What's the Buzz about Mead?
Where
Seven Bends State Park, 2111 South Hollingsworth Road, Woodstock, VA 22664.
Lupton Access - Picnic Shelter - 1191 Lupton Rd.
When
Oct. 17, 2025. 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Honeybees and their human keepers have been teaming up for thousands of years to not only make nutritious honey, but also to turn some of it into the oldest alcoholic beverage known to man – honey mead. Join beekeepers and mead makers on a short walking tour and visit to the Shenandoah County Beekeepers working apiary at Seven Bends State Park, followed by an introductory talk on the originals of mead, the basic process of fermenting honey into mead, and then enjoy samples of local mead. This program is geared towards adults 21 or older. There is a $5 charge for the program at will be collected that evening.
A valid daily or annual parking pass must be displayed in all vehicles while parked on the property.
Register here.
Other details
Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: $5 / person tasting.
Registration required: Yes.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 540-630-4718
Email Address: sevenbends@dcr.virginia.gov
Event types
Arts/Crafts/Photography Workshops | Outdoor/Nature/Natural History
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