Honey queen to talk about bees’ role in agriculture
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The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will be hosting Cheyenne Bastian-Brown at 2 p.m., July 20. The lecture, held in the Community Room of the museum is free and open to the public. The program is sponsored by Catherine Burns Insurance Agency, Muncy.
Titled "Honeybees - Angels of Agriculture with the American Honey Queen," the talk will be presented by 2025 American Honey Queen Cheyenne Bastian-Brown, a news release said. She will teach attendees about the inner workings of the beehive, beekeeping in the United States, and how the honeybee pollination keeps our plates bountiful.
"Experience how this wondrous insect and its caretakers affect many aspects of our world," the news release said. "Cheyenne is the daughter of Cory and Jennifer Brown of Ralston, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where she majored in agricultural and extension education. At school, Cheyenne was an active member of multiple organizations and served in various leadership roles. As the 2025 American Honey Queen, Cheyenne is a national spokesperson for the American Beekeeping Federation, a trade organization representing beekeepers and honey producers throughout the United States. The American Honey Queen and Princess speak and promote in venues nationwide, and Queen Cheyenne has travelled extensively nationwide on behalf of the organization, having served previously as the Pennsylvania Honey Queen in 2024."
As this is the museum's Society Program, admission to the museum will be free. The third Sunday of each month, May through October, is free admission day. Located at 858 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society provides a history of the region with information about Native American culture, frontier exploration, the development of the Pennsylvania canal, immigration during the 19th century, and the logging and lumbering era of the 19th century, according to the news release. The Taber Museum also houses the world-class Larue Shempp Model Train Collection.
The museum is open for touring from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and, from May through October, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
For further information, please contact the museum at 570-326-3326 or visit the museum's website at www.tabermuseum.org.