Becky Masterman received a PhD studying hygienic behavior in Marla Spivak’s UMN Bee Lab. Masterman led the University of Minnesota Bee Squad from 2013 to 2020 and helped with the Minnesota Extension Apiculture Program. She writes monthly for Bee Culture magazine. She is the co-host of the Beekeeping Today Podcast. Active in the Minnesota Honey Producers Association, she is a former board member and currently chairs their Habitat Committee. Becky manages 60ish honeybee colonies in the Twin Cities area.
Kent Williams is a Kentucky-based EAS Certified Master beekeeper who has been in the beekeeping industry for 30+ years. In that time, Williams established the Kent Williams Bee School in conjunction with the Lake Barkley Beekeepers Association, as well as provided education to beekeepers all over the country. When Kent isn’t out in the bee yard, you may find him out in the garden, helping a neighbor, picking a guitar on his back porch, or mentoring another fellow beekeeper.
