Petals & Pairings

Artisanal Honey & Cheese Pairings with Dry Creek Beekeeping

In this immersive tasting workshop with Dry Creek Beekeeping, you’ll learn how to pair artisanal honey and handcrafted cheeses the way chefs, cheese mongers, and food artisans do—by understanding flavor, texture, and origin.

You’ll taste how raw, thoughtfully produced honey can transform a cheese, elevating even simple boards into intentional, memorable experiences.

Through guided tastings and hands-on instruction, you’ll learn:

How different honey varieties interact with soft, hard, aged, and fresh cheeses.

Why small-batch production and terroir matter in both honey and cheese

How to balance sweet, salty, creamy, and savory elements with confidence. 

By the end of the class, you won’t just know what pairs well—you’ll understand why. You’ll leave with practical skills to create elevated cheese boards at home, a deeper appreciation for artisanal foods, and a stronger connection to the producers behind them.

Each attendee will receive a variety of artisanal cheeses and honeys to experiment with flavors to curate truly unique and thoughtful pairings for your next cheese board. 
(This is not a charcuterie class, rather it is a tasting and pairing workshop).

At the end of the pairing, every attendee is going to pick flowers from our stem bar to take home. The blooms are fresh, seasonal from The Novel Bloom garden, something the bees love just as much as we do! 

📅 Date: June 24th
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
📍 Location: The Novel Bloom, 218 Main St, Savanna, IL

*these tickets are non-refundable*