Bee Hotel Workshop

Are you curious about how we maintain our garden and attract various pollinators? Bee Hotels are just one part of a bigger picture. 

Are you curious about how we maintain our garden and attract various pollinators? Bee Hotels are just one part of a bigger picture. 

Join us on Opening Day, May 18th from 2:30-4:30pm for a Bee Hotel Workshop hosted by yours truly, Ellis Nature Centre. With all materials provided, participants will build and personalize their own functional, yet beautiful Bee Hotel, designed to support native pollinators. Guests will leave with this workshop with a decorative and purposeful habitat feature that can be placed in their backyard or garden to create safe nesting habitat for solitary bees. This workshop is a great opportunity to learn practical ways to support pollinators while still enjoying their outdoor spaces. 

This workshop is $30 per person, limited to 20 participants, and requires pre-registration – unless there are still opening on the day of! 

Date: Monday May 18, 2026
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Location: Ellis Nature Centre
Cost: $30
Spots available: 20

Please see below for our Facility Rental Rates. Send an email to INFO@ELLISNATURECENTRE.CA to book.

Facility Rental Rates

EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY

Please note that for all of our events we require MINIMUM 48 HOURS NOTICE of a cancellation for a refund to be issued. If we are less than 48 hours away from an event and you are needing to cancel, please notify us so that we can offer your spot to someone else. Your payment for the event will then become a donation to Ellis Nature Centre. Thanks for your cooperation!

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