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California Honey Festival Is the Place to 'Bee'

Show me the honey? Show me the California Honey Festival. The annual event, which emphasizes the importance of bees, and promotes honey and honey...

Bee observation hives attract attention at the annual California Honey Festival. Visitors delight in pointing out the queen bee and checking out the workers and drones. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee observation hives attract attention at the annual California Honey Festival. Visitors delight in pointing out the queen bee and checking out the workers and drones. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bee observation hives attract attention at the annual California Honey Festival. Visitors delight in pointing out the queen bee and checking out the workers and drones. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


"Queen bee" Amina Harris, retired director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center that she founded in 2012, also co-founded the California Honey Festival in 2017. In this archived photo from last year, she offers attendees a taste of honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Queen bee" Amina Harris, retired director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center that she founded in 2012, also co-founded the California Honey Festival in 2017. In this archived photo from last year, she offers attendees a taste of honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

At the 2023 California Honey Festival, Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, delighted in greeting the crowd and posing for photos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
At the 2023 California Honey Festival, Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, delighted in greeting the crowd and posing for photos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

At the 2023 California Honey Festival, Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, delighted in greeting the crowd and posing for photos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Bees and CAMBP Prevail at California Honey Festival

Rain and hail pelted the California Honey Festival, held recently in downtown Woodland, but that didn't deter the estimated 22,000 to 25,000...

Master Beekeeper Sung Lee of Castro Valley, known worldwide on social media as
Master Beekeeper Sung Lee of Castro Valley, known worldwide on social media as "Sung Lee The Bee Charmer," displayed his observation hive at the California Honey Festival. With him is fellow CAMBP member Leandra Hale of Lake Tahoe. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Master Beekeeper Sung Lee of Castro Valley, known worldwide on social media as "Sung Lee The Bee Charmer," displayed his observation hive at the California Honey Festival. With him is fellow CAMBP member Leandra Hale of Lake Tahoe. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

California Honey Festival attendees delighted in seeing a bee observation hive, displayed by Sung Lee the Bee Charmer of Castro Valley, a Master Beekeeper with the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
California Honey Festival attendees delighted in seeing a bee observation hive, displayed by Sung Lee the Bee Charmer of Castro Valley, a Master Beekeeper with the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

California Honey Festival attendees delighted in seeing a bee observation hive, displayed by Sung Lee the Bee Charmer of Castro Valley, a Master Beekeeper with the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Before the rains drenched the California Honey Festival, crowds flocked to the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program booth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Before the rains drenched the California Honey Festival, crowds flocked to the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program booth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Before the rains drenched the California Honey Festival, crowds flocked to the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program booth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) and CAMBP apprentice level Rick Moehrke of Vacaville discuss the merits of beekeeping with festival attendees. Moehrke became a beekeeper last September. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) and CAMBP apprentice level Rick Moehrke of Vacaville discuss the merits of beekeeping with festival attendees. Moehrke became a beekeeper last September. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) and CAMBP apprentice level Rick Moehrke of Vacaville discuss the merits of beekeeping with festival attendees. Moehrke became a beekeeper last September. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

CAMBP master beekeeper Sara Cutrignelli of San Martin explains bee behavior to youngsters at the arts and crafts booth, while fellow CAMBP member Paula Brackett, an apprentice level beekeeper, helps  youngsters with their creative ideas. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
CAMBP master beekeeper Sara Cutrignelli of San Martin explains bee behavior to youngsters at the arts and crafts booth, while fellow CAMBP member Paula Brackett, an apprentice level beekeeper, helps youngsters with their creative ideas. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

CAMBP master beekeeper Sara Cutrignelli of San Martin explains bee behavior to youngsters at the arts and crafts booth, while fellow CAMBP member Paula Brackett, an apprentice level beekeeper, helps youngsters with their creative ideas. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Thomas Bigham, 4, (foreground) of Woodland is excited about creating arts and crafts at the California Master Beekeeper Program booth. With him are his twin brother, Max, and sister, Sophia, 7. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thomas Bigham, 4, (foreground) of Woodland is excited about creating arts and crafts at the California Master Beekeeper Program booth. With him are his twin brother, Max, and sister, Sophia, 7. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Thomas Bigham, 4, (foreground) of Woodland is excited about creating arts and crafts at the California Master Beekeeper Program booth. With him are his twin brother, Max, and sister, Sophia, 7. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 11:47 AM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Yard & Garden

Check Out the UC Davis Speakers' Stage at the California Honey Festival

What a line-up! Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, has organized a fantastic group of speakers for the UC...

Pollination ecologist and professor Neal Williams, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will speak on
Pollination ecologist and professor Neal Williams, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will speak on "Native Bees and their Conservation"at 10:30 a.m., May 6 on the UC Davis Speakers' Stage at the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollination ecologist and professor Neal Williams, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will speak on "Native Bees and their Conservation"at 10:30 a.m., May 6 on the UC Davis Speakers' Stage at the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Cooperative Extension apiculturist/associate professor Elina Lastro Niño of Entomology and Nematology, and director of the California Master Beekeeper Program, will cover
Cooperative Extension apiculturist/associate professor Elina Lastro Niño of Entomology and Nematology, and director of the California Master Beekeeper Program, will cover "What Our Bee Research Is Teaching Us" in her talk at 2 p.m., May 6 on the UC Davis Speakers' Stage at the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Cooperative Extension apiculturist/associate professor Elina Lastro Niño of Entomology and Nematology, and director of the California Master Beekeeper Program, will cover "What Our Bee Research Is Teaching Us" in her talk at 2 p.m., May 6 on the UC Davis Speakers' Stage at the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, will discuss
Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, will discuss "So, You Want to Be a Beekeeper?" at 1 p.m., May 6 on the UC Davis Speakers' Stage, California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, will discuss "So, You Want to Be a Beekeeper?" at 1 p.m., May 6 on the UC Davis Speakers' Stage, California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

California Honey Festival: The Place to 'Bee' on May 6

The California Honey Festival is the place to "bee" on Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland. The festival, free and family friendly, takes...

Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, and co-founder of the California Honey Festival, talks about honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, and co-founder of the California Honey Festival, talks about honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, and co-founder of the California Honey Festival, talks about honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, dresses as a bee at the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, dresses as a bee at the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, dresses as a bee at the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The annual California Honey Festival draws an average of 40,000 people. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The annual California Honey Festival draws an average of 40,000 people. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The annual California Honey Festival draws an average of 40,000 people. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

UC Davis Honey-Tasting Workshops Are the Place to 'Bee'

The late Jackie Gleason wasn't thinking about honey when he coined the catchphrase, "How Sweet It Is." But sometimes folks associate "sweet"...

A dipper of honey for your tea? Sweet! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A dipper of honey for your tea? Sweet! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A dipper of honey for your tea? Sweet! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 2:26 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Yard & Garden

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