Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds

 

Honey Festival

 

Caulfield, 9800, Victoria, Au

A sweet celebration of Nature.  Honey Tasting, Learn about Bees, Natural beekeeping display, sale of bee-friendly plants, photographic competition, gardening advice, other bee products eg propolis, beeswax.  A variety of stalls with bee/honey focus. Display of Native Bee Hotels

Children’s activities: Primary Schools” Diorama Bee Displays

Secondary Students’ Baked Goods Competition, activity centre, book readings, face painting, treasure hunt and more.

Project Categories

CIRCULAR ECONOMY, Recycled Playgrounds, AUSTRALIA, Victoria, 9800, Flemington-Kensington

Other Keyword(s)

Bees, Honey, native bee hives

Project Status

Completed

Start Date

2014

Project last Updated

16 August 2020

Volunteers: 20

Volunteer Hours: 250

Cash Contributions: 

In Kind Contributions: 

Project Contact(s)

Heather Welsh  Caulfield

Faye Kirkwood  Caulfield

Anthony Langley   Brighton North

Grant Wishnowsky  Brighton North

Keiran Cromrie Brighton Beach

Di Woodgate  Friend of Rotary

Gerard Pelicier Bee Mentor

Glynis Ramsay  Friend of Rotary

June Fillmore  Friend of Rotary

Jenny Chen   member of Glen Eira Artists’ Society

Margaret Masson  Friend of Rotary

All the stallholders

Scalability

Taste of what can be done to educate many on the Bees and pollinator world.

Volunteers Wanted

 

Financial Support

 

OUR WHY

To encourage people to be aware of nature especially the bees and pollinators around us and what they give us

 

OUR HOW

We collected together people from many different areas to mingle with each other and encouraged them to share their experiences in anything Honey related.

 

OUR WHAT

Bringing Bee Awareness to the public

 

BENEFIT

Awareness of bees

How to help them now and in the future

What not to do for them

 

Video Showcase

Project More Info

We reached out to people letting them know about the need to help all bees and pollinators with information in many different areas, a booklet on bees for the very young, Native bee hotels (made by a local Men’s Shed and put together by some schools), A beekeepers stand with a display of bees, bee products and some fun items.

Reminding people that having gardens with flowers helps the bees too. Need to have water on hand for bees with stepping stones such as bark, stones, wood, etc so that they won’t drown.

Getting involved with the honey tasting, photographic competition, baking competition and Diorama Bee Displays, Face painting.

We covered from the very young to older adults and all between with crafts, book reading, treasure hunt, information and gardening advice.

 

Everyone had a fabulous day and they are still asking when we are going to do it again.