Learn about the fascinating life of bees in beautiful Cochamó, north Patagonia, Chile

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  Description

  To all the kind people that would like to be part of our project: We are booked of with volunteers until APRIL 2023, sorry.
  
  SORRY, NO POSIBILITIES UNTIL MAY, WE ARE FULL! Would you like to know about the fascinating life of bees, how they gather néctar and pollen from the flowerbearing trees of the Northern Patagonian rainforest, and how their honey gets to your table? If so, this would be the place for you.
  We are a former journalist-photographer and an economist from Concepción who are now fulltime beekeepers in the beautiful Región de Los Lagos, south of the little Río Puelo town, next to Río Blanco, at the foothills of Yates Volcanoe.
  We have an average of 70 hives, and do all the harvesting, packaging and marketing of several products: honey, honeycomb, candles, honeybread and mead. You'll have the oportunity to learn the whole process of beekeeping.
  We try to live sustainably: reduce, recycle, reuse. We make our own bread, do a lot of preserves and canning, buy meat and some vegetables locally produced. That takes time, but you will enjoy the meals.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Hospitality/Tourism

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  This specific place, Cochamó, is one of the last areas in Chile to get colonized and was for a long time only conected to the rest of the country by boat. There were no roads covering all the comune until the 21th century, and stil several places can only be reached on a horseback, or by foot. That is one of the reason that the culture here, the way of living is very particular. People were used to solve every problem on their own, or together with neigbours, and the kids, only on generation back, were sent to boarding school, only getting back home for the summer holidays. The agriculture was based earlier on subsistencia, everything had to be grown here, even the wheat for the bread. Cattles, milkproduct, such as cheese and butter, honey, all had to been shipped to Puerto Montt, a journey that could last up till one week. Now we have a roadnet, with regular bus services, but still, certain part of the culture seems to have changed very little. This, without doubt, is Patagonia.

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  Help

  We are looking for a helping hand in the tasks with the bees, the kitchengarden, the greenhouse, the orchard, the garden around the house, also with sheep and lamb. Which tasks, all depend on the season. And eventually we will work with construction, firewood, maintence og fences and channels. You do not need any specific skills, all you need is interest an joy of learning.
  Also, we would like to construct something to evacuate water from a new construction. This house has got a ecological toilet with separator so the water froma kitchen, shower and orine have to bee evacutated.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Danish: Fluent
  French: Intermediate
  German: Beginner
  Portuguese: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Refresh my french that earlier was fluent. Also german that I had at school.
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  Accommodation

  We offer lodging and food in our house. There is a 2 person room for the woofers, with 2 separate beds. Showers with hot water. We will cook together, but still, when you are hungry just help youtself.
  We've got a washingmashine and posibilities for drying indoor when it's necesario.

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  What else ...

  There is a lot of possibilities to have a good time, to get around in an amazing surrounding, to make new friends. You can walk to the sea or the river nearby, use our bikes. We often have Friends and family passing by.
  We have wifi, limited, but quiete enough to stay communicated. Ahh, there is no televisión.
  Buses will go to Puerto Montt several times a day.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  In the room for our voluntaires there is a desk for working. We´ve got wifi, not optical fiber, but still working.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Plenty of space and the toilet for turist is close to the parking, as well as plugs (electricity)

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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