SATURDAY 2/23: Beekeepers Guild Bringing Honey Queen to Heritage Festival

The 2013 American Honey Queen, a guest of the Beekeepers Guild of the Eastern Shore, will participate in the Heritage Festival Saturday, February 23, at Eastern Shore Community College in Melfa.

Caroline Adams will speak about the importance of honeybees to Virginia agriculture and how honeybees are worth billions in pollination.

She will also share information about the many uses for honey.

Caroline also will be present for a meet and greet at The Barrier Islands Center during their Annual Oyster Roast the same day.

The beekeeping industry touches everyone’s lives. Honeybees are responsible for nearly one-third of our entire diet, in regard to the pollination that they provide for a large majority of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes.

This amounts to nearly $19 billion per year of direct value from honeybee pollination to United States agriculture.

As the 2013 American Honey Queen, Caroline serves as a national spokesperson on behalf of the American Beekeeping Federation, a trade organization representing beekeepers and honey producers throughout the United States.

The Honey Queen and Princess speak and promote in venues nationwide, and, Queen Caroline will travel throughout the United States during her year-long reign.

Caroline is a 19-year-old student at Collin College, majoring in American Sign Language. She began beekeeping through the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association and maintains three beehives.