This two-day fair is always well organised and fun to attend, with its animal events, craft displays, classic cars, fairground rides for children, and of course lots of stalls. We set up our trademark yellow gazebo and offered thirteen(!) different honeys for the public to taste and buy. The demonstration hive of live bees was a big hit as always. All our lovely volunteers (but not some of the cut comb) managed not to melt in the 30°C heat, so well done and many thanks to everyone.
More seriously, we talked to a lot of people about how to identify and report sightings of the yellow-legged Asian hornet. There was a great deal of interest and we met some very well-informed members of the public. It seems the message is getting through.
Tip: the Craft and Produce shows usually include classes for honey and beehive products, but they had received no entries this year, so they were cancelled. Perhaps we could help to fill their show benches in future years?
Jane Hunter