Saturday March 21st 10am to 3pm Admission FREE
The Beehive are staging their first Science-Arts Fair to coincide with British Science Week. Children will be able to take part in lots of activities and hands-on science, listen to story-telling, and watch pop-up theatre performed by Honiton Community College students. Adults will have opportunity to visit the various exhibits, watch the pop-up theatre or enjoy one of a series of short talks.
The café will be open throughout the event for light snacks, and hot and cold drinks.
Main Hall – Activities
- Honeycomb Art
- Using CD spectroscopes
- Making and viewing pollen slides
- Story corner (on the hour from 11am)
- Flight
- See like a bee
- Making a flower meadow
- Honeycombs – making, testing, puzzles
Main Hall – Exhibits
- Devon Beekepers’ Association – All about bees and honey
- Honiton Museum
- Devon Wildlife Trust
- EDDC Countryside Wardens
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum (Exeter) – Bee costumes
Hayward Room (next to the cafe)
- Pop-up Theatre – Community College students
- Pop-up Poetry
- Stories for all ages
Tirard Room (upstairs) – Short Talks for Adults
- ‘Beeswax in Old Skin Remedies?’ – Andrew Hardy (10.30)
- ‘Star Swarms’ – Peter Williams (11.30)
- ‘Pollen Sculpture – The Big Sneeze’ – Jo Golesworthy (12.30)
- ‘How do Insects Fly?’ – Robin Wootton (1.30)
- ‘Massacre of the Males’ – Bill Tydeman (2.30)
