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California Honey Festival Draws Large Crowd Despite Rain and Hail
Despite multiple bursts of rain and hail, the California Honey Festival, held May 6 in downtown...
Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, talks about the importance of native bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tom Neil of the Sacramento Area Beekeepers' Association talks bees with fellow beekeeper and National Honey Bee Queen Selena Rampolla of Tampa, Fla. Rampola was crowned queen at the 2023 American Beekeeping Conference and Trade Show. Rampola graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Florida in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. (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)
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)
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)
A little boy in a yellow raincoat stood out during the heavy rain and hail that pelted the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This couple, wielding an umbrella, seemed to enjoy a burst of rain at the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)