It’s All About Pollinating Minds
Located at
727 4th St. Orland, CA
We look forward to welcoming you to our downtown location!
1/3 of all the food we eat is directly or indirectly derived from honeybee pollination.
BEE-NATOMY 101
Visit our center at our new location at 727 4th Street in Downtown Orland.
Our next public openings:
Friday, December 5th, 5pm-8pm for Downtown Cowboy Christmas
Saturday, December 6th, 11am-2pm (our final opening for 2025)
BEE-NATOMY 101 is an intricate look into the dynamic anatomy of the amazing honeybee. A deep dive into the bodies of our buzzy little buddies. These winged wonders have some incredible features that we are sure you'll be thrilled to learn more about.
Big Harvest
Support the Honeybee Discovery Center through the Big Harvest Agricultural Fund Drive!
Your gift goes even further with partial matching funds. Together, we can get the Bee Mobile rolling and bring our pollinator education to more communities across our region.
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Field Trips, Mobile Classroom & Group Tours!
Schedule a field trip for your classroom or a private group tour to visit the Honeybee Discovery Center! Visitors will learn about the importance of honeybees and beekeeping. You’ll get the chance to experience the current exhibit with hands-on educational activities. Plus, we now offer mobile classroom options, where bring the learning to YOU!
Field Trip Price: $75.00 per class
(up to 25 students)
Mobile Classroom Price: Starting at $250.00
(price based on location and number of students)
Group Tour Prices:
$25 for a group of 6-10 people.
$35 for a group of 11-20 people
(An additional $3/person over 20 people)
Group tours typically last 30-45 minutes, field trips up to one hour and mobile classroom varies depending on location and number of students.
If you have any questions, please call (530)805-BUZZ or email info@honeybeediscoverycenter.org
Check out our amazing gift shop!
Come shop a variety of bee-utiful jewelry, soaps, and other artisanal goodies! Plus, adorable bee inspired gifts and kids toys.
We also have a selection of honey available for purchase.
Fun Fact: The local honey we sell has been donated by our beekeeper friends and the proceeds go directly into funding for our educational programs.
Future Plans
Yvonne Koehnen, Board President
Honeybee Discovery Center
Our Partners
Pollinator education thrives through partnership. We are proud to work alongside organizations that support our mission to protect pollinators and empower others to make a difference.
