Rachael Seida has completed half of her one-year reign as our Texas Honey Queen! She has talked to beekeepers and non-beekeepers in Plano, McKinney, Allen, Tyler, Austin, Ft Worth, San Antonio, Spring, Houston, Round Rock, Farmers Branch, Burleson, and Pasadena. She wants to add your city and your beekeeping club to the list of those she has visited!

June, July, and August are good months on her summer calendar for her to come to your area, at least to attend your general group meeting. On the day of your gathering or on the day following, Rachael could give a bee talk to a day care for older children or to the children's summer reading program at your local library or to a garden club or to a seniors group, for example. Call me or send me an email and I will take care of the details for you to have our Texas Honey Queen in your home area, promoting beekeeping and your honey and bee hive products.

Rachael's Queen Basket of bee hive products is expanding! She has lip balm and soap from the Priest's of San Antonio, 1 lb of honey from Metro Beekeepers Association of Burleson, Queen's Cream from the Kornfield's of Plano, propolis tincture from Dick Counts of Tyler, a Ross Round of honey from Michael Fox of Plano, a solid lotion bar made by Janet Rowe of Wylie, comb honey from Marc Hicken of Dallas, pollen and chunk comb honey and clover honey sticks from the Acevedo's of Princeton, a honey cookbook provided by Doug Buchanan of Plano, a handmade bag for carrying Queen/beekeeping essentials made by Linda Pelham of Whitehouse. Let's add your honey or promotional item from your apiary that advertises your beekeeping business! You may send items to Rachael Seida, 885 Legend Trail, Wylie, TX 75098.

Come to the TBA Summer Clinic on June 9! Rachael will be there!! Bring items for our Texas Honey Queen's Basket and your business card for her scrapbook. As people view her educational basket and scrapbook, she will be representiing you as she travels the state of Texas. She plans to represent all of us here in Texas as she goes to the ABF convention in Sacramento, California, in January 2008, to compete for American Honey Queen! Make your plans now to attend too!!

I look forward to hearing from you!

Shirley Acevedo
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