life, explain the queen’s role, worker bees’ duties, drones’ purpose and the life cycle of a bee.
He will cover seasonal influences, UK flora, and how bees interact with their environment, as well as how you can adapt your own garden to nurture these wonderful creatures.
David’s experience with bees began in 2009 — initially having just a couple of hives in his father in law’s back garden. He went on to install ten hives in the grounds of the Hilton Doubletree in Cheltenham, where he sells honey at the reception desk and in the leisure spa club.
Rococo honey will be on sale at the talk, as well as other honey-related produce.
Licensed bar. Doors open at 7pm. Talk starts at 7:30pm.
Advance tickets £8.50. Students/under 18/unwaged £6.50. On the door £10 and £8.
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