American Honey Producers Association 2026 - Steven Coy

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Steve Coy is a commercial beekeeper from Arkansas, president of the American Honey Producers Association, and co-author of the book Russian Honey Bees. First, he tells us what to expect at this year's joint CSBA and AHPA convention in Reno, from the Honey Integrity Act to the speakers he's looking forward to. Then we get to the real reason I invited him: Russian honey bees. Where they came from, why they have lived with Varroa longer than any other western honey bee, the bee yard his family forgot about, and what it takes to keep this line going today. As Steve puts it, they are mite resistant, not mite proof. [CHAPTERS: added from the locked cut] ________________________________________________________________

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