Winners of the 2012 Young Beekeeper Award

Winners of the 2013 Young Beekeeper Award

First Place:

Sammy Mohler (Michiana Beekeepers)
Josie Keller (Central Beekeepers)

Second Place:

Katie Neighbors (White Lick Beekeepers)
John Plunkett (West Central Beekeepers)

Third Place:

Rissa Pitt (Michiana Beekeepers)
Katherine Eldridge (Bedford Beekeepers)

Sammy Mohler

"I would like to say thank you to everyone who makes the young beekeeper program possible. I greatly enjoyed the conference and look forward to being an Indiana beekeeper for many years to come. "

 Josie Keller

³⁶ Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. ³⁷ For in this case the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ ³⁸ I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor. (Jn 4:36-38)

Katie Neighbors

  John Plunkett

Rissa Pitt 

Katherine Eldridge

For more information, contact:

Diana Coleman, Chairperson
2825 Edwardsville Galena Rd
Georgetown, IN  47122
812-923-9337

Complete and either mail or send Application to:
shcoleman@att.net

Do you have bees or are you a beekeeper 12 - 22 years of age?

Interested in earning cash?  We give awards for First, Second and Third place in two catagories.  All finalists must be present at the Fall meeting which will be at Clifty Falls State Park on November 9, 2013.  Finalists lodging expenses will be provided by the IBA.

Read below for award eligibility.

Award eligibility based on the following criteria:

• Must be 12-16, 17-22 years of age.
• Must be currently involved with beekeeping.
• Must be recommended by their 4-H leader, Boy/Girl Scout leader, any IBA member in good standing, any former or current beekeeper, FFA sponsor, high school teacher, or college professor in any agriculturally related field.
• Must be a resident of Indiana or, if not, their parent(s) must be a member(s) of the Indiana Beekeepers’ Association.

If interested, print and fill out the the application.   Submissions may be electronic or via regular mail.  Send submissions and recommendation to:  Diana Coleman, IBA Young Beekeeper Award Coordinator,  2825 Edwardsville Galena Rd, Georgetown, IN 47122 or shcoleman@att.net.  

DEADLINE:  September 1, 2014