Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild proudly announces its partnership with Bartram’s Garden, the Wagner Free Institute of Science and Wyck Historic House to offer Philadelphia’s 2010 Honey Festival on the weekend of September 10-12, 2010. A full schedule of family-friendly activities, both fun and educational, is being planned throughout the city for easy access by all.
Beekeepers across the United States and the rest of the world celebrate the 200th birthday of Philadelphian Lorenzo L. Langstroth, The Father of Modern Beekeeping, born at 106 South Front Street in 1810. Philadelphia’s 2010 Honey Festival will begin by commemorating the life and work of Rev. Langstroth (LLL) for his invention, the removable frame hive, with the placement of an historic marker on Friday September 10 at 3:30 p.m.
Wyck Historic House in northwest Philadelphia will feature honey extraction demonstrations, bee-friendly garden tours, and presentations on honey- and bee-related topics. Bartram’s Garden in southwest Philadelphia will focus on exhibits, demonstrations and tours that highlight the history of beekeeping in Philadelphia, both before and after LLL’s invention. The Wagner Free Institute of Science in north Philadelphia will offer children’s activities, including beeswax candle making, queen bee crafts and a pollinator scavenger hunt through its Victorian natural history museum.
Marc Hoffman will perform The Bee Man, a one-man play about LLL’s life and discoveries about the honey bee, at several venues. The Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild will screen Bee-Movies at the Circle of Hope Church in center city. The DaVinci Art Alliance will hold an art exhibition, What’s the Buzz, at Bartram’s Garden. As the full slate of activities develops, it will be found here!
