Join us on selected dates throughout the Easter holidays and on Earth Day to learn more about the remarkable six-banded nomad bee - Britain’s rarest bee that lives in South Devon.
We'll have a range of brilliant craft activities on offer on 1, 2, 4-6, 11-15 and 22 April. Visiting experts will be joining us to share their knowledge too.
Easter Holidays
Each day: Try your hand at our local bees ‘Spotter Guide’.
1, 2, 5 and 6 April: Make Long Horned Bee headdresses or masks.
4 and 11 April: Life on the Edge will be with us making wildflower seed balls and Long Horned Bee pompoms.
12, 13, 14 and 15 April: Make Nomad Bee puppets.
Also, on 5 and 12 April: Join our Natural History Curator from 11am-12pm and 2pm-3pm to see bee specimens from our collections and learn some fascinating facts.
Earth Day
All the activities from our Easter Holiday sessions will be on offer – plus, make solitary bee homes with bamboo.
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