Island Park in Alexandria was a hive buzzing with activity on Saturday, August 29.
The Glengarry Honey and Pollinator Festival was held at the park for the second year. The festival promotes the importance of bees and other pollinator insects, and of course the best by-product of bees, honey.
About 60 organizations and vendors were set up at this year’s festival, according to Brigitte Berubé of Dalkeith, owner of Hazelwood Gardens and one of the organizers of the festival.
Honey vendors, along with displays promoting the importance of pollinators, sustainable agriculture, and environmental advocacy were prominent themes among the displays and exhibitors.
Berubé said the event had at least tripled in size since 2025.
“About 50 per cent of the people here are not-for-profits,” she noted.
Those groups included the Raisin Region Conservation Authority, ALUS, Seniors for Climate Action Now (SCAN), and an information display in opposition to the Alto project.
“It’s all about the bees and the pollinators,” Berubé remarked.
The Glengarry Honey and Pollinator Festival also included a series of guest speakers at the Sandfield Centre discussing the role of pollinators in the ecosystem and other environmentally related topics, along with a friendly competition among local beekeepers for the best honey.
Photos: James Morgan
