With a forecasted heat wave on the horizon, and menu trends continuing to include an ever-greater array of burgers and hot dogs, it's the ideal time to invest in beer garden furniture for your bar.
It's often very easy to get permission for an outdoor grill area, allowing you to add freshly barbecued food to your existing menu - or to serve food for the first time without the need for a fully equipped kitchen.
And this in turn can help your beer garden to feel more like a fully fledged outdoor room, rather than simply a smoking area or a place for sun worshippers to perch.
Beer garden furniture of course includes all of the usual outdoor furniture options - from wooden picnic-style benches to slim circular tables that can really maximise your use of space.
As with indoor areas, you can use a mix of outdoor furniture to define different zones - so, for example, you may prefer to leave a distance between any smoking areas and the seating closest to your barbecue where food is likely to be eaten.
The durability of modern beer garden furniture means there should be no problem leaving most of it in place, with just a minimum of maintenance required as the months go by, to protect it against wind and rain and, eventually, snow and ice.
If you'd prefer not to leave it outside, stacking chairs and folding tables are options to create temporary seating areas outdoors, which can then be packed away at the end of the day, or when heavy weather is expected, into a minimal amount of indoor space.
You might even find metal chairs and tables are equally well suited to the interior of your establishment, giving you even more flexibility about your furniture configuration and what goes where.
The summer season is truly upon us with early June forecasted to be a scorcher - and there will be plenty of people looking to top up their tan, while needing liquid refreshment to stay hydrated in the heat of the day.
Furnish your outdoor areas early to make the most of the season - and if you've never had a beer garden before, be sure to advertise it well and bring in as much extra custom as you can.