Bee Aware Month

Come and visit us at the Akoranga Learning Pavilion to see honeybee’s close-up in our Apiscope (viewing hive), meet beekeepers, taste honey, and get creative!

Āhea | When: 10am – 12pm
Ki hea | Where: Discovery Garden, Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
Te utu | Cost: Free

For more information see the Facebook event

The site is fully accessible.

Buzz along to our bee-themed storytime. It’ll bee a hive of fun with interactive stories, songs, and rhymes.

Āhea | When: 10.30am – 11am
Ki hea | Where: Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) Library – 101 Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie
Te utu | Cost: Free

Kilbirnie Library is fully accessible.

Put your creative skills to the test to design and build a garden to save the bees.

Āhea | When: 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Ki hea | Where: Mervyn Kemp (Tawa) Library - 158 Main Road (Cnr Cambridge Street & Main Road), Tawa
Te utu | Cost: Free

Tawa Library is fully accessible.

Connect with your neighbours at City Housing's Rintoul Street Villas in this first workshop to learn about germinating and cultivating beautiful, big sunflowers! We'll hear from passionate experts about some ways we can plant for our urban pollinators while beeeeautifying our gardens.

Āhea | When: 10am – 12.30pm
Ki hea | Where: Rintoul Street Villas community room and gardens, 261 Rintoul Street, Berhampore
Te utu | Cost: Free

Wheelchair accessible and tamariki-friendly.

Delicious kai will be provided. Please bring your own water bottles, gardening gloves, and masks – if you have spare egg cartons, old plastic punnets, and coffee cups please bring these too.

RSVP to Alex.Hunter@wcc.govt.nz

Buzz along to our bee-themed storytime. It’ll bee a hive of fun with interactive stories, songs, and rhymes.

Āhea | When: 10.30am – 11am
Ki hea | Where: Mervyn Kemp (Tawa) Library - 158 Main Road (Cnr Cambridge Street & Main Road), Tawa
Te utu | Cost: Free

Tawa Library is fully accessible.

Buzz along to our bee-themed storytime. It’ll bee a hive of fun with interactive stories, songs, and rhymes.

Āhea | When: 10.30am – 11am
Ki hea | Where: Johnsonville Library @ Waitohi Hub - 34 Moorefield Road, Johnsonville
Te utu | Cost: Free

Johnsonville Library is fully accessible.

Put your creative skills to the test to design and build a garden to save the bees.

Āhea | When: 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Ki hea | Where: Johnsonville Library @ Waitohi Hub - 34 Moorefield Road, Johnsonville
Te utu | Cost: Free

Johnsonville Library is fully accessible.

Buzz along to our bee-themed storytime. It’ll bee a hive of fun with interactive stories, songs, and rhymes.

Āhea | When: 10.30am – 11am
Ki hea | Where: Karori Library – 247 Karori Rd, Karori
Te utu | Cost: Free

Karori Library is fully accessible.

Growing seedlings from seed is an essential skill for low-cost gardening. This hands-on workshop will give you the skills, knowledge and equipment to propagate your own seedlings at home.

Āhea | When: 9am – 12.30pm
Ki hea | Where: Kaicycle Urban Farm, 5 Hospital Road, Newtown (opposite the Blood donation centre)
Te utu | Cost: Regular tickets cost $75. Some $50 and $25 reduced tickets are available if cost is a barrier.

More info and registration details at Kaicycle – Propogation 101

Enquiries to Phoebe: community@kaicycle.org.nz

The event is outside at Kaicycle Urban Farm which is wheelchair accessible, though some of the paths can be a bit boggy. Let us know how we can meet your accessibility needs.

Join us for bee games and activities and a visit to the hives.

Āhea | When: 12pm – 3pm
Ki hea | Where: Our Lady's Home of Compassion – 2 Rhine Street (off Murray Street), Island Bay
Te utu | Cost: Free

The Home of Compassion is accessible for games and education activities. There is a 100m downhill path to visit the hives.

Put your creative skills to the test to design and build a garden to save the bees.

Āhea | When: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Ki hea | Where: Te Awe Library - 20B Brandon St, Wellington CBD
Te utu | Cost: Free

Te Awe Library is fully accessible.

Āhea | When: 11am – 2pm
Ki hea | Where: Bond Street Container – cnr of Bond and Willis Sts, Wellington CBD
Te utu | Cost: Free

Wheelchair accessible.

Buzz along to our bee-themed storytime. It’ll bee a hive of fun with interactive stories, songs, and rhymes.

Āhea | When: 2pm – 2.30pm
Ki hea | Where: Te Awe Library – 20b Brandon St, Wellington CBD
Te utu | Cost: Free

Te Awe Library is fully accessible.

Join us for a honey-themed community meal.

Āhea | When: 6pm – 9pm
Ki hea | Where: Innermost Gardens Hall – on the town belt between the end of Lawson Place (at the top of Majoribanks Street, Mt Victoria) and the Mt Victoria Bowling Club (accessed from Pirie Street, by the bus tunnel).
Te utu | Cost: Koha

Tickets for this event will be available from Ticket Tailor via the Mt Vic Hub Facebook page. For more information, contact Sarah at the Mt Vic Hub: sarahm@themtvichub.org.nz

There is limited parking available at the top of Majoribanks St and at the bowling club.

Connect with your neighbours at City Housing's Rintoul Street Villas in this second workshop to plant beautiful, big sunflowers! We'll hear from passionate experts about some ways we can plant for our urban pollinators while beeeeautifying our gardens.

Āhea | When: 10am – 12.30pm
Ki hea | Where: Rintoul Street Villas community room and gardens, 261 Rintoul Street, Berhampore
Te utu | Cost: Free

Delicious kai will be provided. Please bring your own water bottles, gardening gloves, and masks.

RSVP to Alex.Hunter@wcc.govt.nz

Wheelchair accessible and tamariki-friendly.