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Honeybee Centre has offered fun, exciting and interactive presentations for over 15 years! We are a staple in the community and continue to grow and expand to offer new and fresh programming for all ages!
Honeybee Centre has completely renovated our Honeybee Classroom and educational program. Our new program includes education about bees, beekeeping, pollination & environmental stewardship, interactive activities to accompany each lesson, and a take-home, bee-friendly, wildflower seedling craft included with each visit!
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Objectives:
All About Bees
Pollination
Extraction/Beekeeping
Civic Duty
Using interactive ‘stations’, guest have a chance to learn explore and experience the lessons using all of their senses!
Taste different types of honey
Touch displays and learn about bees in a tactile manner
See the lesson come alive in the form of real beekeeping props, interactive displays and colourful posters
Listen to lessons not only from our guide but also to the reactions and observations from their peers while interacting with different educational activities!
Smell other bee products like bee pollen, beeswax and propolis
Each field trip includes a take-home bee friendly wildflower seedling craft that they can plant in their back yard, and a pre and post package for educators to reinforce lessons at Honeybee Centre and an incredible on-site interactive experience.
We offer a number of optional crafts for the students to create and take home.
Beeswax Candles |
Students learn about how bees make wax and then learn techniques for rolling candles. Each student will roll their own candles from the equivalent of one sheet of beeswax. Recommended ages: 7+ |
Throw 'n' Sow Seed Ball |
Students will make a "seed ball" that they can plant at home. The ball will contain seeds that produce bee-friendly flowers Recommended ages: 5+ |
Mini Terracotta pot Painting |
Upgrade your peat pot to a mini terracotta pot! Students talk about the importance of flowers to pollinators while creating a painted pot to take home. Recommended ages: 5+
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Call us at: 604 - 575-2337
Toll free at 1 - 877 - 975 - 2337 (BEES)