SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The Honey Bee Festival made its return to Sioux Falls Sunday at the Laurel Ridge Barn. A few hundred attendees enjoyed live music, vendors and learning about all things beekeeping.
The second annual event comes at a critical time. Currently, there is some concern about a shortage of honey bees across the United States. Organizers of the festival said that education, encouragement and a little bit of fun can go a long way to help address that shortage.
Laurel Ridge Event Venue Owner Tyler Childress is relatively new to owning bees. He said his family didn’t quite know what they were doing, but three years ago, they decided to see what all the buzz was about. It’s become a passion of Tyler’s…