Annual Bee Fest!

Kick-off “Bee Week” in Greenfield for Children & Families & Bee-Keepers!
10-11:45 Honey Bee Tea Party Dress as a bee, flower or butterfly. Enjoy treats & face-painting.
Each child takes home a “FreeBee” Gift Bag. Adults must remain with their children.
10-11 UMass Researchers Learn about bee health, colony collapse disorder and more.
11 Karen’s Dance Studio Watch local area children do their Springy-Bee Dances
11:15 Bee Parade through Farmer’s Market with kazoos! Kids should wear their best bee outfit.
Following the parade, join us for a Birthday Cake to celebrate Lorenzo Langstroth’s* birthday!
11:45 Take a bee selfie and later… watch the treats spill out…and have some! Bee Pinata
Enjoy Magpie’s Honey Pie, Farmers’ Market with honey, flowers, local goodies and more.
Create Make bee nesting box with Tom Sullivan, local beescaper. Make crafts for kids: crowns & wands, puppets & toys. Franklin Co. Beekeepers will have a real hive–See Live Bees!
WIN 1 of 9 packed baskets filled with bee-themed items to benefit SNAP OR Heifer Project
*Lorenzo Langstroth was minister of our church and invented the modern beehive in 1850