CONTEST UPDATES!
We were thrilled to receive an incredible 39 queen bee photo submissions from across the Commonwealth. After careful review, 8 queens were selected to compete in the inaugural bracket challenge: Black Beauty, Penelope the Pollinator Producer!, Queen Gilded Tomato, Bernadette, Spicy, Ginger, Regina, and The First Queen.
- Bracket Voting - First Round: The results are in from the first round of backet voting, with a total of 369 votes cast! Advancing to the semifinal round are...drum roll please...
- Black Beauty (63%) vs Penelope the Pollinator Producer! (37%)
- Queen Gilded Tomato (68%) vs Bernadette (32%)
- Spicy (62%) vs Ginger (38%)
- Regina (58%) vs The First Queen (42%)
- Bracket Voting - Semifinal Round: The results are in from the semifinal round of backet voting, with a total of 318 votes cast! Advancing to the FINAL round are...drum roll please...
- Queen Gilded Tomato (55%) vs Black Beauty (45%)
- Regina (58%) vs Spicy (42%)
- Bracket Voting - Final Round: The results are in from the final round of backet voting, with a total of 396 votes cast...your WINNER...drum roll please...
- Queen Gilded Tomato (56%) vs Regina (44%)
Congratulations to all of our contestants, finalists, Runner-up Regina, and our inaugural Fat Queen Champion, Queen Gilded Tomato!
Thank you to everyone who shared news of the contest, voted, and helped make this inaugural contest such a fun and memorable celebration of honey bees and the Massachusetts beekeeping community!