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...
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...
The Wisconsin Honey Producers Association is sponsoring a Youth Beekeeper Scholarship Program, now entering its 3rd year. Scholars will be awarded a 2-year scholarship to a complete 10-frame hive kit, bee suit, gloves, smoker, hive tool, bee brush, and either a 3lb....