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A bee on display in Falher, Alberta. The Town of Falher lists it in Bee Park along Main Street, says it was built in 1990 and gives it as 22 ft 8 in long and 7 ft 7 in in diameter. Mighty Peace Tourism and the Lethbridge Herald say it is 20 feet in the air and credit local welder Richard Ethier with creating it in 1990. The Town, Mighty Peace Tourism and Tourisme Alberta all call it the World's Largest Bee.
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World's Largest Bee
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Site-level location · 55.7349° N, 117.2012° W
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Falher, Alberta, has a bee on display in its downtown, according to Mighty Peace Tourism and the Lethbridge Herald. The Herald, in an article dated March 4, 2025 (the page notes it was first published January 30, 2024), says Falher is designated the "Honey Capital of Canada" and describes the bee as the world's largest bee statue. Tourisme Alberta's listing says the bee was built by a local welder and celebrates that title, and it mentions the town's Honey Festival separately.
The Town of Falher's parks page says the bee was built in 1990. Mighty Peace Tourism (undated) and the Herald both say it was created in 1990 by a local welder, Richard Ethier.
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In Bee Park along Main Street, Falher, Alberta, according to the Town of Falher, which lists the park at #306 Main Street and says it also has benches and a cenotaph. Mighty Peace Tourism gives 1 3 Ave SE and Tourisme Alberta gives 3 Avenue Southeast.
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The Town of Falher lists Bee Park along Main Street. The Town's page states no hours or admission fee.
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