Dr. Liz Walsh featured speaker at the WI Honey Producers Association’s 2024 Fall Convention! Join us Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Onalaska, WI!

Now in its 6th year, the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association announces the application period for the Youth Beekeeper Scholarship Program. Selected applicants are awarded a 2-year scholarship that will include a complete 10-frame hive kit, equipment, and a 3lb. package or a nucleus colony of live honey bees.  Mentors are needed for the scholarship recipients.

The Wisconsin Honey Producers Association is seeking applicants for the position of 2025 Wisconsin Honey Queen. The 2025 Wisconsin Honey Queen will travel the state promoting the honey and beekeeping industries.

Nominations are OPEN for Beekeeper of the Year and other WHPA Awards. Submit your nominations before October 1.

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.

Support the Honey Integrity Verification and Enforcement (HIVE) Act! Please contact your Congressman or Senator!! Real honey is in jeopardy of becoming overtaken by funny honey, fake honey that is adulterated with synthetics, syrups, or made in a lab. Make your sweet voice heard!!

The Wisconsin Honey Producers Association is proud to announce Sadie Goettl of Berlin, Wisconsin was selected as the 2024 Wisconsin Honey Queen.

The WHPA named Pam Jahnke, “The Fabulous Farm Babe” from the Midwest Farm Report as the inaugural recipient of the Lee Heine Good People Award.

Elizabeth Renstrom was honored as the 2023 Beekeeper of the Year by the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association. Renstrom champions the honey and beekeeping industry in every aspect of her work with local, state, and national beekeeping organizations.

Clifford Patz of Pound, WI is the recipient of the 2023 Pioneer Award – a “lifetime achievement” award. It is given each year to a member who has shown an unparalleled level of passion and commitment for the WHPA and our industry over the course of their career.