Description: These 3lb packages will arrive from Georgia. The queens will be open-mated Carniolans/Italians.
Cost: $157 per 3lb package
Arrival Date: Packages are due to arrive Friday, April 17 but could be delayed due to weather.
Pick up Location: Etzel Sugar Grove Farm (3706 St. Peters Road, Marion, IA)
Please Note:
- Bees MUST be picked up during the specified time frame communicated via email
- All communications about pick up date/time will be sent via the email you provide during registration.
- There are no deposits on packages and we are unable to accept empty packages from previous years.
- Customers must make their own arrangements to pick up bees; none will be allowed to overnight at the Nature Center.
- This purchase is not eligible for refund or transfer.
- Queens are guaranteed to arrive alive.
- Any queens who die en-route will be replaced.
- There is no guarantee related to queen acceptance by the hive, brood pattern, and overall health.
- Deadline to purchase bee package is March 31
Help us celebrate the 42nd anniversary of our signature event! Enjoy a taste of real, handcrafted maple syrup fresh from the tap, and stay for a weekend of family fun. The Maple Syrup Festival features syrup making demonstrations, a look at the action inside the Maple Sugar House, and a delicious pancake and sausage breakfast with real maple syrup handcrafted at Amazing Space.
For more information regarding this event, click here.
Tickets are valid for either Saturday or Sunday.
Adults: $10 advance; $12 door
Children (4-12): $5 advance; $6 door
Children (3 & under): free
Join ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein for a special bird banding program.
Be our guest and drop in at Penningroth Barn (6665 Otis Rd) anytime to watch Dr. Bernstein net, band, and release birds from Nature Center property. You’ll get a chance to see the equipment he uses, observe the banding process, and learn about the importance of banding. You’ll also get an up close look at the birds!
Children and families are welcome to join in on the fun. Banding is a weather-dependent activity.
This program is free and open to the public; free will donations to the Nature Center are welcome.
Parents and their children from birth to school age are invited to join the Cedar Rapids Hike It Baby chapter for a family-friendly hike at the Nature Center! Hike It Baby is a national non-profit organization that offers new parents an opportunity to connect and get into nature with their young children.
Dress appropriately for the weather, as we will be outdoors for the full hour. Baby carriers and all-terrain strollers are welcome, but strollers are not suitable for all trails. Feel free to pack a lunch to enjoy with the group on the Patio afterwards!
Free for Hike It Baby members, $5 per adult for non-members. All children are free.
Pre-registration is required.