SCPL: Bee Smarts! Learn All About Bees With Girl Next Door Honey

Watsonville CA

26 August, 2021

11:01 AM

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Press release from the Santa Cruz Public Libraries: August 23, 2021 Learn all about bees and their important role in our ecosystem with Hilary Kearney of Girl Next Door Honey. Learn about how these amazing pollinators live, work, and help our planet! A "Bee Smarts" Grab & Go kit will be available at Felton Branch beginning on August 25th, while supplies last. Virtual Event September 1st, 4-5pm Register here! Hilary Kearney is the author of two books on bees: Queenspotting and The Little Book of Bees. She founded Girl Next Door Honey in 2012 in her home town of San Diego, California after graduating from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Fine Art. Breaking from tradition, she developed a beekeeping business that does not rely on honey sales or pollination services for economic success. Instead, Girl Next Door Honey focuses on bee-centric programs such as natural beekeeping classes, apiary management, classroom presentations, beehive tours, live bee removal and more!A Grab & Go Kit seed kit will be available for the first 50 visitors to Felton Branch Library (supplies are limited and are on a first-come, first served basis), no registration for the Grab & Go kit is required, but registration is required for the virtual program. This Program is kindly sponsored by the Felton Library Friends Our Bee Smarts Grab & Go Kits are thoughtfully sponsored by Renee's Garden and feature pollinator-friendly seeds that you can plant outdoors when the rainy season comes (late fall). Simply follow the directions on your seed packet and help feed the bees! "Bee Smarts" Grab & Go kits will be available at Felton Branch beginning on Wednesday, August 25th (supplies are limited). View similarly tagged posts: Kids, EventsPosted by jamesheskettw on Aug. 23, 2021 at 11:07 a.m.Permalink: https://www.santacruzpl.org/news/post/1265/ This press release was produced by the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. The views expressed here are the author's own.