Rotary Project

 

Caulfield Honey Festival

Caulfield, 9800, Victoria, Australia.

A sweet celebration of Nature.  Honey Tasting, Learn about Bees, Natural beekeeping display, sale of bee-friendly plants, photographic competition, gardening advice, other bee products eg propolis, beeswax.  A variety of stalls with bee/honey focus. Display of Native Bee Hotels

Children’s activities: Primary Schools” Diorama Bee Displays

Secondary Students’ Baked Goods Competition, activity centre, book readings, face painting, treasure hunt and more.

Project Categories

BIODIVERSITY, FOOD SYSTEMS, Pollination, 

Other Keyword(s)

Bees, Honey, Native Bee hotels, 

Project Status

Completed 2014

Start Date

August 2014

Project last Updated

October 2020

Volunteers: 20

Volunteer Hours: 250

Cash Contributions: 

In Kind Contributions: 

Project Contact(s)

Heather Welsh  Caulfield

Faye Kirkwood  Caulfield

  • Anthony Langley   Brighton North
  • Grant Wishnowsky  Brighton North
  • Keiran Cromrie Brighton Beach
  • Di Woodgate  Friend of Rotary
  • Gerard Pelicier Bee Mentor
  • Glynis Ramsay  Friend of Rotary
  • June Fillmore  Friend of Rotary
  • Jenny Chen   member of Glen Eira Artists’ Society
  • Margaret Masson  Friend of Rotary
  • All the stallholders

Scalability

Taste of what can be done to educate many on the Bees and pollinator world.

Volunteers Wanted

 

Financial Support

 

OUR WHY

To encourage people to be aware of nature especially the bees and pollinators around us and what they give us

 

OUR HOW

We collected together people from many different areas to mingle with each other and encouraged them to share their experiences in anything Honey related.

 

OUR WHAT

An event to bring Bee Awareness to the public

 

BENEFITS

  1. Awareness of bees
  2. How to help them now and in the future
  3.  What not to do for them

Project More Info

We reached out to people letting them know about the need to help all bees and pollinators with information in many different areas, a booklet on bees for the very young, Native bee hotels (made by a local Men’s Shed and put together by some schools), A beekeepers stand with a display of bees, bee products and some fun items.

Reminding people that having gardens with flowers helps the bees too. Need to have water on hand for bees with stepping stones such as bark, stones, wood, etc so that they won’t drown.

Getting involved with the honey tasting, photographic competition, baking competition and Diorama Bee Displays, Face painting.

We covered from the very young to older adults and all between with crafts, book reading, treasure hunt, information and gardening advice.

 

Everyone had a fabulous day and they are still asking when we are going to do it again.