A Few Great Beekeeping Sites

Local Beekeeping Organizations

http://beekeeping.pro-forums.com/
Tri-State Beekeeping Forum - Forum for beekeepers in the Indiana, Ohio & Kentucky Area

http://www.swoba.org/
Southwestern Ohio Beekeepers Association (SWOBA) - The South Western Ohio Beekeepers Association is a non-profit organization. Our mission is to develop beekeeping interest and skill in beginners through veteran beekeepers. SWOBA is made up of beekeepers from Hamilton, Butler, Clermont, and Warren counties in Ohio and some from Indiana and Kentucky.

http://nkybeekeeepersclub.blogspot.com/
Northern Kentucky Beekeepers Association (NKBA) - Serving Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties in Northern Kentucky.

State Beekeeping Organizations

Indiana

http://www.goshen.edu/bio/Bee/Beekeepers.html
The Indiana Beekeepers' Association (IBA) - The IBA was started in 1998. With educational focus and with members statewide, it has become Indiana's largest beekeeping group (over 800 members). Year round programs help to keep its members up-to-date on all matters about beekeeping.

http://www.hoosierbuzz.com
Indiana State Beekeepers Association (ISBA) - Indiana's Oldest Beekeeping Organization

Kentucky

http://www.ksbabeekeeping.org
The Kentucky State Beekeepers Association (KSBA) - The KSBA is a statewide organization dedicated to the promotion of honeybees, beekeeping, and honeybee pollination in Kentucky. It aims to provide training in the art of beekeeping, the production of honey, and raising Queen Bees.

Ohio

http://www.ohiostatebeekeepers.org
The Ohio State Beekeepers Association (OSBA) - The Ohio State Beekeepers Association serves beekeepers in Ohio and is associated with other organizations who have an interest in beekeeping.

National & Regional Organizations

http://www.honey.com/
The National Honey Board - Federal research and promotion board under USDA oversight that conducts research, marketing and promotion programs to help maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets for honey and honey products

http://www.abfnet.org/
The American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) - National organization with about 1,000 members that continually works in the interest of all beekeepers, large or small, and those associated with the industry to ensure the future of the honey bee.

http://www.americanhoneyproducers.org/
The American Honey Producers Association - organization dedicated to promoting the common interest and general welfare of the American Honey Producer.

http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/
MAAREC - Mid Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium

http://www.heartlandbees.com/index.htm
The Heartland Apicultural Society (HAS) - Heartland Apicultural Society was founded in 2001 by Greg Hunt (Entomology, Purdue University) and Tom Webster (Researcher, Kentucky State University).

http://www.easternapiculture.org/
The Eastern Apicultural Society of North America, Inc. (EAS) - international non-profit educational organization founded in 1955 for the promotion of bee culture, education of beekeepers, and excellence in bee research. EAS is the largest non-commercial beekeeping organization in the United States and one of the largest in the world.

Beekeeping Publications

http://www.beeculture.com
Bee Culture Magazine - The Magazine of American Beekeeping

http://www.americanbeejournal.com
American Bee Journal - The American Bee Journal was established in 1861 by Samuel Wagner and has been published continuously since that time, except for a brief period during the Civil War.

Beekeeping Forums

http://www.beesource.com/
Beesource - The Beesource Beekeeping website was started in 1997 by a hobbyist beekeeper and became an online community for beekeepers and beekeeping in 1999.

http://forum.beemaster.com/
Beemaster - International Beekeeping Forum