Gardening and beekeeping in Wexford, Ireland

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We live on the East coast of Ireland near the sea. We are a couple with 3 grown up children. We love gardening and I also love caring for my bees. We grow organic fruit and vegetables for home use and we also produce pure natural honey. We love to host open minded students who have a sense of humour and a positive attitude :-) Helping includes garden maintenance; composting, weeding, but mainly honey production. While helping, you will learn the skills of organic food production and the art of beekeeping.

    We require help during spring, summer and autumn. I've got all the equipment and clothing you will need.
    You will need one set of old working clothes.

    Accommodation is your own room in the family home. You can cook if you wish but normally everybody eats together and we have WiFi.

    As well as producing fruit, vegetables and "liquid gold", we also enjoy painting, photography, football, video games, fishing, boating, social dancing and of course, fruit, veg. and flower gardening.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You will experience how an Irish family lives and you will be treated like one of the family while you are here.

  • Help

    Help

    Helping includes regular care of honeybees, beehive construction, wax recycling and extraction of honey Also fruit, flower and vegetable gardening. Also we expect you to give a fair share of help in the kitchen. We all help out together and sometimes talk a lot!
    You may choose between gardening and beekeeping, or try both!

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Irish: Intermediate
    French: Beginner
    Italian: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Accommodation is in a private room and private bathroom in the family home. You may cook if you wish, but normally everybody eats together. We have WiFi.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Castlebridge is a pretty village with shops, restaurants, pub etc. 5km from historic Wexford Town. The Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is nearby; ideal for birdwatchers and photographers, and the beaches are great in winter and in summer.
    There is good access to/from Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Limerick by bus.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have excellent WiFi

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • ...

    Hours expected

    5 hours/5 days per week.

Host ref number: 732727278579

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