Events include honeybee demonstrations, cooking with honey, raffles, food trucks, seminars and youth programs.

Emily Sydow, the 2025 Wisconsin Honey Queen, will grace the inaugural Chippewa Valley Bee Expo which will take place 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Chippewa Falls.

“We’re excited to have the state Honey Queen as part of our first annual Expo, “said Galen Klisiewicz, president of the non-profit Chippewa Valley Bee Expo organization.  “She’s the top promoter of the beekeeping industry in Wisconsin, so it’s natural she would want to be involved in this new event that is all about educating members of our communities about natural living practices and sustainability.”

Presentations and seminars will be held throughout the day, highlighting topics from developing natural products derived from keeping bees and creating a pollinator friendly garden, to beginning beekeeping and cooking with honey.  Broadcast journalist Keith Edwards will serve as the emcee for the day’s presentations.  The Expo will also feature more than 40 exhibitors, many of whom will give demonstrations at their booths throughout the day.  The event will also include youth programs, food trucks and raffles.

Here is what’s happening on the main stage:

• 9:00 – Wisconsin Honey Queen Emily Sydow
• 9:15 – Flowering Lawns: Creating a Pollinator-Friendly Property
• 10:00 – Peggy Desanto discussing the Hive Hugger Winter Bee System
• 11:00 – Wayne Honey Farm of River Falls discussing Raising Honeybee Queens
• 11:45 – Pheasants Forever
• 12:45 – Drew Kaiser of Eau Claire presenting “I Wanna Be a Beekeeper”
• 1:30 – Bee Squad of the University of Minnesota presenting “Let’s Fight Mites”
• 2:30 – Presentation by the United States Department of Agriculture
• 3:35 – Raffle Winners Announced

• Honey vs. Sugar
• Making Soap with Honey
• Sweet & Sour Chicken with honey, and Honey Lemonade
• Silverling Centennial Farm Market
• Taste and Try: Honey of a Fudge Sauce
• Using Dried Flowers to Infuse Beef Tallow
• Taste and Try: Honey Energy Bar
• Organic Infusions by Paula
• Chicken Honey Adobe with Atchara Salad (Philippine Recipe)
• Cinnamon Honey Challah

Tickets for the Chippewa Valley Bee Expo can be purchased in advance at through Volume One Ticketing and at the gate on the day of the event.  Tickets are $15, with youth 10 and under free.