# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Guided Honey Tasting | The Giddy Bee @ UNC-C Botanical Gardens
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: 🍯 **Taste Honey Differently: A Guided Varietal Honey Tasting**

Honey is so much more than something sweet. Every jar tells a story of **flowers, landscape, season, place—and the honeybees that created it.**

Join The Giddy Bee at **UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens** for an intimate, guided sensory tasting exploring the remarkable diversity of varietal honey.

Together, we’ll taste a curated collection of honeys while learning how botanical source and geography influence **color, aroma, texture, flavor and finish.** You’ll discover why two jars of pure honey can look, smell and taste dramatically different—and begin learning how to taste honey with a more discerning palate.

🍯 **WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE**

✨ A guided tasting of curated varietal honeys  
🌼 Discover how different flowers and regions shape honey's flavor  
👃 Learn a sensory tasting process inspired by professional honey evaluation  
🐝 Explore how beekeepers identify and harvest varietal honeys  
🍯 Understand the difference between varietal and infused honey  
🏷️ Learn how to read a honey label and what common honey terms really mean  
🌎 Explore local honey alongside honeys from other regions—and why both have a place at the tasting table  
🌿 Connect each honey to the plants, pollinators and ecosystems that make it possible

No honey expertise required. **Just bring your curiosity and your taste buds.**

### MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

**Anne Marie Katalenas** is the founder and beekeeper behind **The Giddy Bee**, a Greater Charlotte-area business rooted in honey, bees, pollinators, education and the products and experiences they inspire.

A **South Carolina Certified Beekeeper and Level 1 Honey Sommelier through the American Honey Tasting Society**, Anne Marie combines hands-on beekeeping experience with sensory education and storytelling to help people discover the extraordinary diversity found in a jar of honey.

📅 **Friday, November 6, 2026**  
⏰ **6:00–7:30 PM**  
📍 **UNC Charlotte Main Campus | McMillan Greenhouse**  
🎟️ **$75 per person**

Come experience honey beyond “sweet”—and discover just how much there is to taste in a single spoonful. 🍯🐝
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlotte/guided-honey-tasting-the-giddy-bee-unc-c-botanical-gardens/200030763788915
- **Event Categories**: storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Charlotte
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens
- **lat**: 35.30783230537
- **long**: -80.729738473892
- **full address**: UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, 9026 Craver Rd, Charlotte, NC 28223, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Guided Honey Tasting | The Giddy Bee @ UNC-C Botanical Gardens being held?
  - **A:** Guided Honey Tasting | The Giddy Bee @ UNC-C Botanical Gardens takes place on Fri, 06 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 06 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm at UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, 9026 Craver Rd, Charlotte, NC 28223, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Guided Honey Tasting | The Giddy Bee @ UNC-C Botanical Gardens?
  - **A:** Guided Honey Tasting | The Giddy Bee @ UNC-C Botanical Gardens is organized by The Giddy Bee.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Guided Honey Tasting | The Giddy Bee @ UNC-C Botanical Gardens is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Charlotte, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Guided Honey Tasting | The Giddy Bee @ UNC-C Botanical Gardens sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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