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BUZZED Ice Cream Social at HoneyFest
Date: September 11, 2016 Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm Location: Bartram’s Garden 5400 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, 19143 United States Join us after HoneyFest for Little Baby’s ice cream, Art in the…
Read MoreBees vs. Wasps: A Bad Rap
You may have yelled it out as a child, and perhaps still do: “It’s a bee!” Let’s face it, the possibility of being stung is not something you want to think about,…
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Don’t miss the BEE-BEARD Man!
A highlight of HoneyFest each year is the arrival of the Bee-Beard Man, who delights and amazes us with a full beard of live honeybees. The brave fellow is Don…
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There’s going to BEE a Parade!
One of the best parts of HoneyFest is the BEE PARADE, when folks young and old don their finest bee costumes and march around the festival grounds, tooting kazoos and having a…
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HoneyFest Lecture: Prof. Deborah Delaney on Bees, 1PM Sunday
Deborah Delaney, assistant professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, will give us a lecture at HoneyFest on Sunday. Her topic will be “Colony…
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Bartram History: A River Walk in 1884
Bartram’s Garden curator Joel Fry recently came across a written anecdote about our area from 1884. Arthur Bliss, a physician, wrote a book called Blockley Days: Memories and Impressions of…
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An Aquatint of the Bartram House from 1913
We have a print of the John Bartram House in our conference room and thought we’d find out more about it. Says Bartram’s Garden curator Joel Fry, “This is an…
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Yoga at Bartram’s Garden
Align and Flow yoga classes on the beautiful grounds of the country’s first botanical garden are on hiatus for the winter. All levels will recommence in the springtime. SCHEDULE (*subject…
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Bartram’s Garden receives grant from The William Penn Foundation
Bartram’s Garden is pleased to be the recipient of a $2 million, three-year grant from The William Penn Foundation. This funding will increase access to the Schuylkill River and promote…
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