California Honey Festival, Woodland

SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023, 10AM – 5PM

ABOUT 

Celebrate bees, other pollinators, and, of course, honey at the annual California Honey Festival in Downtown Woodland. Explore a variety of kids activities, a beer, mead & wine garden, and many local vendors selling honey, food, crafts and more!

The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden is among the partners of the event. Staff members and students will be tabling at the festival, sharing educational information about the importance of supporting pollinators and promoting biodiversity along with tips on how you can do so in your own garden.

Find out more about the California Honey Festival.

ACTIVITIES 

• THE HONEY LAB
  • Taste honeys from around the country and learn how honey gets its flavor on our giant flavor and aroma wheel.
  • Learn from the UC Davis Department of Entomology, the Bohart Museum, the Arboretum and Public Garden, and the California Master Beekeeping Program how honey is made.
  • Find out about the life cycle of a bee, from a small egg to an adult bee in a only a few weeks
  • Discover which viruses, bugs, and human actions are threatening bees
  • Learn about different kinds of bee hives and how they work.
  • Purchase honey and honey-themed items from the UC Davis Bookstore
• BUSY BEE KID ZONE
  • 10am – Storytime with Woodland Public Library
  • 11am – Uncle Jer Bee Show
  • 11:30am – Woodland City Hall Pollinator Garden Walking Tour with Landscape Architect
  • 12pm – “Bees are the Best” Storytime with Q&A with an Entomologist! – Arboretum and Public Garden
  • 1pm – Storytime with Woodland Public Library
  • 1:30pm – Woodland City Hall Pollinator Garden Walking Tour with Landscape Architect
  • 2pm – Uncle Jer Uncle Jer Bee Show
  • 3pm – “Señorita Mariposa” Storytime (Bilingual) – Arboretum and Public Garden
  • 4pm – Storytime with Woodland Public Library

• COOKING DEMOS
  • 10:00 am: Honey as a Sweetener
  • 11:00 am:  Infusing Honey
  • 12:00 pm: Cheese & Honey Pairings
  • 1:00 pm: Easy, Cheesy Honey Appetizers
  • 2:00 pm: Marvelous Mead
  • 3:00 pm: Brining Demystified
  • 4:00 pm: Glazing with Honey

• MEAD WINE & BEER GARDEN
  • Take a break and learn about locally produced mead, a refreshing treat made by fermenting honey with water, fruits, and spices.

Woodland, CA: A Bee City USA

The City of Woodland recognizes the importance of pollinators to our economy, our food systems, and our communities and has been designated a Bee City USA by the Xerxes Society.

Education

The Festival is thrilled to partner with the Honey and Pollination Center at the Robert Mondavi Institute UC Davis.

FESTIVAL MAP 

VIDEO HERE