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The WBC is an annual statewide/regional educational event featuring classes and workshops focused on helping beekeepers—including beginning hobbyists, landowners, those interested in producing and selling honey, and others—learn more about various topics relating to beekeeping and honey production. Among featured topics in past WBC gatherings were (1) beekeeping basics (smokers, hive tools, bee suits, etc.); (2) learning how to better understand your bees and what they are telling you; (3) hive health and management; (4) how to help prevent swarms from happening; (5) honey extraction; (6) high-altitude beekeeping; (7) over-wintering; (8) commercial beekeeping; (9) land conservation gardening, including creating and maintaining pollinator habitat; and (10) apitherapy.

The 2025 WBC is October 25-26 in Casper. The title of this year’s conference is “Beekeeping and Gardening for All Ages and Levels!” Check the website or contact the coordinators for information about upcoming events, including the 2026 conference.