More than five thousand people attended the honey festival in Anucino and bought about 2.5 tons of honey
The real honey expanse could be felt in Anuchino last Saturday, August 24. In the honey capital of the region, a festival was held, where the theme was set by a sweet and tasty product - honey collected by seaside beekeepers.
The festival "Anuchino - honey expanse!" (0+) has been held in the region for nine years. And every year it shows growing interest in the event: the number of participants increases, the geography of buyers expands, the program becomes more diverse.
In Primorye, an average of about 5 thousand tons of honey is produced annually, where almost 80% is linden. About 5.5 thousand beekeepers are engaged in the “production” of this sweet product. There is a place to grow, who to attract to the popularization of honey.
" At the festival we see growing interest in the product, the number of visitors annually increases by about 15%. The number of participants is also increasing. This year, 21 beekeepers offered their products. These are Anuchinsky, Kirov, Ussurisky, Yakovlevsky, Shkotovsky, October, Mikhailovsky districts, Arsenyev, Vladivostok, Ussuriysk. For comparison, a year ago there were only 13 people. And the geography of the guests inspires respect. Many buyers came from Vladivostok, Ussuriysk, Partizansky district. Someone was here for the first time, and the scope of the event – relax, buy, chat – caused great surprise. Of course, there were residents of Anuchino and nearby areas. Visited the festival venue and guests from China, there were ten people. And this is not an organized group, but each by itself. All of them were actively interested in our honey, the possibility of supplies, explained Ramil Yenikeev, Director General of the Agency for the Development of Beekeeping of the Primorsky Territory.
Beekeepers offered four varieties of honey at the site: spring harvest, lime, aralium and demorphant, as well as beekeeping products. Buy honey Primorye actively, tried to buy almost the whole year. As a result, almost 2.5 tons of honey were sold on the site during the day.
The program of the fair was striking in its diversity. The alley of masters worked, fans of creativity and honey passed in a costumed procession "My Bee Family", demonstrating their thematic bee outfits, creative teams performed on the site, the audience emotionally cheered for the participants of the competitions - culinary, for the original decorated shopping place and hive, for the most delicious honey. On the territory of the festival "Anuchino - honey expanse!" the food court worked actively: here the guests of the event were treated to all kinds of goodies by representatives of ten restaurants and cafes of Vladivostok and Arsenyev. A prerequisite – honey must be present in the recipe. Guests had to choose from what: sweet wool and pastries, salads and meat, where honey was actively used as ingredients of sauces and salad dressings. As a result, about 3,100 portions were sold - the guests willingly tried all the gastronomic offers.
There was great interest among festival visitors to the master classes, which were held by the sous-chef of the coffee shop chain Kristina Murzagildina, the organizer of the family cafe "Sisters Kim" Galina Kim and the chef of the Omlet Station cafe chain Azamat Mukhamedov. The chefs offered their own options for drinks, sweet desserts and even a breakfast option - chatter with chicken in honey mustard sauce. There were many more than the tent could hold. As a result, about 300 people took part in five master classes. Everyone actively noted that everything is not only tasty, but also interesting – this is a great opportunity to learn something new. According to preliminary estimates, the ninth honey festival was visited by more than five thousand people. 10th anniversary ahead. And the organizers are already building plans for next year.
" Events are now becoming a motivating factor in tourism. When events occur, activity of all objects of the leisure industry is activated, and consumer demand significantly exceeds supply. Especially events to help those areas where there are no unique historical and cultural values and tempting recreational resources. The honey festival, which takes place in Anuchino, is a real event of the season for this area of Primorye. Culture, entrepreneurship, family values were united on the site. Regardless of age, everyone could become not only a guest, but also a participant in the event. Such events are able to develop entire territories, but this is a long-playing history, said Olga Gurevich, Director of the Tourist Information Center of the Primorsky Territory (Visit Primorye).
Recall, the regional Tourist Information Center of Primorye collects and distributes information about events that take place in different areas of the region. This increases their popularity and recognition, allows you to close a number of issues in the low season. To see event calendar and to determine the places of visit guests and residents of Primorye.nbru on the portal Primorye.Organizatornytorye"(Agorye-Primonit)"Infontorye"(Agorye). Photo: Government of Primorsky Krai.
