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  • Thursday, June 22, 12:00 noon – Live Bee Hive Opening

    Meet The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History’s bees up close with beekeepers George Muhlebach and crew who will open their live hives for visitors. Learn how bees have a symbiotic relationship to flowering plants and how beekeepers contribute to maintaining the biodiversity in our ecosystem. Veils provided.

    PLEASE NOTE:
    The first opening is at 12 noon, if that fills, a 2nd is at 12:45 and if needed a 3rd opening at 1:30. We only take reservations for Noon until that is full, and then open the next time slot.

    THURSDAYS:

    June 22, 29

    July 6, 13, 20, 27

    August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

    RESERVATIONS REQUIRED due to limited space.
    CCMNH Members $4/Non-Members $5: call 508 896 3867 x 111. For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext. 133. Image from www.samlesburyhall.co.uk.

  • Tuesdays, February 7 – 28, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Beekeeping Class

    This Cape Cod Museum of Natural History four part course does not require any prior knowledge of beekeeping. It is designed to be of equal interest to the person who wants to get into beekeeping and to those who simply want to know more about the “busy bees” that provide us with the delicious treat of honey and many of our fruits and vegetables.

    The course will cover the required hardware, the biology of the honeybee, beekeeping tasks throughout the seasons, as well as the honey harvest. The Museum’s four outdoor hives will give the participant an opportunity to get hands-on experience on how to assemble the hardware, how to start a new hive (the “hiving procedure”) and how to assess the health of a developing hive. We will also discuss some of the recent results of current bee research.

    The course will be co-taught by George Muhlebach, a hobby beekeeper with over 30 years experience and has run the CCMNH bee program for the last 11 years and Nancy Hipp experienced Field Guide, Naturalist, and Bee docent volunteer.  The Museum is located at 869 Main Street in Brewster.

    The cost is $60 at registration. Volunteer to assist with 4 summer hive openings during the 2017 season and get a $25 rebate. To register please call the Museum at 508-896-3867, ext. 133.

  • Thursdays, July 21 – August 25, 12:00 noon – 2:15 pm – Live Bee Hive Openings

    In July and August, The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History beekeepers, George Muhlebach and crew, open live hives for visitors. Veils provided. Reservations required due to limited space. $5/non members and $4/members. Call 508 896 3867 x 111. The Museum is located at 869 Main Street (Route 6A) in Brewster. The events will take place on Thursdays through August 25, and there are a few other days scheduled, which may be found at http://www.ccmnh.org/Events/Live-Bee-Hive-Openings-2016.  Image from www.planetbee.org.

    PLEASE NOTE:
    The first opening is at 12 noon, if that fills, a 2nd is at 12:45 and if needed a 3rd opening at 1:30. We only take reservations for Noon until that is full, then open the next time slot.