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Registration opens:
July 15th, 2025

Honey Bees: Non-native, Yet Important Pollinators

Grades 1-6 - Rakow Branch-Outside
2025-08-08 10:00:00 2025-08-08 11:00:00 America/Chicago Honey Bees: Non-native, Yet Important Pollinators Fresh Air Friday: Learn about the social order of honey bees and how honey is created, and peek inside a miniature hive. Rakow Branch - Rakow - Awning

Friday, August 08
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2025-08-08 10:00:00 2025-08-08 11:00:00 America/Chicago Honey Bees: Non-native, Yet Important Pollinators Fresh Air Friday: Learn about the social order of honey bees and how honey is created, and peek inside a miniature hive. Rakow Branch - Rakow - Awning

Rakow Branch

Rakow - Awning

Fresh Air Friday: Learn about the social order of honey bees and how honey is created, and peek inside a miniature hive.

PLEASE NOTE: Registration is not open until: SUNDAY, JULY 15TH - 09:00 am 

If you are unable to attend the event, please cancel your registration so a student on the waitlist can join the event.  We will be taking attendance at the programs and staff members reserve the right to move a registrant to the waitlist if they are found to be consistently absent from registered programs.    


For a list of possible book titles that we will use in this program, please visit here. 

AGE GROUP: | Family | Elementary School |

EVENT TYPE: | Nature & Science |

TAGS: | Nature Rangers |

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