Milk & Honey Month

Queens County Farm Museum hosts Milk & Honey Month, celebrating New York State dairy and honey in honor of National Dairy Month and National Pollinator Month, both in June. Daily admission to Queens County Farm Museum is free and the celebration includes both free and fee-based programming throughout the month of June.

  • WHEN: Saturday, June 1 – Sunday, June 30, 2024
  • WHERE: Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11004
  • TICKETS: Varies depending on programming

Thank you to our program partners Northwell Health, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Backyard Bees, Lifeway Kefir, Hudson Valley Fresh, Sing for Hope and GrowNYC for making this monthlong celebration possible!

Milk & Honey Month begins Saturday, June 1st, 2024 and continues through Sunday, June 30th. Visit our Bee-Friendly Plant Sale featuring pollinator-friendly annuals and perennials at the Farm Store to make Milk & Honey month your own!

Free programming includes:

• The MOO-velous Kids’ Scavenger Hunt encourages young visitors to discover the farm’s pollinators and earn Milk & Honey Month stickers (daily, June 1–30). Visit the Farm Store & Welcome Center to get started.

• Milk & Honey Facial Mask Demos with Queens Farm’s beekeeper, Kathy Scalzo. Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, 10am–12pm. Learn DIY milk and honey skincare for a naturally radiant glow and shop a selection of Backyard Bees products. No registration required.

• Cowabunga Storytime at the Con Edison Reading Room (Saturdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) from 10:30am – 12:30pm. BYO blankets & eats to enjoy outdoor storytime with a picnic lunch! No registration required.

• Milk & Cookie Hour every Friday in June (7, 14, 21, 28) for an after-school treat from 2:30pm–3:30pm, courtesy of Hudson Valley Fresh. No registration required.

• Stop ‘N’ Swap with GrowNYC (Sunday, June 9) Support our precious ecosystem by joining the zero-waste community at this free reuse event. No registration required.

• Bzzz! Apiary Talks with Queens Farm’s beekeeper, Kathy Scalzo (June 15, 29) and Curator & Senior Educator Chris Lord-Barry (June 8, 22), 10–11am. Learn about life in the hive, the importance of pollinators, how honey is made, and all about the Queen Bee. No registration required.

• Sing for Hope Piano, daily, June 11–July 1. Let your creativity shine as you share your love of NY dairy and honey with the world! The piano is located outside of the Farm Store and all guests are welcome to play. No registration required.

Fee-based Events & Public Education Programs include:

• La Newyorkina Ice Cream and Paletas (daily in June) available for purchase by the pint/pop at the Farm Store. Handmade from scratch in Brooklyn in small batches using natural, high-quality ingredients sourced from farmers in New York area. Pint flavors include Tres Leches, Strawberries and Cream, Horchata, Mexican Chocolate Chunk. Paletas include Coconut, Passion Fruit, Pink Limeade, Mango Raspberry. Availability may vary.

• Butter Churning & Herb Infusions, Saturday, June 1, 10:30–11:30am. Learn to make homemade butters including garlic & herb, roasted red pepper, cilantro lime and cinnamon sugar. Register here.

• Strawberries: A Sweet Celebration, made possible by our pollinators, Saturday, June 1, 6pm–7:30pm. Get tickets here (ages 21+). SOLD OUT

• Root to Rise: Farm Yoga with instructor Lorine A. Bamberg and free samples courtesy of Lifeway Kefir (Sundays only). Sundays 10–11am and Wednesdays 6:30–7:30pm in June (2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30). Sign up here.

• Art on the Farm: Watercolor, Pen & Ink with instructor Denis Ponsot. Visit the bee hives, animals and more as part of the farm’s scenic inspiration. Thursdays in June 2024 (June 6, 13, 20, 27), 1pm–4pm (Adults); 4pm–6pm (Teens). Register here.

• Cheesemaking 101, Wednesday, June 12, 6pm–8:30pm. This introductory, hands-on class will guide you through this rich history and teach you the science behind your curds and whey. SOLD OUT

• The Bee’s Knees, Sunday, June 30, 3–5pm. Take a trip back in time to beekeeping in the 1920’s with the Queen Bee of Backyard Bees. Tour the apiary, see and taste a honey harvest straight from the hive, and get to know the Bee’s Knees prohibition-era cocktail. Ages 21+.

Queens County Farm Museum is one of the longest continually farmed sites in New York State, dating back to 1697. It recently began work on the largest agricultural expansion in over 50 years. Milk & Honey Month, the only program of its kind in New York City, connects visitors to agriculture and the environment through the lens of the historic farm site.

Cornell University’s Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies has named Queens County Farm Museum part of its cohort in hive research. Queens Farm’s apiary is key to the ecological well-being of New York City. Research will help inform work to support pollinators in an urban environment. New York Animal Agriculture Coalition has partnered with Queens County Farm Museum to educate the public on the New York State’s dairy industry and connect New Yorkers to New York State dairy farmers and producers.

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