Saturday, September 21, 2013

9 am–7 pm

Free

Jones Street, The Plaza, Edenton Street, and all four floors of the Museum will be filled with buggy fun! This year's theme bug: scorpions!

• Enjoy the entertaining displays, exhibits and activities — both inside and outside the Museum.
• Learn about arthropods, which make up three-quarters of all animals on Earth, during fascinating presentations.
• Taste delectable dishes featuring creepy crawlers as a major ingredient at Café Insecta.
• Join the moths, fireflies and katydids for an exhilarating evening of nocturnal activities at the Evening Insectival.
• Learn how to keep your own hive at a Beekeeping Workshop
• Bring an unusual bug to the Stump the Experts table

Workshop: The Backyard Beekeeper

If you have ever dreamed of keeping honeybees or you simply find them fascinating, then this class is for you. We will explore the biology and management of a backyard hive and see an active honeybee hive. Additionally we’ll learn about an interesting, low-cost approach to keeping backyard bees and where to obtain honeybees, equipment and advice. Oh, and let’s not forget the honey! You will witness an easy, affordable way to harvest the honey from your bees.

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-Registration Required.

To register, fill out the registration form and email it to Kari Wouk at kari.wouk@naturalsciences.org or call 919.707.9879.
Workshop Fee: $10 per person

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BugFest is made possible by generous gifts from the following sponsors:

Lead Sponsor
Terminix Company of Eastern NC
Co-sponsor
USDA Forest Service,
Southern Research Station
Also sponsored by:
Earp's Seafood
Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC

 

Event presentations and displays are subject to change without notice.