Inside the World of Honey Bees and Native Bees with Mike Allerton

Join us for 

'Inside the World of Honey Bees and Native Bees' with obsessed beekeeper, Mike Allerton from Hawkesbury Beekeepers

Saturday 18 January 2025 (2.15pm-3.00pm) at Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre

Dive into the incredible role that honey bees and native bees play in providing us with a third of the food we eat. Because, without bees, there’s no food!
Learn how these fascinating creatures play a vital role in pollination and what we can do to support them. 

Mike will share tips on how to attract more bees to your garden, helping you grow vibrant flowers and abundant vegetables, whilst supporting biodiversity.
Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your appreciation for these essential pollinators. It’s a fun and inspiring session, you won’t want to miss!

You can check out Mike's You tube channel - 'Aussie Mike's Bees'  AND  Look below to what else is on offer at Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre Family Fun Day - Sat 18 Jan 2025 (10am-4pm)

Remember to visit the Hawkesbury Beekeepers’ Stall to see live honey bees. Don’t worry, they’re behind glass so nobody will be stung.  Learn about bees and how they pollinate flowers and make honey. Delicious local honey made by Hawkesbury Beekeepers bees are available to buy at the stall. 

And if you missed the talk, fill out the coupon to be in the running for some delicious products from Hawkesbury Beekeepers.

🌟 Free Family Fun Day! 🌟

Looking for something fun, free, and family-friendly these school holidays? Join us at the Hawkesbury Earthcare Centre for a day packed with exciting activities for the whole family and nature-filled adventures!

When: Saturday, 18 January 2025

Time: 10am-4pm
Where: Hawkesbury Earthcare Centre, Corner Campus Drive and Science Road, Richmond, NSW (entry via Vines Drive, Richmond)

What to Expect:

• Nature play and ecology-based fun activities for kids to enjoy
• Art workshop with Indigenous contemporary artist Jess Munro
• Craft stations - check out the 11Rs section (including rag rug making, sign post building, deep watering systems)
• Interactive workshops / Demonstrations / Guest speakers
• Delicious refreshments / Sausage Sizzle for gold coin donation
• Explore the site with our resident entomologists & soil enthusiasts
• Learn about honey bees and native bees with Mike Allerton from Hawkesbury Beekeepers
• Check out MOCZA display of modern and fossil reproductions and finger casting for kids
• Face painting
• Community stalls
• Build a pond with Bluey in the Bush, Matthew Vella (Hawkesbury Herpetological Society)
• Educational walking tour of our native pollinator garden and indigenous edible food forest 
  
• How to plant your fruit trees the Ellen White Method 
  
• Adopt a Plant stall - where you get to purchase a plant, donate it to EarthCare for everyone to enjoy OR take it home
  
  
• Prizes / Giveaways / Guessing games
• Enter the Competitions
• Much much more

This free event is part of our commitment to sustainable living, community connection and fun for everyone. Don’t miss out on this school holiday highlight!

Keep updated:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hawkesburyearthcarecentre/

For updates on Programme – right click on link below:

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ENTER OUR COMPETITIONS - prizes for the winner and runner-up:

Competition #01 - My 10 best gardening hacks - These can be displayed on a sheet of cardboard OR created and displayed at Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre.

Competition #02 - My favourite 11R’s (Rethink. Reduce. Reuse. Refuse. Repair. Recycle. Remanufacture. Regift. Repurpose. Refurbish. Recover. Rot). These can be displayed on a sheet of cardboard OR created and displayed at Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre.

These principles work together to foster a culture of sustainability and encourage all of us to adopt eco-friendly practices.

Workshop Bookings:

Some workshops whilst free have limited capacity. Please feel free to book into these separately so you don’t miss out. Check out our facebook page for ongoing updated information and check out further Humanatix ticketing for individual workshops.


🎟 Book your FREE tickets now on Humanitix

Remember to register upon arrival to be in the grand prize draw

📣 Spread the word and tag your friends! Let’s make this day unforgettable.

Sincere thanks to Regional Centre Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development - Greater Western Sydney, for their generosity in funding this Family Fun Day at Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre

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