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Bees vs. Wasps: A Bad Rap
You may have yelled it out as a child, and perhaps still do: “It’s a bee!” Let’s face it, the possibility of being stung is not something you want to think about,…
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Don’t miss the BEE-BEARD Man!
A highlight of HoneyFest each year is the arrival of the Bee-Beard Man, who delights and amazes us with a full beard of live honeybees. The brave fellow is Don…
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There’s going to BEE a Parade!
One of the best parts of HoneyFest is the BEE PARADE, when folks young and old don their finest bee costumes and march around the festival grounds, tooting kazoos and having a…
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HoneyFest Lecture: Prof. Deborah Delaney on Bees, 1PM Sunday
Deborah Delaney, assistant professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, will give us a lecture at HoneyFest on Sunday. Her topic will be “Colony…
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Bartram History: A River Walk in 1884
Bartram’s Garden curator Joel Fry recently came across a written anecdote about our area from 1884. Arthur Bliss, a physician, wrote a book called Blockley Days: Memories and Impressions of…
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An Aquatint of the Bartram House from 1913
We have a print of the John Bartram House in our conference room and thought we’d find out more about it. Says Bartram’s Garden curator Joel Fry, “This is an…
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John Bartram’s Stone Carvings
Visitors with sharp eyes will find five ornamental “blocks” in several locations around the Garden. These artistic works come from a substantial stone carving by John Bartram. Three of those…
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“I have a wonderful story to share”
Last month I attended a community meeting at the Ezekiel Baptist Church on Grays Avenue and listened to our neighbors discuss various plans and ideas about Southwest Philadelphia. At the meeting’s conclusion,…
Read MoreBartram’s Garden exec. director Maitreyi Roy joins Mayor-elect Kenney’s transition team
Maitreyi Roy, the executive director of Bartram’s Garden, has been asked to serve on the transition team for Philadelphia Mayor-elect Jim Kenney. This is a group of 170 metropolitan residents representing…
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