- Meet a Beekeeper at the Observation Hive at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. (weather permitting)
- Honey Extraction- beginning at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
- Honey Tasting at 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Creative Discovery Museum is buzzing with excitement to present the 12th annual Honey Harvest, a “sweet” event that will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 28 and 29 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Honey Harvest, the only event of its kind in Chattanooga, is a museum wide celebration of some of the world’s hardest workers: Honey Bees. Museum guests will be awed by the life and work of honey bees and how honey is made.
During the Honey Harvest celebration, visitors can make their own honey lip balm, beeswax candle and honey soap to take home. Tasting different kinds of honey, participating in honey extraction and meeting beekeepers from the Tennessee Valley Beekeeper Association are highlights as well. All activities are included with paid Museum admission.
“Creative Discovery Museum has been educating children and their families about honey bees with its annual Honey Harvest event since 2000,” said Karen Dewhirst, Museum Experience Manager. “In addition to the opening of the Buzz Alley exhibit last year, a permanent exhibit showcasing honeybee as pollinators and the importance of beekeeping, Honey Harvest will provide a deeper connection to the hives kept by the Museum.”
Hives of honey bees have long been a part of the Museum’s exhibits. The bees enjoy a habitat of wildflowers on the Museum’s green roof and the specially created ecosystem beneficial to the bees. Keeping honey bees, installing solar panels, and maintaining the green roof are examples of how Creative Discovery Museum is making green choices for energy management and conservation as well as to educate the guests.
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About Creative Discovery Museum
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Creative Discovery Museum is open Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun: noon-5 p.m. Closed most Wednesdays September - February. 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.
Summer Hours, June 18-August 12. The Museum will be open every day (Monday through Sunday) from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning June 18. Regular hours will resume on Monday, August 13.
Tickets: $11.95 for children and adults. 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. For more information, call (423) 756-2738, or visit www.cdmfun.org.
