Bee and Pollination Festival 2025 – a Botanic Garden Fundraiser

Join us again for the Bee and Pollination Fundraising Festival, incorporating the Bristol Beekeepers 95th annual Honey Festival.

Festival Highlights

• Live hive demonstrations and flight displays
• Talks by researchers, conservationists, and filmmakers
• Willow weaving with Maya Wolf
• Mad Apple Cider tasting and sales
• Children’s trails and interactive exhibits

Exhibitors & Displays

• Bristol Beekeepers – Honey, wax, and bee products
• Lush Greens – Community environmental initiatives
• Homekind Studio – Local flower farming and wildlife action
• Avon Organic Group – Sustainable food growing advice
• University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences – Research on insect behaviour and Asian Hornet
• Special Plants – Award-winning nursery with bee-friendly plants on Saturday
• Biocentric – Plant sales with sustainability in mind on Saturday
• Chandos Deli – Refreshments and local treats

Speakers

• Dr Christoph Grueter – Honeybee communication and threat response
• Chris Morton of Bristol Beekeepers – Pollen, Pollinators, and the Beekeeper
• Lynne Ingram – Asian Hornet threat and Honey Fraud
• Steve Nicholls – Dragonflies in the UK and their evolution
• Ciaran Clark of Bees for Development – Bee Diversity in South Wales
• Richard Dawson – Unusual pollinators and monitoring challenges
• Jill O’Regan of Bristol Beekeepers – Getting started with beekeeping

Speakers and exhibitors are subject to change.

Admission: £10, University of Bristol staff and alumni £5, free to under 18s, Friends of the Garden and ALL students, and to essential carers of disabled visitors.

Advance booking available on our online shop.

Tickets also available on the door – card only.

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