NATIONAL BEE DAY

Celebrate the Indian honeybee with family and friends

Where	Maharashtra Nature Park (Dharavi)
When	Sunday February 5^th, 9 am to 2 pm

Bees work hard to bring us honey.

But did you know they play an even more important role in putting food on our plates and supporting biodiversity?

Come celebrate and learn about our very own honeybee, Apis cerana indica.

Activities for the whole family:

Bee Walks
Cooking with Honey
Bee Films for Kids and Adults
Kids Crafts and Games
Q&A with Mumbai’s Beekeepers
Honey Tastings
Food Stalls
Facepainting and Bee Costumes
Bee Photo Exhibition
Special Panel Discussion on Bees and Pollination (10:30 to 12:00)

National Bee Day is brought to you by Under the Mango Tree. We promote beekeeping with the indigenous bee Apis cerana indica to increase agricultural productivity, enhance incomes and improve livelihoods of marginal farmers in India

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Role of Bees in Pollination

NATIONAL BEE DAY

Celebrate the Indian honeybee with family and friends

Bees work hard to bring us honey. But did you know they play an even more important role in putting food on our plates and supporting biodiversity? Come celebrate and learn about our very own honeybee, Apis cerana indica.

Activities for the whole family:

Bees work hard to bring us honey.

But did you know they play an even more important role in putting food on our plates and supporting biodiversity?

Come celebrate and learn about our very own honeybee, Apis cerana indica.