This May half term, RHS Garden Bridgewater is inviting families to get ‘buzzy’ and discover The Power of Superbees, with a week of fun, bee-themed activities.
As early summer flowers begin to bloom, the garden will be a hive of activity. Take a peek into the secret life of bees as you follow the Super Bee garden trail, designed to help families discover more about the important role these pollinators play. Enjoy craft and plant workshops, go on a bee safari with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and wander among the multi-sensory world of Artizani’s beehive installation.
All events are free with garden admission.
Superbee discovery trail
Saturday 28 May – Sunday 5 June
10am – 6pm, self-led trail
Follow the bee around the garden on their trail for families and discover more about the important role these pollinators play, including their special waggle dance!
Artizani’s ‘The Bees’
Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 May
Discover the secret life of bees in Artizani’s multi-sensory installation. Each hive hides a unique, unexpected interior world. You may find yourself looking into the vastness of space, or teased by a telescopic hive soaring into the air above you.
Planting and craft activities
Monday 30 May
Drop-in 1 – 3.30pm, Middlewood Events
Learn all about making your garden bee-friendly and take something home to get you started.
Tuesday 31 May
Drop-in 1 – 3.30pm, Middlewood Events
Get creative and make a bee-themed craft to take home.
Bee safaris with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Wednesday 1 June
Drop-in 11am – 4pm, meet at Middlewood Events
Head out into the Weston Walled Garden with volunteers from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust for a chance to get close to some friendly bees and learn all about them.
3D printing bee houses
Friday 3 June, times TBC, Learning Studio
See a 3D printer in action with Wainman Designs as they build a house for bees. Draw your own design for a future bee house at RHS Garden Bridgewater!
