Welcome to the
Iowa Honey Producers Association
Helping fellow Beekeepers since 1912
2025 Annual Conference
October 24th and 25th
Main Speakers
We did it last year, and we are trying again for 2025 to have the BIGGEST Conference and Trade Show in the Midwest!!! We are proud to present the following individuals and programs. *Click* on the person's photo if you would like to read some additional background on them, or about the programs they will be discussing.
Welcome to the
Iowa Honey Producers Association
Helping fellow Beekeepers since 1912
Group Code: IAHONEY1025
Attendee Password: 863002102
Breakout Sessions & Honored Guests
Open Discussion Panel!
Saturday before the Social Hour and Banquet
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Questions Experienced Beekeepers Stuggle With
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Experts: TBA
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Guest Appearance by the Iowa Secretary of Ag.
Banquet, Luncheons, & Breakfast
(pre-registration required for the lunches and banquet)
Queen Luncheon (Friday noon - lunch selection includes a house
salad with English cucumbers, grape tomatoes, ranch dressing and a centerpiece plate of miniature white and chocolate cupcakes. Starbucks® Pike Place® regular and decaffeinated coffee, iced tea, and water.)
Free Pastries, Beverages, & Coffee (Both mornings)
Start your conference right with a selection of pastries, coffee, and beverages. This is a free courtesy provided by your IHPA!
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Asiago Chicken: Seared chicken breast, sautéed spinach, Asiago cheese cream sauce, herb roasted baby red potatoes, steamed seasonal vegetables
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Club Croissant: Chilled, sliced turkey, ham, smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, colby jack cheese, Dijon mustard, mayonnaise
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Mushroom Bourguignon: Roasted potato, portobello mushroom, carrots, mushroom demi-glace
Presidential Reception (Friday night)
No registration needed for this, just show up and enjoy a slew of free hors d'oeuvres/appetizers, and a cash bar while rubbing elbows with speakers and board members along with finding out who our new Queen for 2025 will be and winners of our contests to be announced. ​​
Youth Scholarship Luncheon (Saturday noon)
See the 2024 graduates of our scholarship program and the new line-up of youth starting their journey to becoming beekeepers while you dine on a tasty lunch. Includes a house salad with English cucumbers, grape tomatoes, ranch dressing and a centerpiece plate of miniature white and chocolate cupcakes. Starbucks® Pike Place® regular and decaffeinated coffee, iced tea, and water.
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Santa Fe Chicken Wrap: Chilled, marinated chicken, lettuce, black bean and corn salsa, colby jack cheese, chipotle mayonnaise, wrapped in a wheat tortilla
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Club Croissant: Chilled, sliced turkey, ham, smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, colby jack cheese, Dijon mustard, mayonnaise
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Eggplant Parmesan: Fried eggplant, marinara, mozzarella cheese, fettuccini
Banquet (Saturday night)
Prarie Meadows is preparing a delicious dinner with a multitude of choices for you while you enjoy a whole evening of entertainment .
Choices for dinner:
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Florentine Stuffed Pork Loin: Iowa pork loin stuffed with spinach, garlic, bacon, onion, garlic cream sauce, with herb roasted baby red potatoes and broccolini
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Chicken Deburgo: French cut chicken breast, parmesan and herb cream sauce, whipped Yukon gold mashed potatoes, broccolini
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Baked Atlantic Salmon: Tropical fruit salsa, wild rice pilaf, broccolini
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Portobello Stack: Grilled balsamic portobello mushroom, fire roasted vegetables, caramelized onions, mushroom ragout
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Kids Menu: Chicken strips, fries, lemonade, fruit cup
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Dinner includes house salad with ranch, freshly baked artisan bread, dessert, Starbucks® Pike Place® regular and decaffeinated coffee, iced tea.
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Auction, Auction, Raffle, & Prizes Galore!!!
Both days have a multitude of goodies going on in the realm of auctions and raffles. There will be a live auction during the Friday evening presidential reception, and a silent auction each day. Auctions are comprised of donations by members and business partnerships with IHPA to generate funds for financing our amazing programs.
Awards and Achievements
Curt Bronnenburg, of Spring Valley Farms, has run this program of recognition for more years than I can recount. It has been a huge labor of love for him and it just blows me away year after year. Not many people like to toot-their-own-horn, but it's important to recognize people who go above and beyond or hit milestones that we all hope to reach someday. There are a whole slew of categories that are recognized. Please feel free to review the information by clicking the link below. If you know a beekeeper that fits one of these or surpasses it, I strongly encourage you to nominate them for one of the awards. The awards ceremony is part of the amazing banquet done Saturday evening. If you aren't signed up for the banquet, please consider joining us!
Contests
Show off your tallents, skill, and attention to detail by entering one of the beekeeping related contests.
Entries are due by 10am on the 1st day
Vendors
As always, we will have all your favorite vendors from the Midwest. For information about our vendors and sponsors or to get signed up to be one, please click on one of the links.
Grant Program
The Iowa Honey Producers Association supports honeybee and beekeeping research through grants to research projects during the IHPA Annual Meeting. The IHPA Grant Proposal Form will need to be postmarked by the submission deadline (September 15, 2025) . The IHPA Board will review the stated use of the Grant to confirm the use is in line with the goal of promoting continued research in honeybees and beekeeping. This review will allow the board time to request additional information if needed, and ensure total proposed Grants do not exceed the association’s budget for research Grants.
Elections
Every year, 3 of our 6 district directors, and all of our officers are up for election. Districts 1, 2, and 3 are up for election this year. All of the current board (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Historian) are open to knock one of them off their spot! It is an election after all. Please contact Jason Foley at russianbeeguy@gmail.com if you are interested in running to get lined up with promoting your campaign and doing a meet and greet at conference. Click on the map for a better view of the districts.
2025 IHPA Annual Conference
& Trade Show
Sponsored by
Foley's Russian Bees
What to do now???
There are 2 things you should think about doing
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1st, getting registered by clicking the "registration" button below or at the top of this page.
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2nd, will you be needing accommodations for your stay? If so, you will need to click the "Book a Room" button and use the following information to get our special priced block of rooms that are $133/night.
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Group Code: IAHONEY1025
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Attendee Password: 863002102
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Prairie Meadows Event and Conference Center
1 Prairie Meadows Dr, Altoona, IA 50009
Registration
To register online, please click the button below , or click the other button if you want to print out the form and mail it with your payment made out to "Iowa Honey Producers Association". Mailed registrations need to be post marked by October 15th. After October 15th we can't garuntee things such as meal availability, or that we will have even received it prior to the begining of conference and have you in our system. So don't miss out!
Group Code: IAHONEY1025
Attendee Password: 863002102
Group Code: IAHONEY1025
Attendee Password: 863002102
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515-770-2926
785-554-6529
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