Brutz English, Master Beekeeper
Brutz got into beekeeping in 2009. He is the owner of Liberty Hill Honey Company LLC. He holds a Commercial Apiary license as well as a Seasonal Honey Producer license from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Brutz has served for over a decade on the Georgia Beekeepers Association Board of Directors, and he is active in several local bee clubs in the middle Georgia area. Brutz is a former President of both the Henry County Beekeepers Association and the Potato Creek Beekeepers Club. In 2017, he was honored by the GBA as Georgia Beekeeper of the Year.
Brutz first attended the Young Harris-UGA Beekeeping Institute in 2010. He earned his Welsh Honey Judge certification 2012, his Master Beekeeper certification in 2016, and his Senior Welsh Honey Judge Certification in 2017. In 2018 he was appointed Director of the Welsh Honey Judge Training & Certification Program at the Young Harris-UGA Beekeeping Institute.
Brutz is a founding member and the current President of the American Honey Show Training Council. He travels across the United States, and internationally, promoting and judging honey shows. He has judged more than fifty (50) state, national, and international level honey shows, including Eastern Apicultural Society, Heartland Apicultural Society, Hive Life Conference, the Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeepers Honey Show, the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Honey Show, and the Great Yorkshire Honey Show.
