Learn About Honeybees and Picnic
Did you know? Nearly one-third of the food we eat depends on pollinators, making honeybees one of the most important species supporting our farms, gardens, and food systems!
Join us at Redding's New Pond Farm to meet with Ann Murray, a honeybee expert! Ann will engage us through beautiful photography and stories. We’ll also get a unique, closeup view - through a safe enclosure - inside a bee hive to a watch and learn how worker bees carry pollen and function as a team.
After an interactive presentation, we'll have a curated sampling of honey to taste. We’ll leave with a better understanding of:
• How different flowers create unique flavors, aromas, and colors in honey
• Why local honey tastes different from honey produced elsewhere
• The remarkable journey from nectar to honey
• Simple ways we can help protect pollinators
New Pond Farm has scenic walking paths, winding brooks, and beautiful, gated pastures with farm animals: a postcard-perfect pastoral setting minutes from Ridgefield. The farm boasts an impressive Educational Center, and was founded by a famous NYC actress!
Program: The Honeybee Experience (90 minutes) is $20 per person. Please bring $20 cash (preferred) or a check to the event. We invite all participants to join us after the program for a brown bag lunch (bring your own food/drink). The Farm has seating outside (sun or shade). If we prefer to eat inside or it's raining, we’ve reserved the covered porch on the second floor of the Learning Center.
Host will provide desserts for the picnic!
Event limited to 20 guests
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