Past Queens
2011 Honey Queen, Caroline Adams
2011 Collin County Honey Queen, Caroline Adams is the daughter of Ned and Caryl Adams. She is a senior in high school and has been homeschooled along with her brother and sister. Caroline became involved in beekeeping after her sister received a youth scholarship from the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association. She and her family currently keep four beehives in Parker, TX. Along with beekeeping, Caroline enjoys playing classical and traditional Irish music on her violin and mandolin, teaching violin lessons to children, volunteering at a local nature museum, cooking, sewing, and spending time with her family.
2011 Honey Princesses, Shelby Kilpatrick and Shannon LaGrave
2011 Honey Princess, Shelby Kilpatrick is the seventeen-year-old daughter of Scott and Susan Kilpatrick. She is a junior in high school and is homeschooled along with her two younger sisters. She began beekeeping in 2007 when she received a Youth Beekeeping Scholarship from the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association. Since then, beekeeping has become a family project. In addition to beekeeping, Shelby is an active Denton County 4-H member participating in many project areas including entomology, wildlife habitat evaluation, horticulture, citizenship, leadership and community service. At home she enjoys reading, cooking, beekeeping, working on 4-H projects and spending time with her family.
2011 Honey Princess, Shannon LaGrave was accepted into the youth scholarship program to study the art of beekeeping in 2007. Her first introduction to beekeeping was in 2005 she was welcomed into a beekeepers home for an educational event that included an observation hive, honey tasting, trying on the beekeeper’s suit and other activities. She lives in Farmersville, TX with her parents and four sisters. Her hobbies include raising goats and other small farm animals, cooking, gardening, ballet and history. She has five active hives and finds the time spent with the bees to be very satisfying.
2010 Honey Queen - Kaylynn Mansker
Collin County Honey Queen, Kaylynn Mansker is the eighteen-year-old daughter of Gary and Wanda Mansker of Nevada, TX. She is one of seven siblings and is currently a senior in high school. Her family has been beekeeping since 2008 and has thoroughly enjoyed the family project ever since. In addition to beekeeping, Kaylynn also enjoys reading, spinning, working with children, and spending quality time with her family.
2010 Honey Princess - Caroline Adams
Caroline Adams is the 2010 Collin County Honey Princess. She is the sixteen-year-old daughter of Ned and Caryl Adams. She is a junior in high school and has been homeschooled along with her brother and sister. She became involved in beekeeping after her older sister received a youth scholarship from the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association. In addition to beekeeping, Caroline finds pleasure in playing traditional Irish music on her fiddle and mandolin, playing classical violin, singing, English Country Dancing, cooking and baking, sewing, and most of all, spending time with her family.
2009 Honey Queen, Allison Adams
Allison Adams is the 2009 Collin County Honey Queen.
Allison Adams is the seventeen-year-old daughter of Ned and Caryl Adams of Plano, Texas. She began beekeeping five years ago through the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association youth scholarship program and has thoroughly enjoyed it ever since. She also finds pleasure in drawing, cooking, gardening, sewing, English country dancing, and most of all, spending time with her family.
2009 Honey Princess, Kaylynn Mansker
Kaylynn Mansker is the 2009 Collin County Honey Princess.
Kaylynn, the 17-year-old daughter of Gary and Wanda Mansker of Nevada, TX, and her brothers and sisters are home schooled. She began working with bees after her older brother became a Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association scholarship student. In addition to her interest in honey bees, Kaylynn enjoys reading, cooking, playing piano and guitar.
Nicole Pettibon, 2008 Honey Queen
Nicole Pettibon was the 2008 Collin County Honey Queen.
Nicole Pettibon, is the daughter of Patrick and Christie Pettibon of McKinney, Texas. She enjoyed home schooling with her family of ten siblings. She has been keeping bees as a hobbyist since she started as a 2004 Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association scholarship recipient. In her spare time, Nicole enjoys playing her violin and piano, cooking, reading, and checking out her beehives.
Allison Adams, 2008 Honey Princess
Allison Adams was the 2008 Collin County Honey Princess.
She is the daughter of Ned and Caryl Adams of Plano, TX. Allison was a 2005 CCHBA scholarship recipient and has been enjoying beekeeping since that time. She is a homeschooler who finds pleasure in being with her family, drawing, cooking, gardening, and playing the flute.
2007 Honey Queen, Sarah Feeny
Sarah Feeny was the 2007 Collin County Honey Queen.
Sarah Feeny is the daughter of Edwin and Cynthia Feeny of McKinney, TX. Currently, Sarah has been homeschooled throughtout her education. She takes pleasure in cooking, quilting, camping, and learning more about bees.
Rachael Seida, 2006 Honey Queen
Rachael Seida was the 2006 Collin County Honey Queen, the 2007 and 2008 Texas State Honey Queen, and the 2008 American Honey Queen.
She is the daughter of Steven and Melody Seida, residents of Wylie, TX. She is actively involved in her church, as well as preparing for a career in the equine industry. Rachael enjoys being around horses, reading, swimming, sewing crafts, weaponry, and of course beekeeping. Rachael began beekeeping in 2003 as a CCHBA scholarship recipient.
Anna Watts, 2005 Honey Queen
Anna Watts was the 2005 Collin County Honey Queen. Anna has two younger sisters, and one younger brother.
Anna enjoys beekeeping, photography, computers, music, drama, video production, event planning, crafts, sewing, and working with children. She is very active in her church community.
Katie Hunt, 2004 Honey Queen
Katie Hunt was the 2004 Collin County Honey Queen.
Katie plays the violin, and participates in church and community activities.
Sarah Kornfield, 2003 Honey Queen
Sarah Kornfield was the 2003 Collin County Honey Queen, the 2004 Texas State Honey Queen, and the 2005 American Honey Queen.
Sarah is a college student who enjoys reading, crafts, church activities, playing both the violin and piano, photography and taking care of her bees.