Friday September 10
3:30 pm 106 South Front Street Philadelphia, PA 19106Dedication Ceremony for Historic Marker honoring hive inventor, Philadelphian, L. L. Langstroth in his 200th birthday yearMC Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine; Keynote speaker: Secretary of Agriculture Russell ReddingReception immediately following, within walking distance: American Philosophical Society display of Langstroths papers 104 South Fifth StreetTriumph Brewing Company for refreshments; sponsored by Bee Culture magazine 117 Chestnut Street No cost but reservations required for reception. RSVP to honeyfest_phillybeekeepers.org by September 5
10:30 am 4:30 pm Bartrams Garden; 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard 215-729-5281 bartramsgarden.org for directions
•5 - 8 pm Da Vinci Art Alliance, Whats the Buzz, Art Exhibition Opening Reception; no cost
Saturday, September 11
11 am 3 pm Unitarian Society of Germantown; 6511 Lincoln Drive (parking access from Johnson St.) usguu.org for directions
•11 am 1 pm Cooking With Honey hands-on workshop with Chef Aisha Miller in the kitchen!
•1 pm 3 pm Mead: Honey Wine Tasting lips-on workshop with Rodney Chonka!
There is a small fee to attend these two workshops and reservations are required. Space is limited; register at mtairylearningtree.org or by calling 215-843-6333
Noon - 4 pm Wagner Free Institute of Science; 1700 W. Montgomery Avenue 215-763-6529 wagnerfreeinstitute.org for directions
•The afternoon will feature Pollinator Power! a lesson for children ages 6-12 about the importance of pollinators in our lives.
•Local folk rocker, Liam Gallagher, local booksellers, bee artists and beekeepers.
•Beeswax candle-making, free Häagen-Dazs ice cream treats, scavenger hunts, and the debut of the Institutes new native pollinator garden will sweeten the day for all who attend.
•Observation Hive
•Food, Honey and Hive Product Vendors
Noon - 4 pm The Wyck Association; 6026 Germantown Avenue 215-848-1690 wyck.org for directions
•Noon & 2 pm Open Hive Talks followed by Honey Extraction & Honey Tasting
•Kids Activities
•Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine, will discuss the Joys of Urban Beekeeping
•Elizabeth Capaldi Evans, Professor of Biology at Bucknell University and author of the book, Why do Bees Buzz? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bees will discuss her work on bee behavior.
•Dean Stiglitz, author of The Complete Idiots Guide to Beekeeping will talk about Natural Beekeeping.
•Historian Matt Redman will introduce Lorenzo Langstroth, Philadelphian; inventor of the modern beehive.
10:30 am 4:30 pm Bartrams Garden
•Da Vinci Art Alliance, Whats the Buzz, Art Exhibition all day; no cost
•10 am - 1 pm Botanical Illustration Meet-up
•12:30 pm Open Hive Talk; no cost
•2 pm - 4pm Bee Illustration workshop; no cost but reservations required. RSVP to amcdowell_bartramsgarden.org **
2pm 7:20 pm Circle of Hope Church 2009 Frankford Avenue 215-468-2726 circleofhope.net
Showing good clean family movies about bees; FEATURING A BEEKEEPERS TREAT David Hackenberg will speak to us following Nicotine Bees in which evidence is presented to explain Colony Collapse Disorder
•2 pm The Bee Movie (90 min)
•4 pm Tales From the Hive (Nova) (54 minutes)
•5 pm Nicotine Bees (55 minutes)
•6 pm David Hackenberg: Pennsylvania beekeeper who observed Colony Collapse Disorder in his apiary and raised the alarm; advocate of research to find a cause, he has collaborated with scientists across the globe
•7pm the marathon of a film that is The Swarm (à la Mystery Science Theatre; commentary encouraged!)
No cost; children must be accompanied
3 pm 5 pm Brewers Outlet 7401 Germantown Avenue 215-247-1265 mybrewersoutlet.com
Honey Based Beer Tasting; no cost. Drop in and Taste a Brew Thats New to You!
•Leinenkugel Honey Weiss; J.W. Dundee Honey Brown; Lake Placid Honey Rye; Spanish Peaks Honey Raspberry; Fullers Organic Honey Dew
Sunday, September 12
•Noon Open Hive Talk followed by Honey Extraction & Honey Tasting; no cost
•1 pm History of American Bee Keeping 1776-1810, lecture by Professor William Butler **
•2:30 pm Bees in Art, lecture by Professor Debra Miller **
•Honey and Hive Product Vendors
**Sponsored by Da Vinci Art Alliance through a grant from Campbell's Soup Company and the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.
For more details about the activities, contact:Historic Marker Suzanne Matlock honeyfest_phillybeekeepers.org
Bartrams Garden Kim Massare kmassare_bartramsgarden.orgWagner Free Institute of Science Lauren Zalut zalut_WagnerFreeInstitute.org
Wyck Association Nicole Juday njuday_wyck.org
2010 Philadelphia Honey Festival
September 10 - 12
To Volunteer or Contribute to the Philadelphia Honey Festival contact Suzanne Matlock at info2010_phillyhoneyfestival.com.
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