The museum shops at Jamestown Settlement will celebrate “World Bee Day” on Saturday, May 23 with honeybee-related activities and vendor presentations.
Throughout the day on Saturday, museum shops will feature vendor demonstrations, samplings and tastings by:
• Bodhi Bee Farms, Williamsburg, VA
• Edgewood Apiaries & Farm, Bremo Bluff, VA
• Ron Navroski, Feather-painting Artist
• Savannah Bee Company, Savannah, GA
• Silver Hand Meadery, Williamsburg, VA
• St. George Brewing Company, Hampton, VA
• Virginia Johnson, Author of "Virginia Honey: A Sweet History"
• Wehrloom Honey Co., Robbinsville, NC
• Whitley's Peanuts, Gloucester, VA
• Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Association
The event honors the 404th anniversary of the first recorded honeybees in North America. European honeybees most familiar to people today are not native to the continent, and they first landed in Virginia in 1622 when the Virginia Company of London sent a ship carrying the first beehives.
The celebration marks the anniversary of a significant milestone in environmental advocacy and education with the official designation of the European Honeybee as the Commonwealth of Virginia's state pollinator.
Jamestown Settlement's main museum shop is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and museum admission is not required to visit it. Guests with museum admission also can access the honeybee pop-up shop in the Great Hall at Jamestown Settlement, open daily, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
About Jamestown Settlement
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days), Jamestown Settlement is located on State Route 31 just southwest of Williamsburg. The museum features expansive exhibition galleries and films that connect visitors with the lives of the Powhatan, English and West Central African cultures that converged at 17th-century Jamestown. Outdoor living-history areas feature historical interpretation in re-creations of Paspahegh Town, 1607 English ships and a colonial fort.
Admission tickets can be purchased online or in person. Plan your visit today or call (757) 253-4838 for more information.
