Bee's Knees Week Kick-Off - Barr Hill
Sep 20, 2023 08:53PM ● By Janani Varatharajan
The Bee’s Knees Week buzz continues all next week and remember to sip, snap and share all week to save the bees! - every photo of a Bee’s Knees cocktail, mocktail, or bottle of Barr Hill that you share on social media tagging @barrhillgin and #beeskneesweek will create 10 square feet of NEW pollinator habitat.
Happy Bee’s Knees Week -- together we can Drink the Best & Save the Bees!
FRIDAY 9/22
HONEY PAIRING DINNER
Kick off Bee’s Knees Week 2023 with a spectacular pairing of raw Vermont honeys, cocktails and food. Experience the unique and sweet terroir of raw honey and learn more about the role of honey bees in our ecosystem.
6-8pm
The Fizz Room/Back Bar
$65
SATURDAY 9/23
SUNSHINE BERRY FARM and the BEE BOYS OBSERVATIONAL HIVE
Join us to help create new pollinator habitat and visit with a few of our local apiary partners. There will be an observational hive on location as well as several limited edition Bee’s Knees cocktails and mocktails to enjoy.
2-6pm
No tickets needed
SUNDAY, 9/24
THE ROYAL JELLY COCKTAIL COMPETITION & DALE DEGROFF BOOK SIGNING
Don’t miss the finale of our first ever Royal Jelly Bee’s Knees Week cocktail competition. Three fantastic judges, six finalists and a lot of delicious cocktails will be on Gin Lane along with a book signing with Dale Degroff. Get your tickets today!
4-7pm
$40
MONDAY 9/25
BEE'S KNEES TRIVIA & INDUSTRY NIGHT
It’s Industry Night with a special tour for our hospitality friends and Trivia Night for all our bee fact lovers on Gin Lane!
5-7pm
No tickets needed
THURSDAY 9/28
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Stop in for a special Bee’s Knee Week Ice Cream social featuring our very own Boozy Lemon Sorbet, made for us by Tipsy Scoop, and the amazing Maple Creemee Truck.
4-8pm
No tickets needed
FRIDAY 9/29
MUSIC from ROOTS NIGHT Band & EMPANADAS from PAPRIKA
We’re closing out September with a special musical guest, Roots Night Band, and our good friends Paprika will be serving up their incredible empanadas.
5-8pm
No tickets needed
SATURDAY 9/30
FARM TO BALLET SHOWS
Enjoy the stunning choreography of Farm to Ballet, delicious food from Morse Block Deli all while sipping a Bee's Knees. Post your photos and help us save the bees.
Two 20 minute shows at 1pm and 2:30pm!
Morse Block Deli will be on site with from 12-4pm.
No tickets needed
SUNDAY 10/01
BEE'S KNEES BEE HOUSE BUILDING BRUNCH
BRUNCH 11am-2pm
For our final day of Bee’s Knees Week, we’ll be celebrating our local hive with honey cakes, honey donuts (from Matryoshka Bakery) and special cocktails and mocktails. Treat yourself and help us generate new habitat!
BEE HOUSE BUILDING 12:30-2pm
Help our pollinators by building a bee house to take home. If you want to build a bee house it is a $10 suggested donation that will go to Bee the Change to increase pollinator habitat.
No tickets needed
For more information - www.barrhill.com/pages/bkw-at-gin-lane
Barr Hill
116 Gin Lane
Montpelier, Vermont
