Centennial Bee-Day Party
Saturday, June 12 | 11 a.m.–6 p.m. | Free!
Celebrate BBG's centennial with a bee-filled birthday party for all ages. Enjoy a day of musical performances by Stephane Wrembel, the Django Experiment; Mecca Bodega; the Persuasions; the Sweet Divines; and other artists. Themed walking tours with BBG's gardeners and scientists highlight plants' special relationships with bees. Sample "New York City rooftop honey" and other delights by local beekeepers and artisans. Hear renowned apiarist Dennis vanEngelsdorp and nature writer Verlyn Klinkenborg talk about the importance of bees in our environment. Kids can buzz around the grounds in fanciful bee costumes, make bee puppets, explore hands-on science workshops, and enjoy bee-inspired readings by Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman.
Performers, Activities, Exhibits and Workshops
Printable Centennial Bee-day Party Schedule of Events (pdf)
Schedule of Events
| 11:00–12:30 | Vanishing of the Bees |
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| Noon–1:00 | Hiten Marimba Duo |
| 1:00–2:30 | Mecca Bodega |
| 1:00–1:20 | Bees Up Close |
| 1:20–2:15 | Verlyn Klinkenborg on Beekeeping |
| 1:30–2:30 | Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment |
| 2:00–2:45 | Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman |
| 2:30–3:15 | CSI: The Hive |
| 2:30–3:30 | Hiten Marimba Duo |
| 3:15–4:30 | The Persuasions |
| 3:30–4:30 | Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment |
| 3:30–4:30 | Paul Mueller |
| 4:45–6:00 | The Sweet Divines with the Legendary Maxine Brown |
| Noon–12:45 | Native Bees and Native Plants |
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| Noon–1:00 | Live Bee or Die |
| Noon–1:00 | Heirloom Annuals for the Home Gardener |
| Noon–1:00 | Inviting Beneficial Insects into the Cranford Rose Garden |
| 12:30–1:00 | No Common Scents: Fragrance Garden Tour for Kids |
| 1:00–2:00 | Flowering Herbs and Cover Crops |
| 1:30–2:30 | Bees and Trees |
| 1:30–2:30 | Inviting Beneficial Insects into the Cranford Rose Garden |
| 2:00–2:30 | To Be or Not to Be: Shakespeare Garden Tour for Kids |
| 2:00–3:00 | Beekeeping Boot Camp |
| 2:00–4:00 | Make a Native Bee Home |
| 2:30–3:30 | Fruit Tree Pollinators |
| 2:30–3:30 | Book Signing with Rose-Lynn Fisher and Verlyn Klinkenborg |
| 2:45–3:30 | Book Signing with Mary Ann Hoberman |
| 3:00–4:00 | Bees and Trees |
| 3:30–4:30 | Heirloom Annuals for the Home Gardener |
| 11:00–5:00 | Liddabit Sweets |
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| 11:00–5:00 | Sugarbuilt |
| 11:00–5:00 | Erica Weiner Jewelry |
| 11:00–5:00 | J & L Handmade Soap |
| 11:00–5:00 | Oak Lea |
| 11:00–5:00 | Erica's Rugelach and Baking Company |
| Noon–4:30 | Books on Bees and Pollination |
| Noon–4:30 | Hive: An Architectural Cookie Installation |
| Noon–5:00 | Eco-organizers, Progressive Pollinators, and Live Hives |
| Noon–5:00 | Small-Batch, Regional Honey |
| Noon–12:45 | Metamorphosis, with Carmelo the Science Fellow |
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| Noon–4:30 | Bee Yourself |
| 12:30–1:00 | No Common Scents: Fragrance Garden Tour for Kids |
| 1:00–1:30 | I Ain’t Scared of No Bees! |
| 1:00–4:00 | Bees and Flowers |
| 1:15–2:00 | See Through the Eyes of a Bee, with Carmelo the Science Fellow |
| 2:00–2:30 | To Be or Not to Be: Shakespeare Garden Tour for Kids |
| 2:00–2:45 | Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman |
| 2:30–5:00 | Create a Bouncing Bumble Bee |
| 2:45–3:30 | Book Signing with Mary Ann Hoberman |
