SnoKing Beekeepers
at the 2026
Evergreen State Fair and in the Monroe Parade August 29th!
Bringing bees, beekeepers & bee people together
Come stop by to "talk bees" at the SKBA booth in the Outdoor Agricultural Display Area 10am to 8:30pm August 27th to September 1st and September 3rd though Labor Day September 7th. The fair actually closed September 2nd for Changeover Day.
We have a wonderful time, booth staff, and visitors young and old. No one is too young or too old to get a sticker for "spotting the queen" at the observation hive. The Queen of the Fair reared and bred in our club apiary will "hold audience" in the tabletop observation hive at our booth.
Some of our members will also be earning service points for Journeyman certification while enjoying the fellowship of beekeepers, staffing the booth, explaining the demonstration hive, and demoing. Journeyman candidates can each year volunteer to handle honey entries in Bldg. 500 and serve as honey taster judges with training by experts.
Beekeeper scarecrows and mannequins will again join us at the fair, possibly a beekeeper from a century ago or a Beetles guitarist.
Again this year, SnoKing members who signed up in advance on SnoKing's signup genius website for 3 or more shifts will receive t-shirts handcrafted by volunteer Becky Glaze. Each shift will also gives a volunteer an additional entry/chance to win prizes at the SnoKing September meeting drawing: Prizes from which the volunteers can select are a few extra club t-shirts, surplus 2025 beginner and apprentice manuals, and more. To be a member, one must be current on dues, having paid the 2025-2026 membership dues or paying for the upcoming 2026-2027. Due to our academic schedule of year-round class offerings, our membership year runs Sept. 1st through August 31st.
NEW in 2026! SnoKing Beekeepers will be marching in the August 29th Monroe parade. Come join us to support beekeeping! More details will be in our newsletters.
SnoKing Beekeepers will again host a member club booth at the Washington State Beekeepers Association (WASBA) Conference Friday/SaturdayOctober 2-3, 2025 in Wenatchee, WA. Stop by and say hi; we like to "talk bees"!
We hope to see you at these and other events in what remains of 2026.
