Saturday May 20th 

Greenfield Bee Fest Activities

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9am to 12noon

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Children of all ages are invited to come dressed as their favorite pollinator or flower

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Children’s Activities

(Adults, please remain with your children)

 

9 – 11:30am On the lawn of Second Congregational Church

• Create your own Flower Crown - offered by the Massachusetts Honey Queen

• Bee Games

• Face painting

• 11am Bee Pinata (first 80 children take home a “FreeBee” gift bag)

• 11:15am Pollinator Parade through the Farmer’s Market and around the Common (costumes encouraged)

• 11:30 Lorenzo Langstroth birthday cake (just imagine 213 candles!)

 

11am At the Garden Cinema - 361 Main Street

• 11am Curious George: Bee is for Bears – FREE movie for children

 

For all Ages

 

9-11am On the lawn of Second Congregational Church

• Add your artistic touch to one or more Langstroth Beehive Boxes, using paints provided.  Artists of all ages and abilities are welcome to contribute color and creativity to these 20 hives that will soon be installed at Franklin County apiaries.

• Bee Bazaar Boutique. The most unique, fun, practical, and outrageous bee gifts you’ve ever seen. Something for everyone!

• Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) info table & giveaways

• FREE pollinator plants courtesy of Pioneer Gardens

• Franklin County Beekeepers Association (FCBA) - Find the Queen Bee in their live demonstration hive; pick up info about the Pollinator Partnership.

• 10-10:30am Ask a Bee Expert – Q & A led by FCBA and MDAR

• Pick up a Bee Promenade map and take your own walking tour of the bee sites around Greenfield.

• 10:45-11:30 Expandable Brass Band playing on the church lawn

 

11:45am Sculpture Unveilings – Walk to the Transportation Center (1 block down Bank Row), then to Hawks & Reed on Main Street, and the Library to meet this year's NewBees!

 

6:30pm and 9:30pm At the Garden Cinema – 361 Main Street

• The Swarm (1978 movie) $5 admission

 

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