Wendy Mather has been a beekeeper since 2007. She operated Hardscrabble Honey, a small sideline apiary in central Ontario producing over 1,000 kg of wildflower honey annually, and served as Honey Bee Health Tech Representative for NOD Apiary Products in Canada and the U.S. Wendy is a Journey Level Beekeeper through the University of Montana (2015), and has a background in social service work and adult education, having taught community development and program design at Loyalist College. She brings her passion for bees, education, and environmental stewardship to the California Master Beekeeper Program.