Dunchurch show

On Sunday the 22nd June Rugby Beekeepers had a marquee at the Dunchurch show. The show was busy with many visitors coming to see us.

crowd of people outside our marquee

As with all shows the observation hive was a favourite with everyone and despite the queen being quite elusive for the early part of the day she soon appeared and was wandering around doing what queens do!

person looking intently at the observation hive

The candle rolling table attracted a lot of the younger visitors who had great fun making their own decorative candles.

a family group standing at the candle rolling table

And of course, we had honey produced by our members' bees for sale from across the Rugby area. There also seemed to be great interest coming from hayfever sufferers who hoped it may help alleviate their symptoms.

table with jars of honey on for sale

As always the Dunchurch show was a very enjoyable event. Fortunately, the 30 degree heat we had been experiencing in the days leading up to the show had abated so wearing a full bee suit during the show wasn't too uncomfortable.