Creative Discovery Museum Creates Buzz for 11th Annual Honey Harvest July 30 and 31

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Contact:
Lynda LeVan, 423-648-6043, lhl@cdmfun.org
Director of External Affairs

Creative Discovery Museum Creates Buzz for 11th Annual Honey Harvest July 30 and 31

Timed Events:

  • Meet a Beekeeper at the Observation Hive at 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. (weather permitting)
  • Honey Extraction- beginning at 12:30 p.m. & immediately following hive visits
  • Honey Tasting at 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
  • Book Signing with Mary Priestly, author of William’s Wildflowers: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

(June 21, 2011 -- Chattanooga, TN) Creative Discovery Museum is all a-buzz to present the 11th annual Honey Harvest, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Honey Harvest, the only event of its kind in Chattanooga, is a museum wide celebration for some of the world’s hardest workers: the Honey Bee. Museum guests will be awed by the art of beekeeping, the life and work of a honey bee, and how honey is made. Plus, guests will experience the grand opening of the newest Creative Discovery Museum Exhibit—Buzz Alley, an exhibit celebrating the bee.

During the Honey Harvest celebration, visitors can make honey lip balm, beeswax candles, honey soap, taste different kinds of honey, participate in honey extraction and meet a beekeeper with the Tennessee Valley Beekeeper Association. Creation Station will also offer guests an opportunity to make a pollination wristband. All activities are free with paid Museum admission.

“Honey Harvest is a unique and really fun event I hope guests will come away with an increased appreciation of the importance of honey bees and be inspired to support local honey bees and beekeepers,” said Karen Dewhirst, Museum Experience Manager.

A hive of local honey bees has long been a part of the Museum’s exhibits. The bees enjoy a habitat of plants on the Museum’s green roof creating an ecosystem helpful to the bees. Both beekeeping and the green roof are examples of how Creative Discovery Museum is making green choices to better the guests’ experience and the environment through good energy management and conservation. “I thought honey bees were fascinating before doing the research for the new Buzz Alley exhibit gallery,” says Dewhirst. “Now I’m totally blown away by the intricacies of their social structure, their tireless productivity, stubborn resilience and the awe inspiring capabilities of these tiny insects.”

Honey Harvest activities are free with paid admission into the Museum.

About Creative Discovery Museum
Creative Discovery Museum is open Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun: noon-5 p.m. (Extended Summer Hours: Mon.-Sun. 9:30 a.m. until Aug. 14) 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. Creative Discovery Museum is recognized as one of the top children’s museums in the nation. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to educational enrichment for children age’s 4-months to 12-years-old through interactive, hands-on experiences that foster creative and critical thinking. Creative Discovery Museum focuses on a broad range of areas encompassed by Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Technology and the Sciences. In addition to its exhibits, Creative Discovery Museum provides local residents and visitors with special events, educational programming, teacher resources for the classroom, field trips, after school programming, early childhood education classes, artist residencies, camps, art lessons, science demonstrations, and a branch of the local library. Creative Discovery Museum is a funded agency of Allied Arts and Tennessee Arts Commission and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Summer Hours, June 20-August 15. The Museum will be open every day (Monday through Sunday) from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning June 20.  Regular hours will resume on Monday, August 16.

Tickets: $10.95 for children and adults. 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. For more information, call (423) 756-2738, or visit www.cdmfun.org.

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