Honey Queen Program Guidelines
Sponsored by the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association (CCHBA)
Meet Our Honey Queens
Purpose
The CCHBA Honey Queen shall represent the CCHBA as an official spokesperson in an endeavor to educate the public on and promote all aspects of the beekeeping industry.
Eligibility Rules for CCHBA Honey Queen Contestant
- Any single young lady who has reached her 16th birthday by January 1st and has not passed her 22nd birthday on the year she makes an application for CCHBA Honey Queen
- Contestant shall be single, shall never have been married, nor had a marriage annulled, nor have cohabitated with a male in lieu of a marriage contract. Contestants who are pregnant or have been pregnant are ineligible.
- Must have a proper sponsor.
- Must be enrolled in an accredited high school (home schooling, etc.) and/or college.
Sponsor:
A sponsor can be any Texas Honey Producing or Beekeeping organization, any individual Texas Honey Packer, any Texas Beekeeper, any individual, or any interested organization in Texas, (i.e. Campfire Girls, Exchange Clubs, VFW, etc.).
Duties of a Sponsor:
- Responsible for contestant entry fee when required.
- Sponsor shall make sure their contestant has basic beekeeping knowledge and is prepared to be the CCHBA Honey Queen
- Sponsor shall inform contestant that upon her graduation from high school or the equivalent of a high school diploma, (i.e., G.E.D., etc.), that she will be eligible to compete in the Texas Honey Queen Contest at the Texas Beekeepers Association Convention that is held annually.
- Sponsors will be responsible for the contestant's entry fee for the TBA Honey Queen Contest, crown, banner, gifts, flowers, and any other items needed for the coronation.
- Sponsors will be responsible for the contestant's crown, banner, gifts, flowers, and any other items needed for the coronation as the CCHBA Honey Queen
- Sponsors will arrange for the contestant to be fitted and ready for coronation date set forth by the executive committee of the CCHBA.
Revised 4/27/2007
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