Honeybees 101

Resources

Helpful Links

Where Honeybees 101 checks its facts. Web addresses change, so search the organization name if a link has moved.

Government & Research

  • • USDA Agricultural Research Service — honeybee health research
  • • USDA NIFA pollinator health programs
  • • Your state department of agriculture — apiary registration and inspectors
  • • National Agricultural Library — honeybee publications

University Extension

  • • Your county cooperative extension office — local timing, pests, and classes
  • • Land-grant university apiculture programs (many publish free fact sheets)
  • • University bee disease diagnostics labs

Beekeeping Associations

  • • National or federal beekeeping federations
  • • Your state beekeeping association — classes, mentors, and swarm lists
  • • Your local county club — the fastest way to learn

Reference & Community

  • • Peer-reviewed literature on Varroa and colony health
  • • Pollinator protection programs and native bee guides
  • • Beekeeping forums and club apiary days (for experience, not diagnosis)

We deliberately don't hard-link organizations here because URLs change and the right regional authority depends on where you live — search the exact name above for your state or province.

Beekeeping Organizations & Associations

National federations, regional societies, and state and local clubs that offer classes, mentorship, swarm assistance, and advocacy. Contact the ones nearest you — local groups are the fastest way to learn.

OrganizationAddress / LocationContact InformationWebsite
American Beekeeping Federation (ABF)2221 Peachtree Rd NE, Ste D-407, Atlanta, GA 30309-1148317-503-0583 • info@abfnet.orgAmerican Beekeeping Federation
American Honey Producers Association (AHPA)PO Box 12, Grand Haven, MI 49417Anne Marie Fauvel, Program Director • annemarie@ahpanet.comAmerican Honey Producers Association
Eastern Apicultural Society of North America (EAS)Regional organization serving the eastern U.S. and eastern CanadaPresident: Leonard Davis • 502-387-9010 • president@easternapiculture.orgEastern Apicultural Society
Heartland Apicultural Society (HAS)Regional organization serving central U.S. beekeepersContact available through organization websiteHeartland Apicultural Society
Western Apicultural Society (WAS)PO Box 5274, Twin Falls, ID 83303Contact form available through websiteWestern Apicultural Society
Honey Bee Health Coalition1628 Sts. Johns Road, Keystone, CO 80435970-513-5800 • Matt Mulica: mmulica@keystone.orgHoney Bee Health Coalition
Project Apis m.PO Box 750057, Torrey, UT 84775916-287-3035Project Apis m.
Pollinator Partnership582 Market Street, Suite 1215, San Francisco, CA 94104415-362-1137 • info@pollinator.orgPollinator Partnership
Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund3270 86th Ave SE, Jamestown, ND 58401701-658-2967 • info@beeandbutterflyfund.orgBee & Butterfly Habitat Fund
Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA)PO Box 32, Sterling, ND 58572president@apiaryinspectors.orgApiary Inspectors of America
West Virginia Beekeepers Association (WVBA)West Virginia statewide organizationPresident: Mike Lamp • president@wvbeekeepers.org • Secretary: Lisa Eads • secretary@wvbeekeepers.orgWest Virginia Beekeepers Association
Tri-State Beekeepers Association119 Beechwood Drive, Wheeling, WV 26003tristatebees@gmail.comTri-State Beekeepers Association
Cabell-Wayne Beekeepers AssociationHuntington, WVJeff Maynard, President • 304-545-5370 • cabellwaynebeekeepers@gmail.comCabell-Wayne Beekeepers Association
Barbour County Beekeepers AssociationBelington, WVDavid Hunt, President • benfancher@gmail.comBarbour County Beekeepers Association
North Carolina State Beekeepers Association (NCSBA)PO Box 99, Hurdle Mills, NC 27541president@ncbeekeepers.org • membership@ncbeekeepers.org • webmaster@ncbeekeepers.orgNorth Carolina State Beekeepers Association