Revelstoke is a canadian “bee city”
THE BEE CITY REVELSTOKE MISSION.
Bee City Revelstoke is about working together to protect pollinators and preserve the beauty of nature through advocacy and community education.
Our Commitments.
Create
Creating, maintaining and/or improving pollinator habitat.
Educate
Educating their community, students, employees and/or customers about the importance of pollinators.
Celebrate
Celebrating pollinators during National Pollinator Week or at other times of year.
THE BEE CITY CANADA Story.
Bee City Canada began in 2016, inspired by the belief that municipalities can become champions for pollinators across Canada and modelled after the successful Bee City USA initiative. The program’s promise was immediately recognized when in March of that year, Toronto City Council voted unanimously to become the first Bee City in Canada. Bee City Canada grew rapidly from an inspired belief into a large and passionate community, soon welcoming not only municipalities, but also Indigenous Communities, campuses, schools, and other organizations.
Members of the Bee City Canada program commit to protecting and promoting pollinators through habitat creation and management, community education and engagement, and celebrating pollinators during Pollinator Week (the third week of June).
As of 2023, Bee City Canada has more than 190 members from coast to coast, making clear that our message has resonated with Canadians and that communities across the country are prepared to take action to protect and promote pollinators.
UPCOMING EVENTS: International pollinator week is june 17th-23rd!
Our partner organizations have been putting together a schedule of events for pollinator week so that Revelstoke can engage with pollinator health, bees and learn more about the people in our community who can be a resource for you!
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NATIVE POLLINATOR Q+A
When: Wednesday, June 19th 6pm
Sometimes its not about a fancy bee hive! Natural pollinator habitats can be anywhere if the conditions are right. Join us at the RVAC (Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre) community garden to explore our natural pollinator habitat and enjoy a Q+A with Ken Talbot.
No registration required.
GARDEN GURU WORKSHOP: INTRO TO BEE KEEPING
When: Friday, June 21st 6pm
Join the LFI, Ron Glave of Bee Kind Honey and the Columbia Invasive Species Society to learn about the basics of bee keeping. CSISS will be doing a talk on how to keep your natural environment native, what to look for and what to do if you come across invasive species.
A minimum $10 donation is recommended to the LFI to support our educational programming.
LFI MARKET BOOTH: KIDS CRAFT + EDUCATION
When: Saturday, June 22nd 9am-1pm
Join us at the LFI booth for FREE bee kids craft & kid-friendly bee information.
No registration required.
kids into to bees workshop
When: Sunday, June 23rd 10am
Calling all young Revelstoke Bee lovers! Join the LFI and Ron Glave for an intro to bees, how they live and how we can help be Bee Friendly in our own yards. Gear will be available for any kid that wants to get up close and personal with the Bees.
rotary club pollinator garden
Your local Rotary Club has been busy planting a pollinator garden at the Railway museum. As part of a larger Rotary project to build a pollinator highway from Alaska all the way through BC, your Revelstoke group has been busy fundraising, planning and planting their garden so that Revy can be on the map!
We encourage you to wander over to the Rotary Pollinator Garden throughout the week.
As part of their project, local Rotarians stuffed 650 envelopes with native pollinator friendly seeds to hand out to local schools so that youth can learn more about being pollinator friendly at home, and take part in making Revelstoke pollinator friendly!
