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.

The Western District's Spring Meeting on May 14 goes "into the field!" Join District Chair Dan Ziehli for an adventure-filled day in Wilton, WI.

The 2022 Summer Meeting will be held June 11 at O'so Brewing Company in Plover, WI. Guest speakers from Univ. MN Bee Lab, WI Honey Queen Shannon Lamb, beekeeping panels, WI Apiary program coordinator and more! Join beekeepers for a summer social on June 10 at 6:30pm at O'so Brewing Company for an evening of bees & beer!

The Wisconsin Honey Producers Association is proud to announce that Shannon Lamb of Dane, Wisconsin was selected as the 2022 Wisconsin Honey Queen.

On November 6, 2021 Doug Hauke was honored as WHPA’s 2021 Beekeeper of the Year at the annual Fall Convention in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. As a boy, Doug wanted nothing to do with the bees on his father's dairy farm. He headed to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study bacteriology and virology.  While there, he worked several seasons at the University’s bee lab. The bee research experience changed his thinking.  It convinced him he was destined to raise bees back home and by 1980 he owned the family business.

The 2021 Pioneer Award winners, Tim & Lois Fulton have been beekeepers for over 25 years.  They are a small-scale honey producer specializing in local, seasonal raw honey, creamed honey, beeswax candles, beeswax wood sealer and conditioner, and propolis. They can...

Members of the WI Honey Producers Association and the American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) recognize the urgent need to get behind the anti-dumping lawsuit, and we are asking for your financial support! You can donate online to the Honey Defense Fund at http://bit.ly/HoneyDefenseFund.

The University of Minnesota's Apiculture Extension Educator Katie Lee breaks down best practices when beekeeping in the time of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 Toolkit lists resources provided by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) for agricultural organizations as they prepare for potential impacts of COVID-19 on their business operations.

WHPA welcomes Chris Hansen and Missy Moore to the Northeastern and Central Districts where they will each serve as District Chair respectively.