Each year, Georgia 4-H hosts the annual Beekeeping Essay Contest. This is an exciting opportunity for students to test their writing abilities and learn something new about Honeybees and their importance in the environment. This competition is open to all Georgia 4-H members in the 4th-12th grades. This contest is a national competition offered by the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. State and national prizes are offered for this contest. For the state contest, a cash prize of $250 will be given for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third place. The first-place Georgia essay will move on to the national competition and be eligible for additional prizes and awards.
2025 Contest Rules and Details
2025 Georgia Essay Submissions Portal
Learning Outcomes
• Increase in knowledge of beekeeping, the importance of pollinators, and their place in agricultural and environmental sciences
• Learn the skills of farm management and an understanding of the business and career opportunities
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills, quality research practices, and writing proficiency
• Develop initiative, self-reliance, a sense of fair play, and other desirable character traits
Please contact your local Extension office for more information.
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (working cooperatively with Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the counties of Georgia) offers its educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status and is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action organization.