Please join the Kentuckiana Beekeepers Association for a Field Day Historic Whitehall in Louisville, Kentucky 7/26/2026 11am-12pm to discuss Post Harvest, Summer Hive Management with former KY State Apiarist Tammy Horn Potter. Remember, it’s outdoors and there will be live bees, so please dress accordingly and bring plenty of liquids. We’ll have just a few extra veils and bottled water available for your convenience.

Open to the public and free with a $15 yearly KBA Membership. Click here to become a member kyanabees.com/join-the-kba

For more information about whitehall please visit www.historicwhitehall.org

Tammy Horn Potter

KSU, Former KY State Apiarist

For nearly a decade, I have had the privilege as apiarist to work with state universities, bee associations, beekeepers and volunteers to create a better apiculture infrastructure for Kentucky. I’m especially proud of the USDA Honey Bee Health Survey database that started in Kentucky in 2015, providing a panel of information to beekeepers about viruses, mites, spores and in some cases, pesticides. Another milestone is the Pollinator Stakeholder Plan that created a communication tool between applicators and beekeepers (this month is an ideal time to sign up before farmers start applications! It’s free and anonymous!).

Here is the link: Microsoft Word – PollinatorHandout.docx (kyagr.com)

On Feb. 23, I stepped down as state apiarist and began a new exciting chapter with Kentucky State University on Feb. 26 as the manager of the Beginner Beekeeping program: Kentucky State University | Small-Scale Farm Grant Program (kysu.edu)

I hope that many of you will maintain contact with me as many of the grants and projects I worked on at Kentucky Department of Agriculture can easily transfer to Kentucky State University.

– Tammy Horn Potter tamara.potter@kysu.edu