Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual Workshop

Slow down, create something beautiful and build a self-care ritual inspired by honey, beeswax and botanicals.

The Giddy Bee's Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual is a hands-on workshop designed to help guests step away from the rush of everyday life and create a thoughtful evening ritual of their own.

During this intimate experience, participants learn how honey, beeswax and botanicals can be incorporated into simple self-care and skincare routines while creating a coordinated collection of handmade products to take home.

Each guest will make:

• A Honey Sugar Scrub

• An Herbal Honey Bath Tea

• A Warm Beeswax Lotion Candle

This experience is about more than making products.

It's an invitation to slow down, notice what you need, choose ingredients with intention and create a ritual you can return to long after the workshop ends.

A Hands-On Self-Care Experience

The workshop begins with an introduction to the ingredients we'll be working with and how they can be used in simple personal-care routines.

We'll explore:

• Honey in skincare and self-care
• The role of beeswax in balms and body products
• Botanical ingredients and how they contribute aroma, texture and sensory experience
• Creating a simple evening ritual
• Layering products into a relaxing routine
• Choosing ingredients based on the experience you want to create

Then guests move into the hands-on portion of the workshop and make their own coordinated collection.

The experience is guided, approachable and creative—no previous skincare-making experience is necessary.

What Will You Make?

Honey Sugar Scrub

Create a rich sugar scrub made with honey and selected botanical ingredients.

Guests will learn how scrubs can be incorporated into a simple hand, foot or body-care routine and will customize their own blend to take home.

Herbal Honey Bath Tea

Create a soothing bath or foot-soak blend using herbs, botanicals and honey-inspired ingredients.

The finished blend can be steeped in warm water as part of a relaxing evening ritual.

Beeswax Lotion Candle

Part candle, part warm body moisturizer.

Guests will create a beeswax-based lotion candle designed to melt into a warm, nourishing oil that can be used on dry hands, feet and other areas needing extra care.

We'll talk about how to safely use and enjoy the finished product at home.

Create Your Own Ritual

Part of the experience is deciding what you want your ritual to feel like.

Depending on the workshop, guests may choose from curated scent or botanical directions designed around moods such as:

• Awake & Refreshed
• Calm & Restored
• Grounded & Centered
• Soft & Comforting

The exact options can be adjusted based on the season, event theme and available ingredients.

Rather than simply making three unrelated products, guests create a coordinated self-care ritual they can use together.

Brew something warm.

Run the bath or prepare a foot soak.

Light the candle.

Slow down.

Soak, scrub and nourish.

Why Honey & Beeswax?

Honey and beeswax have been used in personal-care traditions for generations.

During the workshop, we'll discuss how these hive ingredients can be incorporated into modern self-care routines and why they work so beautifully alongside oils, botanicals and other simple ingredients.

We'll also talk about the importance of formulation, safe use and knowing the difference between a beautiful self-care ritual and a medical treatment.

This workshop is not a skincare, medical or herbalism course and does not provide medical advice.

The focus is on sensory experience, ingredient education, personal care and intentional routines.

An Intimate Corporate Wellness Experience

For organizations looking for something more personal than traditional team building, the Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual creates a very different kind of employee experience.

It gives participants permission to slow down, use their hands, create something for themselves and connect in a relaxed setting.

This experience is especially well suited for:

• Employee wellness events
• Women's leadership groups
• Executive retreats
• Team appreciation
• Client appreciation
• Employee resource groups
• Leadership gatherings
• Holiday or year-end celebrations
• Small-team retreats
• Wellness-focused corporate programming

Because each participant creates multiple products using premium ingredients, this workshop is intentionally designed for smaller groups and more intimate settings.

It is not intended for large auditorium-style or high-volume events.

Private Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Workshops

This workshop also makes a beautiful private gathering.

Host the experience in your home, clubhouse, private event room or other approved space and invite a group of friends to create together.

Perfect for:

• Girls' nights
• Birthdays
• Bridal gatherings
• Mother-daughter events
• Book clubs
• Women's groups
• Wellness gatherings
• Neighborhood events
• Holiday get-togethers
• Small celebrations
• An evening with friends simply because you need one

We'll bring the ingredients, supplies and guidance.

You provide the table and the people.

Can the Self-Care Ritual Be Customized?

Yes.

The Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual can be adjusted to fit your group, event or season.

Customization may include:

• Seasonal botanicals
• Different scent directions
• A specific mood or intention
• Corporate or event themes
• Simplified or expanded product formats
• Custom ingredient selections
• Holiday or seasonal workshops
• Wellness-focused programming

We can also adjust the depth of education, workshop timing and number of choices available based on the size and needs of your group.

How Long Is the Workshop?

The full Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual typically lasts approximately 2 hours.

This allows time for:

• Ingredient education
• Honey and beeswax discussion
• Botanical exploration
• Choosing a personal ritual direction
• Making three products
• Learning how to use each finished item
• Questions and conversation

For some events, a streamlined version may be available.

Recommended Group Size

This experience is intentionally intimate.

For the best hands-on experience, we recommend approximately 8–14 participants per session. 

Smaller groups allow guests more time to explore ingredients, ask questions and personalize their creations while giving us the space to properly guide each participant.

Groups outside this range may be possible depending on venue, staffing and workshop format.

Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual Pricing

Corporate & Private Workshops

Starting at $95 per guest
$950 minimum private booking

Pricing includes:

• Guided hands-on instruction
• Honey, beeswax and botanical education
• All ingredients and supplies
• Honey Sugar Scrub
• Herbal Honey Bath Tea
• Beeswax Lotion Candle
• Containers and take-home packaging
• A customized, intimate workshop experience

Final pricing may vary based on guest count, ingredient selections, event location and level of customization.

Community & Nonprofit Workshops

Discounted programming may be available for qualifying nonprofit and community organizations.

Community and nonprofit workshops start at $750.

Because this experience includes multiple premium take-home products, final pricing depends on group size and workshop format.

We are happy to explore a simplified version when appropriate.

What Will You Take Home?

Every guest leaves with a complete self-care collection created during the workshop:

• Honey Sugar Scrub

• Herbal Honey Bath Tea

• Beeswax Lotion Candle

You'll also leave with ideas for creating a more intentional evening routine using the products together.

The goal isn't to add one more thing to your to-do list.

It's to create a reason to stop doing for a little while.

Who Leads the Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual?

The workshop is led by Anne Marie Katalenas, founder and beekeeper behind The Giddy Bee.

Anne Marie is a Certified South Carolina Beekeeper and Level 1 Certified Honey Sommelier through the American Honey Tasting Society.

She currently serves as Vice President of the Lancaster County Beekeepers Association and has received recognition including South Carolina Beekeepers Association Volunteer of the Year, Lancaster County Volunteer of the Year and Lancaster County Beekeeper of the Year.

An experienced corporate and community speaker, Anne Marie combines beekeeping, honey education, hands-on instruction and a love of simple botanical self-care to create experiences that are approachable, personal and memorable.

Where Can We Host a Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual?

The Giddy Bee is based in Lancaster, South Carolina and offers workshops throughout the greater Charlotte region and surrounding communities.

We can bring the experience to your:

• Corporate office
• Retreat venue
• Private home
• Community clubhouse
• Private event room
• Residential or hospitality property
• Wellness space
• Approved event venue

Because this is a hands-on workshop, adequate table space is required for guests to comfortably make and package their products.

Travel within the greater Charlotte region is included in standard pricing. Additional travel fees may apply for locations outside the Charlotte region.

Plan Your Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual

Whether you're planning an employee wellness event, executive retreat, client appreciation experience, girls' night or intimate private gathering, we'll help create a workshop that fits your group.

Email Hello@thegiddybee.com with:

• Your preferred date or dates
• Event location
• Approximate number of guests
• Type of event or organization
• The Create Your Own Honey Self-Care Ritual you're interested in
• Any theme, mood or customization ideas you already have

Not sure exactly what you want?

Tell us how you want your guests to feel when they leave, and we'll help build the experience around that.

Corporate & Private Workshops — Starting at $950
Community & Nonprofit Workshops — Starting at $750