What’s the buzz?
Celebrate Pollinator Week on June 17-23 and buzz around the dome exploring fun hands-on activities, special guests, and more! Come celebrate the amazing role pollinators play and a shared future where pollinators not only survive but thrive! At our Admissions Desk, don’t forget to grab a pollinator passport and fly around the dome looking for our gallery-wide pollination spots featuring native flowering plants!
Once you find a pollinator spot, explore the activities and get a flower stamp! Not all flowers bloom at the same time, so scout around and ask our friendly staff to see which flowers might be in season.
What's Happening Around the Dome?
Tinkering:
Visitors can code a robot pollinator to find and pollinate a native flower.
Eureka:
Explore how static electricity plays a vital role in pollination - it might get shocking!
Science Park:
Test your memory and explore the important role pollinators play in our gardens and agriculture and how we can help them!
Search:
Learn about the pollinators playing a vital role in our world and who does flower pollination. Plus, we'll be welcoming back our bees!
Body Works:
Connect the dots between pollinators and healthy nutrition.
Creative Technology:
Control a bee and put on their pollinator vision to play with an educational video game!
Wonder:
On June 17 at 1:45, June 18 at 2:15 pm & June 20 at 11:15 am, join us for special pollinator-themed music times. Additionally, insect art available all week!
Puzzles:
Learn to recognize local BC pollinators with a fun game!
Special Guest Exhibitors
June 18, 10:00-2:00 pm - Van Dusen Botanical Garden
Join the VBGA Education team at our activity table and celebrate pollinators! Come discover the secret life of pollinators through educational games and make your own flower to take home! Also learn about our upcoming VBGA Education programs for all walks of life!
June 19, 10:00-2:00 pm - Honeybee Center
Beekeeper Cassie from Honeybee Centre in Surrey, BC will discuss the crucial role bees, both native and imported, play in our ecosystem and ways we can protect and support these vital species. Come chat about interactions between plants and pollinators and how we can all contribute to their conservation.
June 20 & 21 ,10:00 - 2:00 pm - Invasive Species Council of BC
Bee the Change: Choose Native and Non-Invasive Plants: Curious about how you can make your garden both beautiful and biodiversity-friendly? Say hello to staff from the Invasive Species Council of BC, and discover how you can support pollinators by choosing native and non-invasive plants for your garden Plus, uncover the impacts of invasive species and find out how you can make a difference by building healthy landscapes in your community!
June 23, 10:00 - 2:00 pm – BC Native Bee Society
See a display of bee specimens and other resources on the multitude of native BC bees!