Wayne Hughes will be speaking on the topic of treatment-free beekeeping. Wayne is a UGA Certified Beekeeper and has kept bees since 2010 and has been successfully treatment free for the entire duration! He is the owner of the family-run Sweet Harmony Apiaries in Marietta, Georgia, where they do not use any chemicals in their hives.
He is a jack of all trades, holding degrees in Music and Information Technology, and spent the formative years of his life working in the plumbing, electrical, and HVAC trades.
After much study, research, and field trials, he used his skills from the HVAC trade to understand beehive thermodynamics and developed a patent pending hive design. This design leverages biomimicry to provide optimum conditions for honeybees as well as being lightweight, easy to manipulate, pest resistant, and maximizes honey yields.