The WI State Fair Honey Booth Needs Volunteers July 31 – Aug. 10! The Wisconsin State Fair is the WHPA’s only fundraiser of the year. The WHPA Honey Booth is a State Fair anchor in the Wisconsin Products Pavilion. Beekeepers from across Wisconsin educate and...
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...
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s Apiary Program, approximately 50,000-60,000 honey bee colonies enter Wisconsin for honey production...
The 2025 WI Pollinator Protection Package (PPP), introduced and sponsored by Representative Lee Snodgrass (D – Appleton, WI) proposes efforts for improved pollinator habitat inputs and public outreach and education initiatives to include: Requiring state...
For questions about the Honey Integrity Act, please contact Doug Koltermann, WHPA Legislative Committee Chair at dougkoltermann@gmail.com In March 2025, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the Honey Integrity Act to protect domestic honey producers and...
Fran Boyd Honored with the Lee Heine Good People Award The Wisconsin Honey Producers Association honored Fran Boyd as the 2024 recipient of the Lee Heine Good People Award at the annual American Beekeeping Federation conference in Reno, Nevada held January 7-11, 2025....
The Wisconsin Honey Producers Association is proud to announce that Emily Sydow of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was selected as the 2025 Wisconsin Honey Queen. Emily is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying Agricultural Applied Economics with a minor in...
On November 2, 2024 Jon & Ingrid Logterman were honored as the WHPA 2024 Beekeeper of the Year at the annual Fall Convention in Onalaska, WI. Jon & Ingrid Logterman first joined the WHPA in 2008. Attending conventions, listening to speakers, talking to other...
The WHPA honored Eugene & Georgene Hausner with the 2024 Pioneer Award on November 2 at the WHPA annual Fall Convention. Eugene & Georgene Hausner were very active in WHPA for decades. They served on many committees and supported the association at...
Enter the Black Jar Honey Contest at the Summer Meeting! Make plans to enter the Black Jar Honey Tasting Contest at the WHPA Summer Meeting at the DoubleTree Hilton in Appleton June 14, 2025! Please note: this is NOT the same as a honey judging show typically held at...
