Honey Bee Day

Saturday, August 19 | 11am – 1:30pm We are buzzing with excitement over Honey Bee Day. There will be live music, food trucks, up-cycling crafts for kids, giveaways and more! We love bees —and all pollinators —at Baseline. As Colorado’s first pollinator district, we’re celebrating these tiny powerhouses, essential to our well-being and our planet’s health. Make a beeline to Checker Square. The first 24 children on site will walk away with a special Baseline Bug Bag! Not to fret, we have gift bags for all our kiddos, you will need one for all the crafts and giveaways! Be sure to be there by 12pm when Jeff & Paige hit the stage to bring science and nature to life through kid-delighting music and stories. Throughout the day you can learn about bees and beekeeping as well as all pollinators from experts at Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster Bee Club and the People and Pollinator Action Network. They will help explain the value of becoming a pollinator district, where thoughtful, sustainable community design increases and enhances habitat for pollinators. Be sure to sign the pledge to be a Pollinator Safe Property to help do your part in the overall pollinator ecosystem. Observe hive life up close thru an enclosed beehive, plus get the chance to hold, touch and see other pollinators such as butterflies, hissing cockroaches and a mealworm or two. Peruse bee-friendly products, such as honey and beauty products. And help bring our Art Garden to life with the Broomfield Council on the Arts & Humanities. They will also have bee-drinking stations and other upcycled fun nature crafts for kids of all ages. Our partners from Sustainable Broomfield will have information to help you better understand composting and how you play a crucial role in the sustainability of our ecosystem. Get your gardening questions answered at the “Ask a Master Gardener” booth hosted by Broomfield’s CSU Extension. Sign up to be a Citizen Scientist and learn how you can help actual scientists grow and preserve our pollinator friends. With so much to see and do, you are sure to work up an appetite. Pick up lunch from Denver Street Tacos, Denver’s newest and most creative take on the traditional street taco. Wrap your day and cool off with a scoop from the MooMobile.