Apiary Tour · July 25, 2026 · Manhattan, Kansas
Kansas's beekeeping community gathers for a summer field day on the tallgrass prairie, the heartland of white clover and sweet clover honey production. Participants visit commercial and hobbyist apiaries across the Flint Hills, observe honey extraction operations, and learn about honey grading, moisture management, and marketing through the state's honey producers cooperative network.
Type: Apiary Tour
Date: July 25, 2026
Location: Kansas State University Dept of Entomology, 123 West Waters Hall, Manhattan, Kansas
Official website: Great Plains Honey Producers Field Day
Apiary tours offer a behind-the-scenes look at working bee yards, with guided walks through hive operations and fresh honey sampling directly from the comb.
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