• Date: March 30, 2022
  Time: 7:00am - 9:00am
  Location: Iowa State Capitol
  1007 E Grand Ave
  Des Moines, IA 50309

The Iowa Honey Producers Association is hosting a Legislative Reception/Breakfast on Iowa Honey Bee Day. It will be in the Rotunda of the Iowa Capital Building on Wednesday March 30th. It will be from 7AM to 9AM and all interested elected officials, honey bee keepers, and citizens are invited.

We are going to be asking Governor Kim Reynolds to sign a Proclamation designating March 30th as Iowa Honey Bee Day along with many City Mayors and County Supervisors across the state. In the proclamations they will be stating that honey bees and native insects are important pollinators for a third of the food we eat. Honey bees face serious threats from invasive pests, decreasing bee friendly forage, variable climate, and increasing pesticide and herbicide pressure.

IHPA expects beekeepers and concerned citizens from across the state to attend this reception and meet their Legislators.
We have established a great tradition of having a legislative breakfast on this special day. I believe this is the 4th year we have had it. We missed last year, of course. It is a great and fun way to meet legislators and other beekeepers that want to learn the legislative process. We do have an influence on legislation that favors honey bees. Please check out the IHPA website for pics of a Honey Bee Day Breakfast from a few years ago. https://www.iowahoneyproducers.org/events-photos