Global Beekeeping Resource Directory
Global Beekeeping Resource Directory
Top Organizations, Research Groups, and Conferences for Beekeepers
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🌍 International Beekeeping Organizations
• Apimondia – https://www.apimondia.org
• International Bee Research Association – https://www.ibra.org.uk
• COLOSS – https://coloss.org
• Bees for Development – https://www.beesfordevelopment.org
• Food and Agriculture Organization – https://www.fao.org
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🇺🇸 U.S. National Beekeeping Organizations
• American Beekeeping Federation – https://abfnet.org
• American Honey Producers Association – https://americanhoneyproducers.org
• Eastern Apicultural Society – https://easternapiculture.org
• Western Apicultural Society – https://westernapiculturalsociety.org
• American Apitherapy Society – https://apitherapy.org
• National Honey Board – https://honey.com
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🧪 Honey Bee Research & Pollinator Organizations
• Project Apis m. – https://projectapism.org
• Bee Informed Partnership – https://beeinformed.org
• Xerces Society – https://xerces.org
• Pollinator Partnership – https://pollinator.org
• USDA Agricultural Research Service – https://ars.usda.gov
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🧑🔬 University Honey Bee Research Labs
These labs produce much of the research used in modern beekeeping.
• University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab – https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/honey-bee
• Penn State Center for Pollinator Research – https://pollinators.psu.edu
• University of Minnesota Bee Lab – https://beelab.umn.edu
• Texas A&M Honey Bee Lab – https://honeybeelab.tamu.edu
• Cornell Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies – https://dyce.cornell.edu
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🐝 Major Beekeeping Conferences
These conferences are some of the largest gatherings of beekeepers.
• North American Honey Bee Expo – https://honeybeeexpo.com
• Apimondia Congress – https://www.apimondia.org
• Eastern Apicultural Society Conference – https://easternapiculture.org
• Western Apicultural Society Conference – https://westernapiculturalsociety.org
• American Beekeeping Federation Conference – https://abfnet.org
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🌎 North American Organizations
• Canadian Honey Council – https://honeycouncil.ca
• Ontario Beekeepers Association – https://ontariobee.com
• British Columbia Honey Producers Association – https://bchoneyproducers.ca
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🇺🇸 Example of State Beekeeping Associations
Every state in the U.S. has a statewide beekeeping organization. Northeast
statewide organizations
• Massachusetts Beekeepers Association – https://massbee.org
• Maine State Beekeepers Association – https://mainebeekeepers.org
• New Hampshire Beekeepers Association – https://nhbeekeepers.org
• Connecticut Beekeepers Association – https://ctbees.org
• Vermont Beekeepers Association – https://vermontbeekeepers.org
• New York State Beekeepers Association – https://nybeekeepers.org
• Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association – https://pabeekeepers.org