FFA members find success raising honeybees

Morgan Rose
Jun 7, 2021
Jun 7, 2021 Updated Jun 10, 2021

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Lauren Neibur cares for her hive. The spirited entrepreneur was named the 2021 Montana FFA Star in Agribusiness for her business, Crazy Bee Honey. Photo by Mery Donald Photographics.

Gwen Collins looks after her hive in the Shields Valley. Collins’ keen recordkeeping helped her win the Specialty Animal Production SAE Proficiency Award at this year’s Montana FFA State Convention.

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Morgan Rose

When thinking about agriculture in Montana, words like grain, cows, and sugarbeets come to mind. However, FFA members Gwen Collins of Shields Valley FFA and Lauren Neibur of the Big Timber FFA are proving that agriculture is about more than sows, cows, and plows as both young ladies have found success raising honeybees for a Specialty Animal Production Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE).

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