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year.Honey is created by the bees from the nectar of flowering plants.  Foraging bees collect the nectar, mix it with enzymes and store it inside the hive.  Here, bees fan the nectar/enzyme mix until it dehydrates to approximately 18% moisture content.  When this happens it is officially called 'honey'.   At this point the bees put a wax cover on the cell to help preserve it.Bees continually make honey as

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Helping Hummingbirds It's National Wildlife Week in Canada and to help celebrate the diversity of wildlife on Grouse Mountain we will be posting different blogs throughout the week to highlight some of our wonderful wild animals found around Grouse Mountain and Vancouver and ways that you can help them out from home!Today we'll start with the amazing hummingbirds.  On Grouse Mountain we see two

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Water One Climb challenged participants to dress in blue and “flood” the Grouse Grind all in an effort to provide clean drinking water to a very deserving community in Kenya. With donations still coming in, One Climbers have delivered almost $210,000 in just three years, 100 percent of which will be directed to Free The Children's water project in the Kenyan community of Kipsongol. Notably

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the Sky and be amazed by the Small Wonders Gallery in the Chalet (arriving June 19th) featuring fun facts about hummingbirds, pikas, bats and more.As a focal point of the Small Wonders experience, visitors aged 12 and over can book a Honeybee Hive Tour which offers a unique opportunity to understand bees by getting up close in a safe environment led by Grouse Mountain’s resident bee keeper.“As we

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Win Big! #ggmr25 Contest It's the Grouse Grind Mountain Run's silver anniversary, and we want you to win big! The count down to the 25th-Annual Clearly.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run is on, and we want to thank you for 25 great years in celebration of our silver anniversary. From now until the big race on Sunday, September 13th, we will be posting a series of questions and challenges on facebook

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wife during a Grouse Mountain ski school lesson and lost 40lbs on the Grouse Grind.Sarah, a cancer survivor who returns to the Mountain again and again for sanctuary.Paul, a father who's been shredding the slopes with his daughter who is now 19 since she was 10.The winner was determined by a combination of Facebook fan votes, a panel of celebrity judges and Grouse Mountain staff.Find out who won by

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Tee Off Into Summer Grouse Mountain hosts a disc golf tournament Canada Day weekend The Canada Day weekend is upon us and what better way to celebrate than by taking part in Grouse Mountain’s first-ever disc golf tournament! Join us this Saturday at 10:00 am at the Peak of Vancouver as amateur, pro and junior divisions compete in one round of 18 holes followed by the front nine holes. Walk-up

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Celebrate the magic of snow at the Peak of Christmas Join us at Grouse Mountain's annual Winter Wonderland The most wonderful time of year has finally arrived as Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas festivities kick off this Saturday, November 23 followed by the highly-anticipated return of Santa Claus to Vancouver’s North Pole on Saturday, November 30.After stepping aboard the Red Skyride

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Register for the 2013 ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Challenge! Compete in the Grouse Grind Mountain Run or do a Solo Challenge In the midst of another fantastic season on the Grouse Grind, Grouse Mountain Resorts is very pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2013 ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Challenge slated for Sunday, September 15th. Comprised of two race categories

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10 things we love about the Annual Local’s Pass Reasons #10 through #6 Ah, spring is in the air! With the arrival of beautiful weather, Vancouverites seek new and exciting ways to celebrate the return of long sunny days. We west coasters love our great outdoors and all of the activities that come with it, whether they’re for fun or fitness. After all, when you live in such a beautiful place it

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