Honey Festival · Jul 25–26, 2032 · Belfast, Maine
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Dates: Sunday, July 25, 2032 to Monday, July 26, 2032 (2 days)
Venue: Heritage Park, 10 Steamboat Landing, Belfast, Maine
Type: Honey Festival
Belfast — the Waldo County 'Mid-Coast' city on the western shore of Penobscot Bay, where the rugged Maine granite coast, the rolling hills of Waldo County's diversified farms, and the surrounding blueberry barrens and hardwood forests support exceptional populations of wild blueberry blossom, apple blossom, coastal goldenrod, sea lavender, white clover, and diverse coastal Maine wildflower that yield some of the Mid-Coast's most distinctive and celebrated honey varietals — in a community renowned for its Victorian architecture, its vibrant arts community centered on the Waterfall Arts center, its thriving farmers market tradition, and its role as a hub for Waldo County's remarkable farm-to-table food culture — is home to a dedicated community of artisan beekeepers whose operations reflect the Mid-Coast's unique intersection of wild blueberry highlands, maritime coastal flora, and inland hardwood forest forage. This July festival at Heritage Park celebrates Waldo County's honey heritage through producers from across Maine's Waldo, Knox, and Lincoln counties, competitive honey shows featuring regional wild blueberry blossom, apple blossom, coastal goldenrod, and sea lavender varietal honeys, guided tastings pairing Belfast-area honey with Mid-Coast Maine's celebrated cheesemakers, oyster farmers, and artisan food producers, educational programs on the ecology of Maine's coastal blueberry barrens and their importance for both honey production and native pollinator conservation, and celebrations of the multigenerational Belfast beekeeping families whose craft has shaped Waldo County's local food identity.
This listing does not state a price. Check mainestatebeekeepers.org for tickets, registration and times.
Official page: mainestatebeekeepers.org
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