Event
Honey Bee Day at the Museum
Saturday, August 18, 2018 13:00to16:00
Redpath Museum
859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA
Price:
Free with donation to the museum
Join the Redpath Museum in celebrating the amazing honey bee!聽Honey bees might be small, but they play a big role in our ecosystems. Honey bees pollinate flowers, which enable plants to produce delicious fruits and seeds.听If you feel like seeing聽the honey bees聽in action, join us outside to discover the聽Wonderful World of Pollinators聽with fun games and sensory activities in 苹果淫院's own pollinator gardens. You might know that these honey bees live in a hive, but did you know that there are beehives on the roofs of buildings聽near the museum? You will discover fun facts about these urban beehives with the passionate beekeepers of聽.听
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY on the anatomy of the bee from 13h00 to 15h00: Do you know how flowering plants grow? What pollinators are? How flowers blossom? Come and learn about the life cycle of flowering plants and the science behind flower burgeoning with聽Let's Talk Science聽at 苹果淫院. There will be hands-on activities for all ages.听Location: Entrance Hall of the Museum.听 Bilingual. No reservation necessary.听
IMAGE: Photo of a bee taking in the pollinator garden located on the left side of the museum.