Published January 29. 2022 05:48AM
Lucy Winn was selected the 2022 American Honey Queen at the American Beekeeping Federation Conference and Tradeshow held recently in Las Vegas, Nev.
According to the American Beekeeping Federation, Winn is the 20-year-old daughter of Stephen and Lauren Winn of Carlisle, and the granddaughter of Marlene Winn of Cohasset, Mass., and Carol Michaud of Phoenixville.
Winn is a sophomore at the DeSales University where she studies business management and marketing.
Her family keeps backyard beehives, which sparked her passion for beekeeping.
At school, Winn tutors local students in math. In her free time, she loves to read, throw pottery, walk her dog, and keep bees.
Before being selected as the American Honey Queen, Winn served as 2020 and 2021 Pennsylvania Honey Queen.
In this role, she promoted the honey industry in schools, through farmers’ markets, fairs, festivals and media interviews.
Winn will spend the next year promoting the beekeeping industry throughout the United States in a wide variety of venues and virtual presentations.
Kayla Fusselman of Lynn Township, 2017 Pennsylvania Honey Queen, was crowned in 2018 as the 60th American Honey Queen.
She attended the crowning of the new queen in Las Vegas.
Kayla Fusselman is shown with the 1960 American Honey Queen Monicca McNutt, the second American Honey Queen ever to be crowned. Fusselman was the 60th American Honey Queen to be crowned. PRESS PHOTOS COURTESY KAYLA FUSSELMAN
This year two former American Honey Queens from Pennsylvania were in attendance to see the commonwealth's 2020-2021 Pennsylvania Honey Queen crowned the 2022 American Honey Queen. At the left is Emily Anderson Brown, 1996 Pennsylvania Honey Queen and 1997 American Honey Queen, (center) Lucy Winn the newly crowned 2022 American Honey Queen, and at right, is Kayla Fusselman, 2017 Pennsylvania Honey Queen and 2018 American Honey Queen.
Many former national queens and princesses returned to the annual American Beekeeping Federation conference to support the queen program. On the left is the newest titleholder Lucy Winn of Pennsylvania who was crowned the 2022 American Honey Queen. Other former national queens and princesses stand in order of crowning years. On the far right is the second national queen to be crowned, Monicca McNutt, the 1960 American Honey Queen
PRESS PHOTO COURTESY KAYLA FUSSELMAN Lucy Winn of Carlisle was the 2020-2021 Pennsylvania Honey Queen. At the 2022 American Beekeeping Federation conference held recently in Las Vegas, Nev., she was chosen the 2022 American Honey Queen. Additional photos appear on page A2.
