Global Beekeeping Resources
Global Beekeeping Resource Directory
Top Organizations, Research Groups, and Conferences for Beekeepers
🌍 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
🇺🇸 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
🧪 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
🧑🔬 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
🐝 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
🌎 North American Organizations
• Canadian Honey Council – https://honeycouncil.ca
• Ontario Beekeepers Association – https://ontariobee.com
• British Columbia Honey Producers Association – https://bchoneyproducers.ca
🇺🇸 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
New England Beekeeping Organizations Directory
🐝 New England Beekeeping Organizations Directory
Massachusetts
🐝 Barnstable County Beekeepers Association
https://barnstablebeekeepers.org
🐝 Boston Area Beekeepers Association
https://bostonbeekeepers.org
🐝 Bristol County Beekeepers Association
https://bristolbee.org
🐝 Essex County Beekeepers Association
https://essexcountybeekeepers.org
🐝 Franklin County Beekeepers Association
http://franklinmabeekeepers.org
🐝 Hampden County Beekeepers Association
http://hampden-county-beekeepers.org
🐝 Massachusetts Beekeepers Association
https://www.massbee.org
🐝 Middlesex County Beekeepers Association
https://middlesexbeekeepers.org
🐝 Norfolk County Beekeepers Association
https://norfolkbees.org
🐝 Northern Berkshire Beekeepers Association
https://northernberkshirebeekeepers.wordpress.com
🐝 Plymouth County Beekeepers Association
https://plymouthcountybeekeepers.org
🐝 Worcester County Beekeepers Association
http://worcestercountybeekeepers.com
Connecticut
🐝 Connecticut Beekeepers Association
https://ctbees.org
Maine
🐝 Maine State Beekeepers Association
https://mainebeekeepers.org
New Hampshire
🐝 New Hampshire Beekeepers Association
https://nhbeekeepers.org
Rhode Island
🐝 Rhode Island Beekeepers Association
https://www.ribeekeeper.org
Vermont
🐝 Vermont Beekeepers Association
https://www.vermontbeekeepers.org