The HIVE Tasting Room and Kitchen - (Near Woodland, CA)

5 /5 Desiree Tawney: First time visit to The Hive. It happened to be their anniversary party. I tasted mead for the first time. Excellent. They had tasty options for food. I went for the chicken shwarma pita. It was delicious. Such a relaxing and fun vibe for the day. Ill come back for the food, drink and to do some honey tasting for sure!!

5 /5 Kiran Prasad: We had the most wonderful time at the Hive this past Saturday! We went for my birthday and were not disappointed. The food is excellent with the Baba Ganoush and the Dolmas standing out. However, as expected the tour and the honey were the most memorable experiences. We had a tour with Amina and it was truly a wonderful slice of life experience to hear her story (and the surprising overlap with mine) and how the Hive came to be. The tour was around 2 hours and at the end included tasting of 6 types of honey. It was so interesting to learn about the honey making process (I didnt know one bee only makes 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime)! This enhanced the delicious honey tasting experience at the end. The honey tasting truly rivaled any wine tasting Ive been to with a complexity of aromas and tastes that were exquisite. I highly recommend to anyone and it was certainly worth the drive from Mountain View! Their garden is so nice as well with so many flowers (that are all pollinated by bees) and vegetables too!

5 /5 Alison M C: Cant stop raving about this place. I went with 4 friends for a tour and honey tasting, which were fun and informative. Learned all about bees and local plants and the honey business. I was impressed with the solid ethics of the generational family behind this place--especially their support for local communities (including SacLGBT center where I won this tour in a silent auction). All around good people. After the educational honey tasting (book today!) we had mead tasting flights in the beautiful patio shaded under the pergola and chatted while watching the plants sway in the breeze. Already planning our next visit. A perfect afternoon so close to Sacramento. Did I mention how spotless the kitchen was? No wonder the food tasted incredible.

5 /5 Philip F. DeCamargo: Really cool place in Woodland! Great selection of delicious local and imported honeys with a friendly and helpful staff. Great for a date or to reserve for an event!

4 /5 Pedram Hajjarian: They had a decent amount of options for mead and the service was great. We tasted a lot of different honey. There was lots of seating. The place was air-conditioned. My only complaint would be that a taster of four shot-size meads was over $30.