If we told you we were going to visit an interpretation centre, you might picture boring display panels, a dark room that smells of damp, or a sad bee mascot. Well, no. The Centre for Activities on Bees and Biodiversity (CASAB), in Higuera de Albalat, It’s something else entirely. And if they’ve called it an ‘activity centre’, it’s because, As well as providing information in an engaging way, its aim is also to get you to roll up your sleeves.

And yes, you’ll be able to try on the official beekeeper’s suit, to do beeswax candles or distinguish between the types of honey.

The centre also has a natural hive which you will see through a pane of safety glass. There you’ll see how they’re organised, their little hexagonal terraced houses and the buzzing sound they make, a true sign of biodiversity and environmental richness.
People who leave CASAB often say the same thing: «I’ll never look at a flower or a bee in the same way again.».

By the way, did you know that honey never goes off? You won’t go to bed without learning one more thing.