[Pollinator] Fwd: CATCH THE BUZZ - LANGSTROTH DEDICATION INFORMATION!

Wed Aug 11 14:44:33 PDT 2010

See below - and thanks to Kim Flottum

Laurie Davies Adams
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 From: Kim at BeeCulture.com
To: LDA at pollinator.org
Sent: 8/11/2010 9:59:18  A.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: CATCH THE BUZZ - LANGSTROTH DEDICATION  INFORMATION!

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CATCH  THE BUZZ 

SWEET  OFFER FROM PHILADELPHIA NATURAL SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS: 
2010  HONEY FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 10-12 
Philadelphia  has a long history of “firsts” – from the first hospital to 
the first zoo to  the discovery of electricity, innovations of all kinds 
have happened here.  Beekeepers across the city and the United States are 
buzzing away, preparing  to celebrate another Philadelphia “first”– the 
invention of the movable frame  bee hive. December 2010 marks the 200th birthday of 
Philadelphian Lorenzo L.  Langstroth, “The Father of American Beekeeping,” 
and inventor of the hive that  changed the future of apiculture forever. To 
celebrate his birthday, four  Philadelphia organizations have teamed up to 
present the Philadelphia Honey  Festival on the weekend of September 10-12, 
2010. The coordinating partners  are the Wagner Free Institute of Science, 
Philadelphia Beekeepers G uild,  Bartram’s Garden and The Wyck Association, 
organizations invested in educating  the public about natural science. 
The festivities will kick off with the  placement of a historical marker at 
106 South Front Street, the house where  Langstroth was born. The marker 
placement will be on Friday, September  10th at 3:30 PM, MC’d  by Kim Flottum, 
Editor of Bee Culture Magazine, and one of the  event’s sponsors, and 
includes a keynote address from Pennsylvania Secretary  of Agriculture, Russell 
Redding, an appearance by the Pennsylvania Honey  Queen, and will conclude 
with the viewing of Langstroth’s papers at the  American Philosophical 
Society.   
There will be something for everyone at  the festival, the three anchor 
sites, Wagner Institute, Bartram’s Garden and  The Wyck Association will be 
buzzing with events on Friday, Saturday and  Sunday. 
What better place to celebrate the  importance of bees than right on the 
banks of the Schuylkill River at the  birthplace of American botany? Bartram’s 
Garden is the landmark home and  garden of America’s pioneering family of 
naturalists, botanists and explorers.  During the Honey Festival this 
Southwest Philadelphia site will appeal to  those interested in the history of 
beekeeping, and the aesthetic inspiration  these important pollinators provide. 
On Friday, Bartram’s Garden will host the  opening of the DaVinci Art 
Alliance exhibition aptly titled “What’s the Buzz,”  from 5 – 8 PM. On Saturday, 
September 11th, and Sunday, September 12th, the Garden will be open all  
day, for botanical illustration meetups and house tours. History buffs should  
not miss the lecture, History of American Bee Keeping 17 76-1810 on  Sunday 
afternoon at 1 PM, presented by Professor William Butler. His lecture  will 
be followed by a curator’s talk, Bees in Art, presented by Dr.  Debra 
Miller of DaVinci Art Alliance.  
For those interested in starting  their own apiary, Historic Wyck is the 
place to be! This remarkable Germantown  site has been a home and a working 
farm for more than 250 years, and features  a nationally-known garden of old 
roses (over 30 varieties), originally planted  in the 1820s. Wyck will host 
three well-known beekeeping authorities on  Saturday from 12-4. Kim Flottum, 
editor of Bee Culture  Magazine, will discuss the Joys of Urban Beekeeping.  
Elizabeth Capaldi Evans, Professor of Biology at Bucknell  University and 
author of the book, Why do Bees Buzz? Fascinating Answers to  Questions about 
Bees will discuss her work on bee behavior. Dean  Stiglitz, author of The 
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Beekeeping  will talk about Natural Beekeeping. 
Also, Historian  Matt Redmon will do a short presentation about Lorenzo  
Langstrot h, Philadelphia’s own inventor of the modern beehive. Honey  extractions 
and hive demonstrations will also be happening throughout the day.  Food 
will be available for purchase, as well as honey from local beekeepers  and 
honey and wax related products from a number of vendors. 
The  Wagner Free Institute of Science will be the Honey Fest host for 
children and  their families. This Victorian natural history museum located in 
North  Philadelphia, has been dedicated to providing free science education to 
the  public for over 150 years. Children make up 1/3 of the museum’s annual 
 audience, and the Honey Festival will kick off the Institute’s 2010-11 
season  of Saturday Family Programs. Open from 12 – 4 PM on Saturday, September 
 11th, the afternoon will  feature “Pollinator Power!” a lesson for 
children ages 6-12 about the  importance of pollinators in our lives. Sip 
honey-sweetened iced tea, and  listen to local folk rocker, Liam Gallagher, while 
you peruse goods from local  booksellers, bee artists and beekeepers. Beeswax 
candle-making, free  Häagen-Dazs ice cream treats, scavenger hunts, and the 
debut of the  Institute’s new native pollinator garden will sweeten the day 
for all who  attend.   
The goal of the Philadelphia Honey  Festival is to raise awareness about 
the importance of bees to our  environment, the impact of local honey on our 
economy, and to promote urban  beekeeping and gardening. All festival events 
are free. Some events  require reservations, please see attached schedule 
for more details.   
For more information: 

_www.phillyhoneyfest.com_ (http://www.phillyhoneyfest.com/)  

_www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org_ (http://www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org/)  

_www.phillybeekeepers.org_ (http://www.phillybeekeepers.org/)  

_www.wyck.org_ (http://www.wyck.org/)  

_www.bartramsgarden.org_ (http://www.bartramsgarden.org/)  

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