Sweet celebrations
Honey tasting in honor of Black History Month
Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press | 2/27/2025, 6 p.m.
City Bees beekeepers Broson McLeod, Taylor Gayot and Mr. C. discuss the honey harvesting process with attendees.
This event, hosted by City Bees in honor of Black History Month, featured a free honey tasting at Virginia Union University on Feb. 8.
Cousins Kingston Stroia and Liam Marrow, below, sample honey during the Honey Tasting event.
Danielle Freeman Jefferson, a farmer at Gilpin Court Restorative Garden, chats with Habakkuk Aziz Jr. about his favorite honeys during the tasting. Habakkuk was accompanied by his parents, Habakkuk Aziz Sr. and Sis Aziz.
