Nature Day at The HIVE

In celebration of Photography Month Sacramento, enjoy a day of appreciating nature at The HIVE in Woodland! Enjoy immersive daylong workshops and activities centering around sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint.

Explore the fascinating world of bees and pollinators in our pop-up art gallery showcasing award-winning pollinator photographer, Kathy Keatley Garvey. Learn how to dye your own clothes using ingredients made by nature. Into gardening? Discover native plants and bugs with Miridae Living Labs and take home your favorite thanks to Miridae Mobile Nursery! Taste 30+ varietal honeys and an assortment of world class meads (honey wine) from across the US.

Photography
Some 24 images of honey bees by award-winning photographer Kathy Keatley Garvey of UC Davis will be showcased. A communication specialist for the Department of Entomology and Nematology who takes images of honey bees and other pollinators in her leisure time, she comes from a long line of beekeepers. She writes a daily (Monday-Friday) Bug Squad blog.

Don’t Toss Those Scraps! – Natural Dye Workshop 
Time: All day
Learn how to utilize food scraps and create one-of-a-kind dyes for clothing, fabric and yarn.  You’ll be provided white cloth, avocado pits and black beans. What’s with food waste? Each year Americans waste 108 billion pounds of food, contributing to extensive environmental, economic, and societal impacts.

Miridae Living Labs
Time: All day
You’ll get to play with seed bombs, bugs, and plants with Miridae Living Labs! This is a non-profit, Sacramento-area organization dedicated to using native insects and plants as tools for education, research, and community engagement. The business “strives to generate positive ecological changes in our communities under the guidance and leadership of community members,” a spokesperson said.

The Hive Nature Loop Scavenger Hunt
Time: All Day
You can grab a pamphlet and go on a scavenger hunt for plants in The Hive Nature Loop. Find all the plants and show to a team member to win a prize!

The Hive Facility Tour
Times: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Visitors are invited to tour the four-year development, created to educate the public on honey, bees, and pollination. Nectar director Josh Zeldner will guide the tours of 20,000-square-foot, Zero Net Energy facility.