PWRBA Bee Both at the PWC Fair- The Place to Bee

 Prince William County Fair is just around the corner and we are once again exhibiting and spreading the buzz on bees! We need your help!

 We will have our full display at the Fair, including our observation hive, from Aug 10 through the 18th. The Fair is open this year on the weekends (Friday, the 10th, Saturday, the 11th, Sunday, the 12th and Saturday the 18th from 12 noon until closing, which for us is about 8 PM.

 Monday though Friday the gates and our exhibit do not open until 5 pm.

Those of you that were gracious enough to to give of your time last year will know where our booth is located, in the exact same space as last year, in Building C, Agri-Culture near the Main gate.

This is a GREAT opportunity to interact with the public at large and ignite the passion in young (and old!) would be beekeepers to the art. If you have not helped out in our previous outreach projects , please know that if you have picked up a hive tool, you know more than the general public. The questions are easy and the interest is great.

We are hoping to keep volunteer booth time blocks to about 2 hours. We would love to have at least 2 beeks in the booth during all open hours but ANY MEMBERS CAN STOP BY AND HELP OUT, SIGNED UP OR NOT. Those that are signed up, I have been assured by Fair management, will be able to get their FREE admission pass at the will call ticket booth. (No, it does NOT include rides!)

Please pick your slot and let me know ASAP when you are available. We will be updating and resending out the the sign up sheet right up to opening day.

SPECIAL NOTE: We keep an observation hive in the booth during open hours. To keep bee stress level to a minimum, we prefer to change out the bees every 2 days. If you are willing to lend 2 healthy DEEP frames and hopefully your queen out of one of your hives for 48 hours, we would be most grateful. Please contact me directly for details.

Hope to see you there! And thanks!

 Gary Harris

Outreach, PWRBA