Hello Hivers! It is a sunny #MarketFriday 😊 in #MyCalifornia !

The California Honey Festival is traditionally held in my town on the first Saturday of May. It was scheduled for May 2, 2020, but it goes without saying that COVID-19 has impacted many scheduled events nationwide.

The festival is always well attended by local folks and festival-goers from all over Northern California. This year would have been the third year for me to attend the event. Here are some photos I took at last year's festival as I reminisce the fun time I had.

There was so much to see and do for the entire family. Adults and kids alike explored the Honey Lab, which I found very entertaining, interesting, and educational.

While I had some idea about bees, going through the Honey Lab and festival booths reminded me of the little that I know. I re-learned and understood better how bees pollinate, how honey is made, learned more about beekeeping, pollination, and creating bee-friendly gardens.

It was a fun and relaxing day just browsing the stalls of handmade crafts and artisan foods.

I met new people from my neighborhood and other nearby cities.

I recall being treated to a couple of glasses of honey wine by two guys who were visiting the festival. Their choice of drink was pints of honey beer. They were great company as we enjoyed listening to the sounds of live music from the main stage that was set up for the festival.

And of course, there was plenty of California honey to sample and interesting dishes centered around the use of honey as an ingredient.

It is the sweetest festival ever!

😍#ilikeitalot!!!😍

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