Stephanie Slater

Stephanie Slater has been keeping honey bees since 2017. She produces nationally award-winning honey in Walworth County, Wisconsin.

Stephanie entered her first honey show in 2019. She had absolutely no idea what she was doing, but with some dumb luck, received a 2nd place at the Wisconsin State Fair. Two months later, after applying some of the judge’s feedback to her entry, she received a 2nd place at her first American Honey Show. She was hooked and started doing anything she could to learn more about how to improve as a competitor. In 2023, she became the first person in Wisconsin to be certified as a honey judge through the American Honey Show Training Council.

Since 2019, Stephanie earned Best of Show awards from the Walworth County Fair, the Wisconsin State Fair and the American Honey Show; Best Tasting Honey in the United States from the Center for Honey Bee Research Black Jar Contest; 3rd Place in the International Flavor Awards; several awards at the North American Honey Bee Expo; and was Good Food Award finalist.

Stephanie was the 2022 Wisconsin Beekeeper of the Year and can often be found giving presentations throughout the Midwest.