Mark your calendar!
Join us on Sunday, September 7, 2025 (11:00 AM to 3:00 PM) at Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens for a delightful celebration of bees, honey, and the beauty of pollinators. Enjoy family-friendly fun with crafts, live music, honey tastings, expert bee talks, harvest demonstrations, and a vibrant marketplace of local vendors and artisans. Admission is free for all ages. Come explore the gardens, support the local community, and learn why bees are so essential to our ecosystem.
🌻 Schedule for the Day
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
🎨 Kids Activities on the Silver Education Patio
Crafts & face painting with Doug
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
🎶 The Bookends Band – Live Music
Homestead Patio / Great Lawn
Special Programming in the Silver Education Center
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Howland Blackiston: Intro to Beekeeping and the Bountiful Honey Bee12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
🐝 Panel Q&A on Beekeeping (for current and prospective beekeepers)
🌸 Pollinator Guided Walk with James, Bartlett Arboretum Educator
(Meet in front of Silver Education Center)1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
C. Marina Marchese: Honey Tasting (limited to 20 participants, members prioritized)2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
🍯 Honey Harvest Demonstration & Tasting – not to be missed!
Vendors & Exhibitors
Abuella’s Essentials | @abuellas_essentials
Handcrafted artisan soap, body lotion, and more
Acorn Woodshop LLC | @juliaswyers
Handmade honey dippers & wooden home goods
Allie’s Naturals LLC | @alliesnaturals
Goat milk soaps, soy candles, and unique gifts
Brushstrokes by Tam | @brushstrokes_by_tam
Whimsical watercolor art & miniatures
Charter Oak Creations | @charteroakcreations
Watercolor & acrylic art – cards, prints, coasters
Charmed by Wendy | @CharmedbyWendy
Delicate handmade jewelry
Figo Woodworks | @figowoodworks
Wooden charcuterie & cutting boards
Folkloric Jewelry | @folkloricjewelry
Artisan-inspired jewelry
Gioiella Jewelry | @gioiellajewelry
Modern handcrafted jewelry
Glasspup Studio | @glasspup_studio
Colorful handmade glass designs
Handmade 903 | @jparker324
Knitted & sewn accessories
Heal My Hands | @healmyhands
Bath & body essentials – moisturizing bars, balms, soaps
Lisa Medoff Designs | @lisamedoffdesigns
Statement jewelry pieces
Ovelle Coffee | @ovellecoffee
Specialty coffee
Pink Moon by Brooke | @thepinkmoonbybrooke
Upcycled leather earrings & accessories
ShaBLOOMS | @shablooms.art
Dried flower art
Stitchtrove LLC | @stitchtrovedesign
Block-printed bags, dresses & table linens
Susan Macari-Brady | susanmacaribrady.com
Artistic note cards, prints, silk scarves & totes
The Healing Herb Garden | homesteadinginnewtown.com
Herbal syrups, teas, jams & more
The Wood Butcher | @the_wood_butcher55
Hand-turned bowls, rustic signs, honey dippers & more
Troop 15 Stamford | facebook.com/groups/1480783446617729
Classic popcorn fundraiser
Upstate Aura | @upstateaura
CBD wellness products
Yessirr | @yessirr_camp
Kids’ clothing, accessories, toys & fun finds
Honey Vendors & Bee Educators
(Local raw honey, honey-based products, and fresh flowers)
Back Yard Beekeepers Association | facebook.com/BYBACT
Honey, candles & community beekeeping education
BeeLove Apiaries | @ray_bee_guardian | facebook.com/BeeLove.org
Local raw honey
Honey is My Sugar | @honeyismysugar
Honey, candles & bee-based products
Honey Bee Flower Truck | @HoneyBeeFlowerTruckCT
Fresh seasonal flowers
Little Bee of CT | @littlebeeofct
Hand-rolled beeswax candles & honey/beeswax skincare
Pollinator Pathway Stamford | @pollinatorpathwaystamford
Pollinator-friendly education & habitat protection
Sponsors
K9 Resorts Stamford
Maya & Adam Noren
Day Pitney LLP
Mayor’s 2025 Community Micro-Grant Fund
M&T Bank
Renewal by Andersen
First County Bank
