States A - H
Alabama Associations
Alabama Beekeepers Association
1260 Easley Bridge Road
Oneonta, AL 35121-4110
President: David Ellis ellisbuzz@bellsouth.net
V-President: Phillip Garrison
Treasurer/Secretary: Bonnie Funderburg
Main contact info: Lonnie Funderburg-Editor of Newsletter
Etowah County Beekeepers Association
Gadsden, AL
President: Wil Montgomery n4wm@juno.com
Meetings: 1st Thursday of odd numbered months 6:30 p.m. East Gadsden Comm. Center
Jefferson County Bee Keepers
Birmingham, AL 36301
President: Danielle Dowell
V-President: Paul Mancill
Treasurer: Jim Strickland
Secretary: Nancy Glenn
Meetings: 3rd Thursday monthly, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Wiregrass Beekeepers Association
c/o Bill Miller, 2991 Eddins Road, Dothan, AL 36301
President: Bill Miller wgmiller@aol.com 334-794-8362
V-President: David Edgehard
Treasurer: John Broland
Secretary: Mary Miller
Meetings: 1st Thursday monthly, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Houston Co. Extension Office, Dothan, AL
Arkansas Associations
Greater Hot Springs Beekeepers Association
200 Lockhaven Point, Hot Springs AR 71913-8406
President: Robert Schappek smokerls@sbcglobal.net 501-915-9423
V-President: Doyle Hawthorn 501-623-1078
Treasurer: Hazel Hawthorn
Secretary: Carole Schappek
Main contact info: Robert Schappek smokerls@sbcglobal.net 501-915-9423
Meetings: last Thurday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Lake Hamilton Church of the Nazarene
200 Lockhaven Point, Hot Springs, AR 71913-8406
Southern Arkansas Regional Beekeepers
9th Avenue,Leola, AR 72084
President: Robert Schappek smokerls@sbcglobal.net 501-915-9423
V-President: Jimmy Warnix
Treasurer/Secretary: Betty Scott beeinsp@prodigy.net 501-939-2780
Meetings: 3rd Thurs. in March & 3rd Thurs. in Oct. 9:00 a.m.
California Associations
Alameda County Beekeepers Association
600 Bellevue, Oakland, CA 94610
President: Alan Pryor alamedabeekeepers@yahoo.com 510-521-5052
V-President: Jeri Martinez 510-533-1436
Treasurer: Jim Baldwin
Secretary: Nikki Justino
Main Contact: Alan Pryor
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Rotary Nature Center, 600 Bellevue Ave., Oakland, CA 94610
NCAR Oakland Lake Merritt Water and Bird Sanctuary
Beekeepers' Guild of San Mateo County
President: Diane Zingale diane@zingsbee.com
V-President: Vicky Tuite vtuite@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Joe O'Brien bonnie4bees@yahoo.com
Secretary: Jill Baxter bzswax@gmail.com
Meetings: 1st Thursday of each month
Location: 1st Congregational Church, 751 Alamede del as Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
email: info@sanmateobee.org
California State Beekeepers Association
7220 E Grayson Rd, Hughson, CA 95326
President: Brock Ashurst
V-President: Roger Everett
Treasurer/Secretary: Patricia Johnson 209-667-4590
castatebeekeepers@hotmail.com
http://www.californiastatebeekeepers.com/
Central Valley Beekeepers Association
Box 1273, Reedley, CA 93654
President: Mike Tolmachoff
V-President: John Burris
Secretary: Teri Solomon
Treasurer: Rebecca Thompson
Education Chair: Shannon Mueller
Meetings: 3rd Thursday of the month
Location: check website
Website: www.cvbeekeepers.org
Delta Bee Club
10828 Crothers Rd, San Jose, CA 95127
President: Alan Henniger alanhenninger@yahoo.com 408-251-9214
V-President: Lucy Knoefler
Treasurer: Carlen Jupe
Secretary: Joy Jones
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m.
Gilroy Beekeepers Association
110 Bella Vista Lane, Watsonville, CA 95020
President: Wayne Pitts bee@urasgold.com 408-644-2382 (Main Contact)
V-President/Treasurer: Horward honelah
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Gilroy Grange
Humbolt County Beekeepers' Association
3828 E St, Eureka, CA 95503
President: Joy Thomas jthomas3@csulb.edu 707-444-1361
Meetings: 1st Thursday 7 p.m. except Nov, Dec, Jan
Location: Adorni Center, 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka, CA
Klamath Basin Beekeepers Association
(members are accepted from California and Oregon)
3328 Vandenberg Road, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
President: Tom Chester
V-President: Jim Smith
Secretary: Donna Schmerbach
Treasurer: Ed Geise
Email: klamathbeekeepers@gmail.com
Meetings: 9:00 a.m., last Saturday of the Month, January-October
Location: Klamath County Ag Extension Office, 3328 Vanderberg Rd., Klamath Falls, OR
Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association
President: Bill Lewis 818-896-6506
Secretary: Lynn VanSchilfgaarde 818-366-6556
Meetings: 1st Monday of each month
Location: 3561 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta, CA 91214
Main Contact: Walt McBride waltmcbride@yahoo.com 818-892-9224
Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild
President: Charles ton
V-President: Lisa Itatani
Treasurer: Ed Lo
Secretary: Wayne Pitts bee@urasgold.com 408-644-2382
Meetings: 1st Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Central Park Library, Santa Clara, CA or Saratoga Library, Saratoga, CA
Colorado Associations
Boulder County Beekeepers
President: Tom Nangle 303-678-5631
V-President: Phil Bradbury
Treasurer: Carol Streamer faststream@livewirenet.com
Secretary: Doyen Mitchell mailto:butler@csd.net
Main Contact: website http://www.bouldercountybeekeepers.org/
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday-Feb & March, (othere as announced)
Location: Left Hand Grange, Niwot, Grange, Colorado
Mountain High Beekeepers Cooperative
8289 N. 95th St., Longmont, CO 80504
Director: Al Summers summers@IchibanEnterprises.org
Secretary/Treasurer: Patricia Butler butler@csd.net
Meetings: Most communication . . business conducted via Email
Location: see Association Website: wwwMountainHighBeekeepers.org
Connecticut Associations
CT Beekeepers Association
55 Wolf Pit Rd, Farmington, CT 06032
President: Ted Jones t.c.jones@snet 860-677-9391
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Florida Associations
Escarosa Beekeepers Association
Phone: (850) 478-7690
Secretary: Sylvia Bullard Email: mrflabee@cox.net
Meetings: 2nd Saturday of each month. 10:00am
Location: 9801 Lyman St, Pensacola, FL
http://www.tampabaybeekeepers.com/
Florida State Beekeepers Association
President: Reno Plenge 9113 Indian Bluff Rd., Youngstown, FL 32466 renoplenge@gmail.com 850-722-8496
V-President: Roger Twitchell, 3224 Cody Church Rd.Monticello, FL 32344 rbtwitch@hotmail.com 941-723-2337
Treasurer: Bert Kelly 115 Patten Hts. St., Lakeland, FL 33803 KelleysApiaries@aol.com 863-644-6944
Secretary: Dr. Malcolm Sanford PO Box 110620 Gainesville, FL 32611-0620 beeactor@apisenterprises.com 352-336-9744
website: http://floridabeekeepers.org/
Palm Beach County Beekeepers Association
531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415
President: Brendhan Horne beekeepers@beekeeperspbc.com 561-206-4483
Vice-President: Leonard Kahn 6khan63968@bellsouth.net
Treasurer: Jody Leger jleger0505@gmail.com 561-213-5928
Secretary: Ruth Walker ruthbeachwalker@hotmail.com 501-582-7378
Main Contact: Brendhan Horne beekeepers@beekeeperspbc.com 561-206-HIVE
Meeting: 1st Friday of every month, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415
Ridge Beekeepers Association
President: Alden Struthers
Treasurer: Linda Miksa
Secretary: Lotta Kay Struthers
Meeting: 4th Monday of each month
Location: Polk County Extension Office, Barstow, FL 33830
Tampa Bay Beekeepers Association
P.O. Box 2035, Seffner, FL 33583
Phone: (813) 778-6800
President: David Smith smithhoneybee@yahoo.com
Vice President: Robert Messineo
Secretary: Renee Hartmann shartman@tampabay.rr.com
Treasurer: Joyce Lang princessflyiingfeather@hotmail.com
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month
Location: Sefner, FL
http://www.tampabaybeekeepers.com/
Treasure Coast Beekeepers Association
(serving St. Lucie, Martin and Indian River counties)
The Classroom at the St Lucie County Extension
8400 Picos Rd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34945
Contact: Michelle Peterson (772) 828-1385 tcbeekeepers@gmail.com
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 7 p.m.
Georgia Associations
Resource People for Georgia Beekeeping http://www.ent.uga.edu/bees/associations.html
Chattahoochee Valley Beekeepers Association
24 Wagon Wheel Dr., Ellerslie, GA 31807
President: Dr. A. Earl Ceseal
V-President: Rich McDowell
Treasurer/Secretary: Duane Johnson
website: http://www.chattahoocheebeekeepers.com/
Meetings: 2nd Monday bi-monthly (beginning January) 7:00 p.m.
Location: 1/2011 Columbus State Univ(Lindsey Creek Rd. & College Dr)
3/2011 Oxbow Meadows Nature Center, Columbus
Cherokee Beekeepers Club
www.cherokeebeeclub.com
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 3rd Thursday of the month
Location: Cherokee Arts Center, Canton
Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association
Meetings: 6:30 p.m. 2nd Monday of the month
Location: 1026 Quacco Road, Savannah
Coweta County, Georgia
Main contact: Steven Page steve@cowetahoney.com 770-683-2465
Meetings: 2nd Mondays of month at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Asa Powell Expo Center, 197 Temple Ave., Newnan, GA
www.cowetabeekeepers.org
Eastern Piedmont Beekeepers Association
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 1st Monday of the month
Location: UGA Bee Lab, 1221 Hog Mtn Rd, Watkinsville
www.easternpiedmontbeekeepers.org
Forsyth Beekeepers Club
Meetings: 6:30 p.m. 4th Thursday of the month
Location: Sawnee Mountain Preserve, Visitor Center, 4076 Spot Road, Cumming, GA
www.forsythbeekeepersclub.org/Forsyth_Beekeepers_Club/Home.html
Henry County Beekeepers
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 2nd Tuesday of the month
Location: Public Safety Bldg, 116 Zack Hinton Pkwy South, McDonough
www.henrycountybeekeepers.org
Heart of Georgia Beekeepers
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 3rd Tuesday of the month
Location: Old Perry Court House, Perry
Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 2nd Wednesday of the month
Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta
www.metroatlantabeekeepers.org
Mountain Beekeepers Association
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 1st Tuesday of the month
Location: Mountain Regional Library, Young Harris
Northwest Georgia Beekeepers Association
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 2nd Monday of the month (Jan-June & Sept)
Location: Walker County Agric. Center, Rock Spring
www.northwestgeorgiabeekeepers.org
Oglethorpe County Bee Club
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 3rd Monday of the month
Location: Oglethorpe Farm Bureau Building
www.ocbeeclub.org
Southeast Georgia Beekeepers
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 4thd Tuesday of the month, Aug-March
Contact: Ben Bruce 912-487-2001
Southwest Georgia Beekeepers
Meetings: 7:30 p.m. last Tuesday of the month, (even months)
Location: Swords Apiaries, Moultrie
Tara Beekeepers Assoication (Clayton Co. area)
Meetings: 7:30 p.m. 3rd Monday of the month
Location: Kiwanis Room, Georgia Power Bldg, 752 Main Street, Forest Park
www.tarabeekeepers.org
Troup County Assoicationof Beekeepers
Meetings: 7:00 p.m. 3rd Monday of the month
Location: 4-H Ag Bldg on Hwy 27 at Vulcan Rd.
Hawaii Associations
Hawaii Beekeepers' Association
3081G Paty Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822-1448
President: Michael M. Kliks, PhD mmkliks@hawaii.rr.com 808-988-7203
Meetings: 4th Monday of Feb, May, Aug, Nov/Annual Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Location: Manoa Garden, Elders Center, 2790 Kaholoa Dr., Honolulu, HI 96822