Mid-State Technical College and the Central Wisconsin Beekeeping Association (CWBA) are partnering to host Beek Meet
2025, featuring expert speakers and sessions that will help you improve your honey production and beekeeping skills.
Saturday, January 25 • 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Mid-State Technical College • Wisconsin Rapids Campus
Keynote Speaker: Ian Steppler
Steppler Farms, YouTube, A Canadian Beekeeper’s Blog Ian manages his farm’s 1,500 honeybee operation which consists of 1,200 full-sized colonies operated alongside a 400 hive nuc operation. Ian has transformed his colony management into a self-sustaining operating model through the use of a detailed queen rearing/nuc building program.
Scheduled speakers:
- Fred Dunn – The Way to Bee
- Greg & Susan Burns – Natures Image Farm/Stream Team
- Mike and Laurie Lawrence – Hamburg Honey, LLC
- Adrian Quiney – Quiney Honey and Bee
- Nelson Williams – University of MN Bee Lab
- David Burns – Author and Honey Bee Education
- Dr. Gerry Brierley – Author & Honey Bee Speaker
- Bruce Jenne & Brian Koper (Castle Hives) – Stream Team
- The Stream Team – Brian, Bruce, Greg & Susan
For registration inquiries, contact Ashley at Mid-State at ce_events@mstc.edu or call 715.422.5347.
For general conference or vendor inquiries, contact Central Wisconsin Beekeeping Association at marathonctybees@gmail.com.
