The Symbiotic Relationship Between the Commercial and the Hobby Beekeeping Industry
Panel: Andony Melathopoulos, Moderator, with Max Kuhn, Jeremy Mitchell, Jason Rowan, Linda Zahl
The purpose of the panel is to discuss how hobby beekeeping and commercial beekeeping are reliant on each other. The audience will be encouraged to ask questions in writing through the moderator. Note cards will be available on the tables to write questions.
Jeremy Mitchell became interested in honey bees while a student at Oregon State University. He graduated with his BS degree in Recreation Resource Management and Natural Resources in 2012. The following spring, Jeremy enrolled in the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program where his love for bees was solidified. Jeremy now runs Flying Bee Ranch in Salem, Oregon, with his partner, Delsey Maus. Together they have transformed their once sideliner beekeeping operation into a popular tourist destination and long-term resource for hobby beekeepers in the Willamette Valley. Their farm store offers beekeeping supplies, beekeeping classes, spring nucs, and Oregon’s largest selection of varietal honeys. Jeremy is the current Oregon State Beekeepers Association Regional Representative for the North Willamette Valley and a member of the Willamette Valley Beekeepers Association.