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Steven Coy is a second generation commercial beekeeper with more than 20 years experience. In 2014  he started the Coy Bee Company, LLC so that he could focus on producing Russian queens.  He is a charter member of the Russian Honeybee Breeders Association and has been breeding Russian bees since 2001. 

He believes in serving the U.S. Beekeeping industry where he can. He currently serves as the President of the Mississippi Beekeepers Association and on the Executive Board of the American Honey Producer’s Association. He is a past President of the Russian Honey Bee Breeders Association as well as the former Secretary/Treasurer for the Pollinator Stewardship Council. He also served as the U.S. Bee Industry representative on EPA's Pesticide Protection Dialogue Committee (PPDC). He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Science and a Master’s Degree in Biology from Arkansas State University. In addition to his work as a beekeeper, he also worked as a Research Technician at the USDA Biological Control Research Unit in Stoneville, MS, and as a Research Assistant at Arkansas State University. He frequently gives presentations at national and state meetings and is also active in the MS Farm Bureau.