The Wisconsin Honey Producers Association is seeking applicants for the position of 2024 Wisconsin Honey Queen. The 2024 Wisconsin Honey Queen will travel the state promoting the honey and beekeeping industries.

Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 1-3pm at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells! Every year as part of the WHPA annual convention, members host the Kids & Bees Expo as an opportunity for area youth to learn more about bees and honey, visit a live observation hive,...

The Wisconsin Honey Producers Association is proud to announce a new national award entitled, the Lee Heine ‘Good People’ Award in honor of Lee Heine, a longtime friend and leader in the beekeeping industry who passed away in 2021 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. With Lee’s passing, we lost a significant figure; a friend who not only kept bees, but one who connected with many about bees, honey, and the advancement of the beekeeping industry.

To combat colony losses and apiary damage from bears visiting a beeyard, the WHPA has launched a Bear Loss Report Form where beekeepers can enter their colony losses resulting from nuisance bears.

Stephanie Slater was honored as the 2022 Beekeeper of the Year by the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association. Slater champions the honey and beekeeping industry in every aspect of her work with local, state, and national beekeeping organizations.