From Hive to Table: Farm Bar’s First Honey Bee Fest - August 2026

This August, Farm Bar is celebrating the sweet side of summer with its first-ever Honey Bee Fest, a two-week celebration highlighting owner-owned Brown Dog Farm honey, seasonal farm to table cooking, and the importance of pollinators. Taking place at both their Lakeview & Ravenswood locations from August 1–16, the festival will feature a limited-time Honey Fest menu, a honey hive raffle, family-friendly activities, and more, with proceeds benefiting the Driftless Area Land Conservancy.

The Honey Fest menu showcases Brown Dog Farm honey throughout a lineup of seasonal dishes, including housemade challah with creamed honey, Hook’s Gorgonzola and honeycomb; beer-battered eggplant with Andreotti Burrata, honey and basil; Nichols Farm heirloom tomato salad with caramelized honey, whipped goat cheese and fresh herbs; honey-glazed dry-aged Duroc pork porterhouse with Mick Klug Farm peaches and heirloom tomatoes; and salted honey pie with housemade honeycomb tuile. Guests can also enjoy a $75 tasting menu, which includes a complimentary bottle of Brown Dog Farm honey.

Throughout the festival, guests can enter the Honey Hive Raffle for a chance to win their own Brown Dog Farm hive experience, complete with a beekeeper visit, bee suit experience, custom honey harvest, and more. Farm Bar will also offer Adopt-a-Bee, a $5 family activity with 100% of proceeds benefiting the Driftless Area Land Conservancy.