Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Burnside Plantation will hands-on activities relating to the life of bees. Make a finger painted bumble bee and learn about pollination through a fun and tasty hands on activity. When pollinators, or insects that carry pollen, go in to collect the nectar in a flower they brush against the anthers and get pollen on their bodies. When they land on a different flower, this pollen will rub off onto the flower’s pistil and form a seed. Transform yourself into a bee and try it for yourself, and you may find a nectar treat.
Honey confections and cakes will be baking on the hearth in Burnside’s Historic Summer Kitchen on May 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Historic Bethlehem Food-ways Group will demonstrate historic cooking methods and recipes from the Colonial Era. Three different types of honey will be available to sample.
On May 24 from noon to 3 p.m. see a bee keeping demonstration by a local youth bee keeper. Bee keepers help keep the honey bee population alive. Learn about bee keeping in the Lehigh Valley and how you can help honey bees and support your local bee keepers. Locally farmed honey and honey products by Bramble Ridge Honey Farm will be available at the Burnside Plantation gift shop.
On May 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. learn from local master gardeners about pollination in an investigative activity. Discover the science behind growing vegetables and why bees are crucial to pollination. Be one of the first 25 young gardeners at the program and plant your own tomato to take home and grow.
Admission is $12 per adult for a Pass Into History which entitles visits to any two historic sites. Info: HistoricBethlehem.org or 1-800-360-TOUR.Read/Post Comment