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Honey Weekend


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 08/18/2019
This signature weekend offers a buzz-worthy range of activities, from candle-making and honey-extraction demonstrations to a “Be a Bee” Family Art Project that has become a classic. Meet local beekeepers in The Shop, where you can enjoy a selection of local, artisanal honeys.

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

Schedule:

All activities will take place both Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, August 18:

 

10AM-1PM—Family Art Project: Be a Bee

Outfit yourself with wings, antennae and a pollen cup to buzz around in a hive of six-sided cells and forage in the flowers. Join in a bee parade and do a bee dance as you search for flowers to pollinate.

 

11AM-3PM—Honey Tasting in The Shop

You’ll be amazed at the complex flavors of different varieties of honey! Sample a few, then purchase your favorite to take home.

 

11AM-3PM—Bees and Beekeeping Information Station

Chat with beekeepers like Bronx beekeeper Junior Schouten, try on beekeeping gear, peek inside a hive and learn fascinating facts about honeybees.

 

11AM-3PM—Candle-Making Drop-in Workshop

Try your hand at creating an assortment of rolled beeswax candles to take home and enjoy. Materials fee: $15 materials charge per kit makes several candles.

 

NOON-3PM—Honey Extraction Demonstration

Drop in and see the sticky process of extracting honey from the comb with our resident bee experts.

 

Learn more: www.wavehill.org/events/categories/honey-weekend/


*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Organization:

Wave Hill

Location:

West 249th Street and Independence Avenue (Front Gate)
Bronx, NY, 10471-2899
United States

Phone:

7185493200
Contact name: 
Wave Hill
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
08/18/2019
Time: 
10AM-4PM
Price: 
Admission to the grounds this weekend is $12 adults. $8 Students and Seniors 65+ $6 Children 6+. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under six. Passes are not accepted.

Ages

0-15 months 15 months - 2 years 2-3 years 4-5 years 6-8 years 9-12 years Teenagers All Ages Adults & kids together Adults without kids