The 2026 California Honey Festival Schedule of Events

Education Stage

Saturday

10:30 Girl Next Door Honey – How Honey is Made

12:30 Emily Helton – The Bee Effect

2:30 Rob Snyder – Bee Diseases

3:00 Emily Helton – Superorganism

Sunday

10:30am Mark Carlson – California Master Beekeeper 
Topic: The Importance of Pollen and Bee Biodiversity

12:30pm Samantha Murray Education Coordinator: 
Bee Haven, UC Davis 
Topic: Creating Your Own Pollinator Gardens 

1:00pm Jean Philippe Marelli, PhD Plant Pathology and Melipona Expert
Topic: Stingless Bee