Entomology: UGA Honey Bee Program

Young Harris Beekeeping Institute:
Instructors and Staff

Permanent Instructors

Dr. Paul Arnold

Professor of Biology at Young Harris College and co-founder and host of the Beekeeping Institute. A botanist, Paul brings to the Institute a special expertise in honey plants and their pollen.

Jennifer Berry

Apicultural Research Coordinator and Apiary Manager at the University of Georgia. She is actively involved in all aspects of bee research and education at UGA.

Robert Brewer

Towns County Extension Director with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Robert is a co-founder of the Beekeeping Institute and Coordinator of the Georgia Master Beekeeper program.

Dr. Keith Delaplane

Professor of Entomology at the University of Georgia, co-founder of the Beekeeping Institute, and author of First Lessons in Beekeeping. He has worked with honey bees for 33 years and his research and extension work is focused on Varroa IPM and pollination.