2019 American Honey Princess to visit Delaware

DOVER, Del. – Nicole Medina, the 2019 American Honey Princess, will visit Harrington, Delaware July 21-25. She will be a guest of the Delaware Beekeepers Association and will appear at the Delaware State Fair, speaking to attendees about the importance of honeybees to Delaware agriculture and how honeybees drive the quantity and quality of our food. She will also share information about the bonuses that honeybees provide beyond honey.

Nicole is the 20-year-old daughter of Joel and Nolvia Medina of Green Township, New Jersey. She is a sophomore at Sussex County Community College studying business administration. Nicole has been keeping bees for five years with her family and is an active volunteer in the Sussex County Beekeepers Association.

As the 2019 American Honey Princess, Nicole serves as a national spokesperson on behalf of the American Beekeeping Federation, a trade organization representing beekeepers and honey producers throughout the United States. The American Honey Queen and Princess speak and promote in venues nationwide, and, as such Princess Nicole will travel throughout the United States in 2019. Prior to being selected as the American Honey Queen, Nicole served as the 2018 New Jersey Honey Queen. In this role, she promoted the honey industry at fairs, festivals, and farmers’ markets, via media interviews, and in schools.

The beekeeping industry touches the lives of every individual in our country. In fact, honeybees are responsible for nearly one-third of our entire diet, in regards to the pollination services that they provide for a large majority of fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes. This amounts to nearly $19 billion per year of direct value from honeybee pollination to United States agriculture.

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