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Bee and Pollination Festival
Saturday 24 August at 10:00 am to Sunday 25 August at 5:00 pm
The Bee and Pollination Festival is back again! Immerse yourself in this fascinating world; beekeepers of Bristol showcase the work of their industrious friends with their annual honey show in the marquee, there will be talks throughout the weekend on subjects as varied as Asian Hornets with Sam Marco Versteeg and Government Inspector Annabelle Lewis, bee conservation in the worlds poorest communities with Monica Barlow of Bees for Development, and how to be a beekeeper with Jill O’Regan of Bristol Beekeepers. Visitors can also go on a bee safari around the Garden with Jean Vernon, see a live hive demonstration, buy plants from visiting nurseries, make a traditional ‘skep’, guided tours of the Botanic Garden, poetry tours with the Isambards, willow weaving, and much more.
Download full programme here.
See you there!
Admission: £10 (or £11 with gift aid donation), University of Bristol staff and retired staff £5 : free to under 18s, Friends of the Garden and alumni and ALL students, and to essential carers of visitors.
Tickets are valid for one festival day, and can be purchased in advance on the online shop, or on the gate.
Please note, on Sunday 25th August there will be road closures in place for the Massive Attack concert on the Downs. This will not effect the Bee and Pollination Festival; there will be a series of AA signs directing Bee and Pollination Festival visitors to the Botanic Garden.
Hello, could you tell me the entry charge for the bee festival in August please
Thank you
Becky Carron
Th site states 2023 as the date not 2024. Please update.
Thank you!
Where is the programme of talks & demonstrations at the forthcoming bee festival?
I need to see it so I can volunteer when I’m not going to hear a talk!
Hello Wendy; the list is currently being compiled and will be up soon!
Following the link above ‘Bee & Pollination Festival’ takes you to a 2022 page.
The ***** Bee and Pollination Festival ***** will take place at the Botanic Garden at The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Bristol, BS9 1JG on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August 2024 from 10 am to 5 pm.
Hi. Will you be putting up an actual programme of events for the weekend in advance? Thanks
Hello, yes it’ll be up today!
Will is be in doors? The weather looks terrible