The Aurora Farmers Fair will be here before you know it. The fair runs from Wed. Oct. 2 through Sat. Oct. 5. Click here to see more details on the Farmers Fair website.

We need you! Join your fellow SIBA friends by grabbing a shift. Here's your chance to package up your products from the hive (honey, wax, skin cream, lip balm, etc) and sell it at the booth. Get your honey into bottles, make your wax candles and other creations from the hive and be ready to sell them at the SIBA booth. The volunteer sign-up form is below for you to claim your spot! Please note, shifts are first-come, first-served. So, when you sign up, we'll get back to you to confirm your shift.

Take a look at the pricing model below for all products sold at the booth. Also included within are the honey bottling guidelines.

We have price adjustments for products that will be sold at the booth to accommodate the cost of the booth rental and to get the beekeeper back a fair price for their product. So, in most cases, your products will be marked up slightly. When you check in your product, we will take inventory, answer your questions and make sure you know how much you'll get back in the end. If you have any questions, ASK!

1. Shifts are "filled" on a first-come, first-served basis. When you fill out the form, we'll get your submissions time stamped in the order they were sent. We ask for your primary and a secondary preference in the event your primary selection is already filled. We will CONFIRM back to you what shift you get. That said, we're not worried about anyone just showing up and hanging out. After all, it's the fair! We just want to make sure the people who committed are there. If you commit to a shift, PLEASE SHOW UP. Often, someone else will have wanted your shift.

2. If you want to sell any of your products, you must work at least ONE shift. In the past, we would accept and sell products at the booth for any of our beekeepers. However, due to changing rules and licensing, etc., you have to be present to sell your product, just like you would be present at a Farmers Market. If you commit to work one shift, we will accept your product, and have it available for purchase during the entire fair. Again, you would commit to working at least one shift. You can bring any products to sell to the September meeting and leave with Jason Morgan or, you can just show up with them for your shift(s).

The inventory form states the products you left with us, how much it will be sold for at the booth, and how much money (or any unsold product) you will expect back. This sheet and your products arrive together. We mark products up slightly to cover the cost of the booth and space. Like past years, products will be screened and final prices set at the fair! You will get 80% back minus your prorated share of booth expenses. We will have a raffle of bee products and the proceeds will be applied to booth expenses. If you come and work the booth you may push your products but all sales will be through the SIBA sales box. Checked in products belong to the club until settlement. YOU will be responsible for picking up your remaining products at the October bee meeting. We'll let everyone know the various ways to reclaim your products and final check, but we won't be tracking everyone down as hard as we had to last year 😉

3. Make sure all honey products are labeled properly. Your honey must be bottled to these guidelines:

• Be in a clean, new bottle, with no sticky honey on the outside
• Mason jars and plastic jugs are OK, but they have to be clean, no stickiness on the outside, and include the required info
• Have your name and contact information on the bottle (phone and email)
• The net weight of the honey clearly marked on the bottle.

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