Glengarry Pioneer Museum 1645 County Road 30Dunvegan K0C 1J0 Start: Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM End: Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 4:00 PM Time Zone: Eastern Time Add to my calendar Outlook Calendar Google Calendar Yahoo! Calendar iCal Calendar Remind Me
Sunday, August 25th from 10 am to 4 pm, the Glengarry Pioneer Museum will be hosting a sweet event for the entire family.The Glengarry Honey Fair is back for its second edition!Join us in celebrating the importance of some of our favourite pollinators and the people that tend to them: honeybees and beekeepers!From pioneer times to today, bees have played a crucial role in agriculture by pollinating crops that are essential to human nutrition and the agricultural economy. Honeybees (Apis mellifera L) pollinate a wide variety of crops, including fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Speakers and experts present throughout the day will teach us all about these sweet little pollinators: how to identify honeybees, the basics of beekeeping and, of course, honey.Beekeepers from the area will be showcasing their products and competing for first place in our honey competition.You'll find fresh local flowers and vegetables on site to bring home, all thanks to the tireless efforts of bees.Crafts people inspired by our little insect friends will be displaying their wares.Children will enjoy having a bee painted on their cheeks while they attempt to complete the scavenger hunt.Take a tour of the museum's bee-friendly heritage garden. It's a great way to learn, firsthand, which plants are best at attracting these super pollinators.Food services will be available on the museum grounds.Admission is $12 per person ($6 for museum members) and $30 for families ($15 for member families).People are encouraged to come and make a day of it.
Register early to save!Vendors must register online by or before the 31st of March 2024 to take advantage of Early Bird pricing.After the 1st of April 2024 pricing will go up.The fee is non-refundable. Should The Honey Fair be cancelled, registrants will be refunded in full.Vendors must provide their own tables and pop-up tents.Schedule of fees:Hobbyist beekeepers 30$ early-bird; 45$ after the 1st of AprilCommercial beekeepers 45$; 60$ after the 1st of AprilOther vendors: 30$ early-bird; 45$ after the 1st of April**Please note that other applicants will be contacted by the committee should the connection to pollinators not be obvious upon registration. We have decided to make bees and other pollinators the stars of this event and, as such, only obviously related crafts and other types of wares will be retained for this event. Should your application not be retained, you WILL be refunded in full.For example: Flowers, ORGANIC vegetables, artisans with crafts directly related to pollinators (bee earrings, carpenter bee houses, beeswax candles...) no Tupperware, epicure and such will be considered relevant to this event. We thank you for your understanding.Please call 613-527-5230 if you have questions or would like to know if you qualify as a vendor. How do we define hobbyist from commercial beekeeper?A hobbyist is defined by the committee as having a dozen or less hives, has hives on their own property, dedicates only a few hours sporadically to bee management throughout the week/month, does not have contracts to supply retail, does not have steady supply of honey year-round, does not have a business license, etc.A commercial beekeeper is defined by the committee as having a dozen or more hives, dedicated a part of the week to the care of bees, has bees in multiple locations, has contracts of fulfilment, has steady year-round supply, has a business license, depends on income related to beekeeping, etc. To register, click the desired Registration checkbox, then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the PROCEED button to provide details and payment. Notes:If you prefer to register over the phone or simply have questions, please call: 613-527-5230 and e-transfer or other payment options could be worked out. Regular Commercial Beekeeper Deal Ends: Aug 25, 2024 more info $60.00 Deal Ends: Aug 25, 2024 Regular Hobbyist Beekeeper Deal Ends: Aug 25, 2024 more info $45.00 Deal Ends: Aug 25, 2024 Regular Other Vendor Deal Ends: Aug 25, 2024 more info $45.00 Deal Ends: Aug 25, 2024