05/02/2026
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Each year, the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees challenges 4-H members from all over the country to submit an essay on a topic related to honeybees. This year’s essay topic was “The Power of Pollen!”
For this essay, a 4-Hers had to answer the following questions:
How is pollen important to bees?
Has pollen been changing in plants and in our landscapes?
If so, are those changes affecting bees?
When do you observe the most and least pollen in your colonies and how does that impact their temperament and productivity?
This year, we had 2 winners from Effingham County!
Hanna Edenfield (1st place), 6th grader at SEMS
Mamie Hayes (2nd place), 6th grader at SEMS
Congratulations!