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Iowa Honey Producers Association |
The Buzz Newsletter December 2006 |
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The Buzz – December 2006
The Annual Honey Producers meeting has come and gone meaning that my reign as the 2006 Iowa Honey Queen is officially over. It is hard to believe that it has already been a year and an amazing one at that. Thinking back on the past couple years of my life I never would have imagined representing Iowa as the Honey Queen. I was talking with one of my best friends and she asked if I “ever thought it would go this far”? I have to admit, when I invested in my first hive, I never expected it to take me the places it did. I started out with one lonely hive which turned into three. I ended up placing third in the state for an FFA State proficiencies project. I even got the rest of my family, particularly my dad, interested in beekeeping and they are now the ones who run the 13 hives we have, including mine while I attend college. One thing that I never dreamed of was to be crowned Iowa Honey Queen two years later. Now that it is all said and done, I can’t imagine not having this experience as part of my life. At the banquet, I wasn’t able to give my closing remarks as the retiring honey queen so I would like to do that here. For those of you who attended the convention, you were able to see the slide show I put together to show some of the activities I was able to do. For those of you who are unfamiliar with some of the events, here is a quick wrap up: Wheatsfield Grocery store promotion, Spencer County Fair, Iowa State Fair, Field Day at Madrid, Honey fest, and a beginning beekeepers course to name a few. Going to these places, I not only learned about beekeeping in general but I was able to talk with local beekeepers. They told me their personal experiences and stories about their life, something you can’t learn from a book; I was able to meet so many new people all across Iowa. The only thing I have left to do is thank you. I want to thank all of you for letting me represent you. It was been an amazing experience because of you and I am so proud to say that I was the 2006 Iowa Honey Queen. But my time is done and I know that the new queen, Chelsa Bronennberg will do a great job; especially with the support Iowa honey producers give. Again thank you and Happy Holidays! BEE happy and thankful! Sincerely, Elizabeth Macken
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