Honey
COME ALONG TO THE FREE ANNUAL
festival
SUNDAY 7th MAY
10am - 4pm
867 Great Northern Highway
Herne Hill
SWAN VALLEY
Itinerary
10:00 Festival starts
10:30 Waggle dance for the children – learn how
11:00 Commercial loaders demonstrations
EZY LOADER in carpark
11:30 Honey cake judging and winners announced
Entertaining us with music by
13:00 Talks and presentations
Rumba & Cafe Duo,
• Winners of honey, beeswax and beeswax sculptor
Cuban and Latin American music,
competition
Viva Mexico Duo, Sounds of Spain Duo
• Beginning in beekeeping (Flowhive vs Langstroth hive)
and Los Chasquis Duo Music
• Bee Nutrition by Dave Leyland
from the Andes Mountains of South America.
• Labelling Laws
14:30 Waggle dance for the children – learn how
NT IS PART OF
THIS EVE
15:00 Q&A with the beekeepers
15:30 Commercial loaders demonstrations
EZYLOADER in carpark
16:00 Close of festival
Latin Music Entertainment
A big thank you to our sponsors
Guilfoyles
Beekeeping
Equipment
COME ALONG TO THE FREE ANNUAL
SUNDAY 7th MAY 10am - 4pm
867 Great Northern Highway, Herne Hill
SWAN VALLEY
For Everyone
See beekeepers loading their hives onto trucks.
Learn how to get started in bee keeping.
Sign up for an accredited course in beekeeping.
Learn about how important bees are at the
pollination tent
Taste different honeys for free.
Purchase food and drinks or bring a picnic.
Tintuppa Nursery joins us to talk about bee friendly
native gardens
For Kids
Honey
festival
Face-Painting
Bee involved on the honey trail – a fact finding mission with prizes
Scitech stall
Waggle Dances for kids to dance to
NT IS PART OF
THIS EVE
For Beekeepers
Ezyloader cranes to be demonstrated by Mark Stafford.
Meet the beekeepers to have a one on one chat about beekeeping.
Honey and honey cake competition
Enter your own honey in the honey judging competition and win a
new beehive or a trophy!
It doesn’t stop there … can you bake? We have a new competition
for the best honey cake. Our recipe must be followed for entrants
to be eligible for the competition (Judge: Dale Sniffen)
Enter on the day, before 11am – Judging commences 11-1pm
All information including Adult Honey Cake Competition
Recipe is available on The House of Honey’s website OR
see email address for Joy Coy below
What’s happening in Honey Month?
Childrens Entry
FOR HONEY CAKE COMPETITION
HONEY CUPCAKES WITH HONEY CREAM FROSTING
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 12 cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
In medium bowl mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. (Dry)
In small bowl mix together buttermilk, honey and vanilla. Set aside. (Wet)
In bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar
on medium speed until combined.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down
sides of bowl as needed.
Gradually add the dry and wet ingredients, alternating starting and ending with
dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Using ice cream scoop fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
Bake for 18-20 minutes, until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean.
Let cupcakes cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
HONEY CREAM FROSTING
60g butter, ½ cup icing sugar & 2-3 teaspoons honey
Beat all together and ice cakes when cool.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY AND ADULT COMPETITION RECIPE:
Please email Joy Coy for information [email protected]
3rd May: Health and Honey - with local naturopath
Rebecca Hall
5th May: Something Sweet - Chocolate tempering with
Sue Lewis Chocolatier
7th May: Honey Festival - Free Family event in the heart of
the Swan Valley at House of Honey
17th May: Bee-autiful - Maylands Wellness brings natural
beauty products and honey together
18th May: Honey Degustation Dinner- 5 course dinner
at Rendezvous Hotel
21st May: Conversation with Honey - Sunday sundowner
with WA Food Ambassador Don Hancey
22nd May: Celebrate native bees with Fay Arcaro
28th May: Small Farm Day - Family event in Gidgegannup
https://gidgegannup.info/tourism/fieldday
31st May: Honey in your Lunchbox - healthy lunchbox
ideas with local naturopath Rebecca Hall
All events (except Gidgegannup) are to be booked through:-
www.hihp.net.au/honeymonth
Honey Month Enquiries:- 9473 1120
Enquiries: e: [email protected] p: 9296 3635