Creative Discovery Museum will present its 16th annual Honey Harvest, a “sweet” event that celebrates the work and life of one of nature’s hardest workers – the honey bee. Honey Harvest is a Museum-wide celebration that allows guests to learn about the importance of honey bees and how honey is made.
During the celebration, guests can make their own honey lip balm, beeswax candle and honey soap to take home. They can also taste different kinds of honey, participate in honey extraction and meet beekeepers from the Tennessee Valley Beekeeper Association and Northwest Georgia Beekeepers Association.
“Creative Discovery Museum has been educating children and their families about honey bees with its annual Honey Harvest event since 2000,” said Karen Dewhirst, Museum Experience Manager. “This event provides a deeper connection to the hives kept by the Museum.”
During the event, Michele Colopy, Program Director of the Pollinator Stewardship Council, will give presentations that teach children about the importance of honey bees as pollinators and how everyone can help save them from decimation.
New this year, the Museum will host a Welsh Honey and Hive product show that will take place in the Rainbow birthday party room both days of the event. Guests will be able to purchase products made by regional bee keepers and their bees.
Honey bees have long been a part of the Museum’s exhibits. The Museum’s Buzz Alley exhibit opened in 2011 as a permanent exhibit that showcases the honey bee as a pollinator. Buzz Alley also highlights the relationship between bees and wildflowers and the importance of beekeeping to help sustain a healthy ecosystem.
All Honey Harvest activities are included with admission to the Museum. For more information, call (423) 756-2738.