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For information about the ETBA Honey Queen program contact Dick Counts, ETBA Director
at (903)566-
You can lend your support to this excellent and important program by making a tax free donation. Every penny goes directly to support the Queen and Princess in completing their duties and assignments. Please send your check to: ETBA Honey Queen Program, c/o Tammy Lenamond, Treasurer, PO Box 9662, Tyler , TX 75711.
Bekah Lenamond, 2012 East Texas Beekeepers Association Honey Queen
“We can do no great things, only small things with great love.” - Mother Teresa
Hayden Wolf, 2012 ETBA Honey Princess
You can lend your support to this program by making a tax free donation.
The goal of the ETBA Honey Queen Program is to encourage young ladies in our community to take an interest in the honey bee and it's important function in our environment. The Honey Queen and Honey Princess are responsible for representing the ETBA at social functions and events, teaching the public about the honey bee, its role in pollination of many food crops, and our role in protecting it from extinction. The Honey Queen and Princess travel extensively. The Queen has the opportunity to compete on a state wide level for the Texas Honey Queen, a post which comes with a substantial scholarship for higher education. Being a Honey Queen or Princess provides invaluable experience in public speaking, organizing and dealing with the public (all ages) as well cultivating a healthy concern for the environment.
Princess-In-Waiting
ETBA Princess-In-Waiting
Martha Jeske, 16, lives in Tyler, Texas with her parents, Les and Wendy Jeske. She is the third of five children.
She is homeschooled and carries a 4.0 grade average, is active in her local church and other activities. Her interests include Sign Language, Irish Step Dancing, piano, sewing, and baking.
She has been a beekeeper for two years and has four hives on her family’s country place where they all participate in gardening, experimenting with different plants including mushrooms, and extracting maple syrup from their trees.
2012 Princess-In-Waiting
Hayden Wolf, 16, is the daughter of Gus & Joanne Wolf of Big Sandy, Texas. She is the youngest of four children and currently a sophomore in high school. Hayden became a beekeeper in 2009 after receiving a beekeeping scholarship from the East Texas Beekeeper’s Association (ETBA). She has always been fascinated with honeybees and is privileged to share her love of honeybees with people all over East Texas.
In addition to beekeeping, Hayden loves cooking and baking, singing in her family’s quintet, playing piano, being outdoors, gardening, scrapbooking, painting and spending time with her family. She also enjoys serving in her church and volunteering in the community..
As ETBA Honey Princess, Hayden looks forward to another year of educating the public about the importance of honeybees in our everyday lives, and teaching people how to cook with Honey.
Bekah, 17, is the second of six children born to Mike and Tammy Lenamond of Wills
Point, Texas. She is homeschooled junior and is active in volleyball, and as president of her 4-
She participates in her church, singing in the choir, working with various children’s ministries, and the youth choir.
Bekah also loves playing the piano, reading, scrapbooking and caring for her younger siblings.
She has been a beekeeper for 5 years and is an experienced speaker on the values of protecting the honey bee, pollination and cooking with honey.
