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TownTalk: 8th Annual Bee Jubilee June 22 At Granville Expo Center

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The Granville County Beekeepers Association’s 8th annual Bee Jubilee happens Saturday, June 22 and will feature a variety of workshops and demonstrations designed for those with lots of experience handling those honey-producing insects all the way down to folks who want their gardens to be pollinator-friendly havens.

“North Carolina really does love their pollinators,” said Christi Henthorn, the president of the Granville group and one of the Bee Jubilee organizers. She said previous events have brought a couple of thousand folks to the Expo Center to experience all the sights, sounds and tastes of the day.

There will be food trucks on site, as well as more than 100 vendors, all of whom offer handcrafted items, with a focus on bees and other agriculture-related products.

“You literally could come out the whole day and not be bored,” she said on Wednesday’s TownTalk. There will be plenty of activities for the kids, not to mention a competition featuring entries that promote beekeeping, honey and beeswax. There are categories for kids to enter, too.

We love honeybees because they produce honey – Henthorn calls them the “poster child of the bee world” – but pollinators come in all shapes and sizes, from bumblebees and native sweat bees to wasps, hornets and hummingbirds.

Generally speaking, bees aren’t aggressive to people, Henthorn said, as long as “you let them do their thing and give them their space.”

Sometimes, though, they occupy space they shouldn’t and people find hives in their homes. Don’t call the exterminator – call your local beekeeper. Chances are, the hive can be safely removed and placed somewhere safer for all involved.

The beekeepers’website has a link to the rules for the competition, so take a look if you’ve got a honey-themed item to enter. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners.

Check the Bee Jubilee Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/beejubilee/

to find a schedule of events soon, including different talks and demonstrations. The popular auction begins at 1:30 p.m. and the winner of the “Honey for a Year” raffle will be announced at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

Visit https://granvillecobeekeepers.wildapricot.org/ and click on Bee Jubilee to learn more.

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TownTalk: Bee Jubilee Coming Saturday

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The 7th annual Bee Jubilee will be held Saturday, June 24 at the Granville County Expo Center. Whether you’re an experienced beekeeper or just like the taste of honey, the Bee Jubilee has something for everyone – from educational workshops and tasty treats to just plain ol’ fun.

Christi Henthorn is one of the event organizers and she said as the event has grown over the years, the Granville County Beekeepers group strives to focus on local vendors and artisans.

“Everything is homegrown, handmade bee and agriculture-related,” Henthorn told WIZS’s Bill Harris on Monday’s TownTalk.

“We have some really awesome vendors,” who will have all sorts of bee-themed inventory for sale. The Bee Jubilee will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be a food truck rodeo on site as well, so participants will be able to enjoy some food and beverages while they’re walking among the vendors.

This year, the event will feature a Honey Show, and Henthorn encourages anyone who uses honey or other bee products in cooking or baking to enter. She said there will be mead (a beverage made with honey), as well as beeswax entered in the honey show.

Anyone can enter the honey show, but Henthorn said entries should contain local honey.

A list of rules is available on the event Facebook page.

There will be an auction inside the expo center to help raise funds to establish an endowed professorship in apiculture at N.C. State University.

There are more than 80 county beekeepers’ associations across the state and they’re all working in concert with the state beekeepers group to help raise more than $600,000 needed to make the professorship a reality.

“We are on that track to get that money over the next several years,” Henthorn said.

Auction items should be brought to the expo center no later than Friday evening; entries for the honey show should be delivered between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

One lucky raffle ticket holder will win a year’s worth of local honey. The winner will be announced about 2:30 p.m. before the Bee Jubilee concludes.

Several workshops will be offered, including a beginner bee workshop at 9:30 a.m., followed by a workshop presented by a group of Master Gardeners about planting your landscapes with pollinators in mind.

The Facebook event page will be updated this week with the latest and newest information about the upcoming Bee Jubilee.

Find it at https://fb.me/e/4PAfZcPce.

 

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The Local Skinny! Granville Co. Beekeepers Are Abuzz With Events

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Christina Henthorn stays as busy as the proverbial bee, and this weekend she and fellow bee enthusiasts are putting on a couple of events that will serve several purposes, not the least of which is to provide the community with some great entertainment.

Bring the family to a free event on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Highrock Farm, located just outside Oxford on Enon Road, for the inaugural “Bees and Boos.” This event features outdoor games and trick-or-treating for the children and more than 30 vendors and other activities sure to please. There will be a table set up where tickets may be purchased, which creates a carnival-like atmosphere, she said.

There will be freshly pressed cider and a do-it-yourself candy apple station, thanks to a generous donation of apples from Moore’s Produce in Stovall, Henthorn said.

The first part of the Saturday doubleheader is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., she told John C. Rose on Monday’s segment of The Local Skinny!

The Lord Granville Association will bring its locally famous hit-or-miss ice cream maker and the Model A Car Club will wheel in some of its vehicles for folks to admire.

The second part of this double feature begins at 6 p.m. with a costume party and concert by Nashville recording artist Zach Top. This kicks off what Henthorn hopes will become an annual “Hum of the Hive” concert series.

Not interested in wearing a costume? No problem, Henthorn noted. “Costume or not, everyone is welcome,” she said. Honey Girl Meadery will bring their mead, which is like honey wine, and a local brewery will bring a beer made with Granville County honey.

“This is not a 21 and over show,” Henthorn said of the evening event, but ID will be checked at the door.

“All proceeds go to N.C. State’s endowment for honeybee research,” she said, adding that the university conducts world-renown research on the little pollinators. Beekeeper associations across the state are helping to raise funds to establish an endowment to ensure that NCSU continues its apiary work.

Can’t make it to the event but want to contribute? Again, not a problem.

“We want to involve everyone around the state,” Henthorn said. “If you can’t make it, you can buy a ticket for a veteran.” Any tickets purchased for veterans will be taken to a military history event being held at the Henderson-Oxford airport Saturday, where they will be donated.

The Granville County Beekeepers, known for its summertime Bee Jubilee, is branching out to create a fall event that focuses on the importance of bees in everyday life. The honeybee was named North Carolina’s official State Insect in 1973 because of its critical role in pollination of the variety of crops produced in the state.

“Raising awareness is just as important” as fundraising, Henthorn said. But she says this weekend’s emphasis is on the “fun” part of fundraising.

Visit Granville County Beekeepers Facebook or the Visit Granville County tourism page to find out all the details.

And visit https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/ to learn more about the endowment.

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Honey Samples, Demonstrations Await at 4th Annual Bee Jubilee

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-Information courtesy Angela Allen, Director, Granville County Tourism Development Authority

The Granville County Beekeepers Association will host the 4th Annual Bee Jubilee on Saturday, June 22, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Granville Expo Center located on Highway 15 in Oxford, NC.

Learn about bees and native NC pollinators ~ Taste many kinds of honey ~ Food Truck Rodeo ~ Cooking With Honey Contest ~ Check out honey bees in an observation hive ~ Learn what it takes to become a beekeeper ~ Cool down, listen and learn with hourly speakers in the Auditorium ~ Shop small and local ~ Hand-made and homegrown goodies ~ Purchase bee supplies from your favorite bee companies ~ Hands-on demonstrations and things to do ~ Goats and chickens ~ Silent Auction ~ Kidzzzz Corner with games, entertainment and education ~ Beer Garden with Tobacco Wood Brewing Co.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Christi Henthorn at 907-738-9047 or log onto the Facebook event page – Bee Jubilee.

Schedule Released for Saturday’s Bee Jubilee in Oxford

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-Information courtesy Bee Jubilee Coordinator Christi Henthron

The Granville County Beekeepers Association (GCBA), will hold their 3rd Annual Bee Jubilee this Saturday, June 23, 2018, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Granville County Expo Center, 4605 US-15 in Oxford.

The Bee Jubilee is held in conjunction with National Pollinator Week, June 18-24, and is a day-long event filled with bee and pollinator-related speakers and demonstrations, local arts and handmade crafts, non-profits, children’s activities, a silent auction, honey, North Carolina-grown produce and more.

Kids activities will be available and over 65 vendors will offer information or selling homegrown, handmade, bee or agriculture items. A silent auction and a drawing for the winner of the Year of Honey Raffle will be held.

Schedule of Events:

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Vendors & Kids Area Open – Expo Center & Arena

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Year of Honey Raffle Tickets for Sale at $1 each or 6 for $5 – Expo Lobby

9 a.m. – Silent Auction Begins – Granville County Beekeepers Association – Expo Lobby

9 to 11 a.m. – Breakfast is Served – Gavin’s Grub Hub Food Truck – Front of Expo

10 a.m. – Herbalist & Beekeeper Maria Hristova-Kazmierski – “Pollinator, Garden Design & Plant Selection: Propolis 101”- Expo Auditorium

10:30 a.m. – Honey Extraction Demonstration – Granville County Beekeepers Association – Arena (North)

11 a.m. – Goat Milking Demonstration – New Dawn Homestead – Arena (Paddock)

11 a.m. – Chris Apple, Master Gardner, Journeyman Beekeeper – “Pollinators A Plenty” – Expo Auditorium

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Ricky Manning, Journeyman Beekeeper – “Starting a New Top Bar Hive” Workshop – Arena (Training Room)

12 p.m. – Keith Rogers, Certified Beekeeper – “So You Want to be a Beekeeper?” – Expo Auditorium

12:30 p.m. – Honey Extraction Demonstration – Granville County Beekeepers Association – Arena (North)

1 p.m. – Adolphus Leonard, NC Apiary Inspector – “NCSBA and the State Fair, Entering Honey Into Competitions” – Expo Auditorium

1:30 p.m. – Goat Milking Demonstration – New Dawn Homestead – Arena (Paddock)

2 p.m. – Year of Honey Raffle Winner Drawn – Expo Auditorium

2 p.m. – Greg Taylor, Certified Beekeeper – “Mead” – Expo Auditorium

2:15 p.m. – Silent Auction Ends – Granville County Beekeepers Association – Expo Lobby

3 p.m. – Volker Borneman, President & CEO of Avazyme, Inc. – “Honey, Bees and Science: The Good, the Bad and the Toxic” – Expo Auditorium

Please call Bee Jubilee Coordinator Christi Henthron at 907.738.9047 or email granvillebeejubilee@gmail.com with any questions, comments or ideas.

For more information, visit the Bee Jubilee Facebook page by clicking here.

Learn more about Pollinator Week at www.pollinator.org!

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