Welcome to American Honey Producers Association!

The American Honey Producers Association (AHPA) is an organization with over 550 members that are people just like you, beekeepers making their living from the production of honey.

The AHPA is dedicated to promoting the common interest and general welfare of every American honey producer.  From the backyard beekeeper to large commercial beekeeping, whether you run 1 to 2 hives or 80,000 hives, the AHPA pledges to work to improve the future of beekeeping for all.

2023 Annual Conference And Trade Show​

December 4 – 7, 2023

Marriott Mission Valley Hotel

Articles & Publications

Buzzworthy breakthrough: BYU students utilize AI to decipher the ‘language of the bees’

Buzzworthy breakthrough: BYU students utilize AI to decipher the ‘language of the bees’

August 10, 2023 Business

Google Translate for insects? How BYU students are helping humans understand animal communication By Tyler Stahle,

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Bees evolved from ancient supercontinent, diversified faster than suspected

Bees evolved from ancient supercontinent, diversified faster than suspected

August 10, 2023 Business

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences July 31, 2023 PULLMAN,

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Research boosts honey bee protection against deadly viruses

Research boosts honey bee protection against deadly viruses

August 10, 2023 Business

by Geitner Simmons | IANR Media America’s honey bee population faces enormous stress. During 2022, nearly

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Best Management Practices for Bee Health

A Guide for Beekeepers

Every beekeeper should seek to have hives that are healthy and productive. Today, the many threats to honey bee health — including parasites, pests, disease, pesticides, and inadequate nutrition — make achieving this goal a major challenge. Successful beekeeping means closely monitoring bee health and taking proactive steps to protect them.

Over the years, a wide range of public and private organizations have developed Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the honey bee industry. Important work has been done by state governments, crop and grower organizations, universities (particularly extension services), state beekeeping organizations and other stakeholders. This guide collects BMPs from many sources into one document to make it easy for beekeepers to find practical information that they can use. Experts from within and outside the Honey Bee Health Coalition, including entomologists, small-scale and commercial beekeepers, apiary inspectors and commercial bee suppliers, have reviewed the BMPs in this guide to make sure that they are accurate and consistent with the latest research findings.

Whether you are just starting out as a beekeeper or have years of experience, you’ll find that this guide offers valuable BMPs on many topics, including:

~ Safety
~ Apiary and hive set up and maintenance
~ Pesticide exposure
~ Treatment of parasites and bee diseases
~ Queen health, bee breeding and stock selection
~ Bee nutrition

Download Best Management Practices for Bee Health

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