2020 Honey Week Programming
Monday August 24:
10:00am-11:00am – Meet the Mason Bee!
Mason bees are solitary native bees that make their homes in tunnels and holes. These tiny bees are super pollinators, visiting up to 2000 flowers a day! Attracting these hard-working bees to your property can be as simple as providing them with suitable homes. Join us for a story and a chance to make your own mason bee house to take home!
Cost is $10.00 per child (ages 5-11)
1:00pm-2:00pm – It Bee Storytime!
Come join us for an interactive story and have fun in the garden
Cost is $5.00 per child (ages 3-6)
Tuesday August 25:
10:00am-12:00pm – Bee-Friend Your Pollinators Walk!
Join us as we explore Abbey Gardens’ bee yard, gardens and natural areas with Pauline Plooard, Master Gardener, Naturalist and Bee Keeper. We will learn that those that “buzz” are not all bees and there is a difference between native bees and honey bees. Pauline will share her expertise on garden design for pollinators and their importance. Come and hear all about bees, their important role as pollinators and learn about the plants and flowers they enjoy
This walk is led by Pauline Plooard who is a member of the Haliburton Highlands Field Naturalists, a Master Gardener, and was a beekeeper for over 30 years. She is, and has also been interested in all aspects of the outdoors; whether it is the rocks, the flora or fauna, the sky, or underwater species.
Cost is $10.00 per person or family group.
1:00pm-2:00pm – Clay Gardens!
From our garden to yours … create your own clay garden to take home using the treasures you find in our garden! This fun program begins with a story in the garden.
Cost is $10.00 per child (ages 5-11).
Wednesday August 26:
10:00am-12:00pm – Plein Air Painting!
Plein Air painting is the act of painting outdoors and became popular with the French Impressionists. Canadian Artists, the Group of Seven painted outside to capture nature in it’s true form. Join local artist Harvey Walker to learn the history of en plein air and get a chance to experience it first-hand. Explore painterly brushstrokes and atmospheric colour as you create a landscape painting of the bee hives in our apiary.
Harvey Walker began painting 40 years ago and works primarily in oils. When Harvey isn’t painting, he is sharing his love for painting by teaching. His goal is to connect the viewer through painted images that capture the eye and move the spirit beyond the visual record.
$20 per adult. Includes 8 X 10 canvas and paints.
1:00pm-2:00pm – It Bee Storytime!
Come join us for an interactive story and have fun in the garden!
Cost is $5.00 per child (ages 3-6)
8:15 Little Pit Drive In – “Happy Wife, Happy Life”
Double Feature including Military Wives & Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life https://abbeygardens.ca/product/aug-26-happy-wife-happy-life/
Thursday August 27:
10:00am-11:00am – Meet the Mason Bee!
Mason bees are solitary native bees that make their homes in tunnels and holes. These tiny bees are super pollinators, visiting up to 2000 flowers a day! Attracting these hard-working bees to your property can be as simple as providing them with suitable homes. Join us for a story and a chance to make your own mason bee house to take home!
Cost is $10.00 per child (ages 5-11).
11:00am-12:00pm – Honey Bee Boogie In the Garden!
Wiggle and waggle with us in the garden as we explore the life of bees through movement and dance. In this fun workshop we will dance our way from flower to flower, circle back to the hive, and move in-tune, like a colony of bees! All experience-levels are welcome! This guided, dance-based activity is something that everyone can enjoy!
Andrea is a professional dance artist, choreographer and teacher based in Haliburton County. She loves bringing dance to new audiences in unexpected ways, sharing and learning with the joy of movement.
$20 per person
1:00pm-2:00pm – Frame It … Paint It!
A fun introduction to creative painting for children as they explore our gardens and find their inner Picasso! Come and join Abbey Gardens’ programming staff and create your special masterpiece to take home!
Cost is $10.00 per child (ages 5-11).
Friday August 28:
10:00am-12:00pm – Plein Air Painting!
Plein Air painting is the act of painting outdoors and became popular with the French Impressionists. Canadian Artists, the Group of Seven painted outside to capture nature in it’s true form. Join local artist Harvey Walker to learn the history of en plein air and get a chance to experience it first-hand. Explore painterly brushstrokes and atmospheric colour as you create a landscape painting of the bee hives in our apiary.
Harvey Walker began painting 40 years ago and works primarily in oils. When Harvey isn’t painting, he is sharing his love for painting by teaching. His goal is to connect the viewer through painted images that capture the eye and move the spirit beyond the visual record.
$20 per person. Includes 8 X 10 canvas and paints.
1:00pm-2:00pm – It Bee Storytime!
Come join us for an interactive story and have fun in the garden!
Cost is $5.00 per child (ages 3-6)