The World of Bees Exhibit at the New Canaan Nature Center


What's all the buzzzzzz about at the New Canaan Nature Center?

It's our brand new exhibit, The World of Bees, in the Discovery Room inside the Visitor Center! This exciting interactive exhibit is for all ages from your two year old up to yourself!

Come and learn about the amazing "world of bees", all about honeybees and native pollinators, the art of beekeeping, the importance of bees to our ecosystems and what you can do to help them out. Hands-on fun which include bee costumes, the waggle dance game, trivia challenges and much more will keep you and your family engaged and learning the whole time.

See you there!

 

Curated by Bees Louise L.L.C.
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Bees

"Why Keep Honey Bees?" 

Many people who have never kept bees think the answer to this question is obvious - honey.  The more a person digs into beekeeping, they will see the benefits of honey bees as pollinators for their gardens or for commercial crops. Some people become interested in bees for their other products such as wax, pollen, propolis, and venom.  When you begin to learn more about bees, you might be interested simply because they are so absolutely fascinating.

The Nature Center has five hives — three hives along the trails, one by the community garden and one "observation hive" inside the Visitor Center.