2013 Pollinator Party: A Celebration of Bees

Itll be a honey of a party

The 2013 Pollinator Party will take place on Thursday, July 25^th from 5 8 p.m. at Lyndale Park Gardens, just beyond the Peace Garden, on the east side of Lake Harriet. This event is free. Food and beverage will be available for purchase from Bryant Lake Bowl.

The 2013 Pollinator Party brings together bees, scientists, beekeepers, food, music, and more, and provides an opportunity for people of all ages to celebrate the life and work of honey bees and native bees. Bees play a keystone role in the productivity of American agriculture through the pollination of fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Join in the fun there is an apiarist in all of us!

• Learn about honey bees and urban bee keeping
• Discover the life cycles of honey bees and wild bees and pollination
• Observe live honey bees
• Learn about the importance of native plants for bees from the Wild Ones
• Sample Minnesota honey
• Mother Earth Gardens will be on hand with native plants and information about making your own backyard bee-hospitable
• Enjoy hands-on educational games
• Earn a cone of ice-cream made with honey
• Discover the wild bees of the park, including the rare rusty-patched bumble bee
• Engage in Art in the Park with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• Meet Emily Campbell, the 2013 American Honey Princess
• Listen to live music from: The Brass Messengers, Dreamland Faces and Summer Breeze

Picnic in the park!

Bryant Lake Bowl will be on site selling food & beverages. www.bryantlakebowl.com

The Pollinator Party is sponsored by Whole Foods. www.wholefoods.com

Event partners include the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, University of Minnesota Bee Lab and Bee Squad, the Bell Museum and the Beez Kneez.