Come out to Earthwise Society's annual community festival on Saturday, April 26 to celebrate our amazing pollinators with a large variety of activities, displays and tours for all ages.
The Bee Friendly Plant Sale and Fair at the Earthwise Garden in Boundary Bay will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Businesses will take part in a marketplace featuring local honey, organic seeds and gardening for the birds and bees. Earthwise Society will be selling its freshly harvested organic veggies and a variety of bee-friendly plants.
Enjoy the laid back sounds of wandering minstrels and sample honeysweetened treats warm from the cob oven courtesy of Chef Derek of Chill Winston. And don't miss the raffle draws with baskets full of amazing prizes.
The Bee Friendly Plant Sale is in support of the Feed the Bees program, a partnership between Earthwise Society and Delta Chamber of Commerce. Feed the Bees urges everyone to plant a bee-friendly garden to provide pollen and nectar for our pollinating friends all season long.
Not sure how to feed the bees? Join Earthwise horticulturists on a bee safari through the Earthwise Garden and Farm to learn which plants bees love. If you love them too, you can buy them at the plant sale.
Learn how to improve your gardening skills by attending one of the workshops. Earthwise will host Gardening Month by Month for year-round gardeners and Compost Doctor to answer all compost questions and concerns. Those in attendance can even construct their own bee-friendly balcony garden at the Planter Workshop.
An on-site beekeeper will host a tour of her honey bee hives for all ages throughout the day. Event-goers can see a working hive, learn what it takes to produce honey and even have a fresh sample along the way.
There will be a Kids Zone full of beeutiful games and prizes. Children can build a bee, race in the pollination station, learn some bee dance moves and even see like a bee.
Kids will get to plant their own beefriendly seeds and take part in some cool bee science too.
For more information and a complete list of the day's event schedule, visit www.earthwisesociety.bc.ca.
The Earthwise Garden is located at 6400-3rd Ave. and is accessible by the community shuttle bus (C89).
