Uncorking a new idea: Early winery hopes for a honey of a product next summer

EARLY — Every dog has its day, but it seems a bee gets two of them each year. First on May 20, which is World Bee Day, and then the third Saturday in August that marks World Honey Bee Day.

But World Bee or World Honey Bee, is it a distinction without a difference? Eh, maybe for some.

But really, any attention directed to pollinators is worth sending. That’s how our food gets made.

At Skies over Texas Winery in Early, that was their idea for marking the day with a semi-official small to-do in their main room. This year, the day fell on Aug. 17.

“We did it as more of an awareness thing,” said Brian McCue, who has owned the winery with his wife Moira since 2017. “We’ve had honeybees here since we opened.”