The Honey Bee - the official State Insect of Kansas since 1976.
Please join us and learn more about all the fun of beekeeping!
Our meetings are open to all interested in beekeeping and provide a good way to interact with and get to know beekeepers from around the state. We sponsor talented speakers on current topics for all things regarding honey bees.
The Kansas Honey Producers' Fall Conference
will be held on November 8-9, 2024
Find a Swarm Catcher
Swarms of honeybees can be found in Kansas in Spring and Summer. It's the colony's way of creating more colonies. However, swarms of honeybees don't always find an empty hive to live in and may settle on a branch for a couple of hours, or move permanently into a shed, porch, or many other places that aren't ideal for the bees or humans. Preferable to calling an exterminator, many beekeepers enjoy retrieving these clusters of honeybees and safely relocating them to a new hive.
Listed are KHPA members who are interested in retrieving swarms. If you have located a swarm, contact one of these beekeepers nearest you as soon as possible.
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CRP land owners needed for participation in a study of how honey bees interact with native pollinators in CRP habitat by placing hives near CRP sites and monitor plant-pollinator interactions. Looking at how honey bee forager density impacts pollinator diversity and interaction network structure.
Please contact Heather Poyner by email at hepoyner@ksu.edu or 571-201-6342.
KHPA Membership
We meet in March and November for a 2 day learning conference. We also volunteer to support the Honey Exhibit at the Kansas State Fair each September in Hutchinson.
We are here as a resource and know that the interest in beekeeping brings much personal satisfaction to our members. Thank you for your interest.
Meetings
We host biannual meetings, early March and early November, to inform beekeepers about new things and get opinions on beekeeping. Our meetings are open to all interested in beekeeping and provide a good way to interact with and get to know beekeepers from around the state. We sponsor talented speakers about current honey bee related items and more.
