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Useful websitesBeekeeping magazine
American Bee Journal
Beekeeping magazine published since 1861, with practical and scientific articles, an events calendar and a digital edition.
Nationwide
Associations and researchNational beekeeping federation
American Beekeeping Federation (ABF)
National organization that has represented beekeepers of every size, and the people who work with them, for more than 80 years. It holds an annual conference and trade show and runs the American Honey Queen Program and the American Honey Show.
Nationwide
Associations and researchNational honey producers association
American Honey Producers Association (AHPA)
National association of US honey producers and beekeepers. It holds an annual conference and trade show and speaks for its members before Congress and federal agencies.
Nationwide
Associations and researchAssociation of state apiarists
Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA)
Association of the apiary inspectors and state apiarists of the United States and Canada. Its website lists the inspection service of each state and publishes a yearly survey of colony losses.
Nationwide
Useful websitesBeekeeping magazine
Bee Culture
US beekeeping magazine with news, practical articles and the Catch the Buzz news service. Its website carries the USDA honey market report and a list of state apiary inspectors.
Nationwide
Associations and researchBee health survey and research nonprofit
Bee Informed Partnership
Research partnership, born at the University of Maryland, that ran the national survey of colony losses and management practices for many years and publishes the results online.
Nationwide
Queens and package beesQueen breeder
BeeWeaver Honey Farm
Family bee farm in Navasota, Texas, in beekeeping for about 140 years, breeding queens for resistance to varroa mites and the viruses they carry. Queens are shipped or picked up at the farm.
Navasota, Texasnationwide
Associations and researchState beekeepers association
California State Beekeepers Association (CSBA)
Association of California beekeepers, commercial and hobbyist, which works on laws, regulations and research affecting beekeeping in the state and holds an annual convention.
California
US equipment manufacturersBeekeeping equipment manufacturer
Dadant & Sons
Family business founded in 1863 and run by seven generations. It manufactures beekeeping equipment, including its own wax foundation, at Hamilton, Illinois.
Hamilton, Illinoisnationwide
Associations and researchRegional beekeeping society
Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS)
Beekeeping society for the eastern United States and Canada. It holds an annual conference that moves between states, publishes the EAS Journal and runs a Master Beekeeper certification.
Eastern United States
Associations and researchState apiary inspection program
Florida Department of Agriculture – Apiary Inspection
Apiary inspection program of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. Florida beekeepers register their colonies with the department, which inspects apiaries.
Florida
Associations and researchMulti-sector coalition for bee health
Honey Bee Health Coalition
Coalition of beekeepers, growers, researchers, agencies, conservation groups and companies working together on honey bee health, guided by its Bee Healthy Roadmap.
Nationwide
US equipment manufacturersBeekeeping equipment manufacturer
Kelley Beekeeping
Company founded by Walter T. Kelley that makes and sells beekeeping equipment from Clarkson, Kentucky, where it expanded its operations in 2015.
Clarkson, Kentuckynationwide
Queens and package beesQueen producer
Kona Queen Hawaii
Queen producer on the leeward coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, founded in 1975, which supplies queens to beekeepers across the country all year. Part of U.S. Honey Bee, LLC since 2016.
Hawaiinationwide
US equipment manufacturersBeekeeping equipment manufacturer and supplier
Mann Lake
Minnesota manufacturer and supplier of beekeeping equipment based in Hackensack. It bought Pierce Beekeeping Equipment in 2024 and was itself acquired by a group of families in 2025.
Hackensack, Minnesotanationwide
US equipment manufacturersHoney extractor manufacturer
Maxant Industries
Massachusetts company making honey processing equipment, from small hand extractors to radial power extractors and honey-wax separators.
Massachusettsnationwide
Honey and bee testing labsHoney bee pathogen testing lab
National Agricultural Genotyping Center
Laboratory offering a honey bee pathogen panel by molecular testing, covering the foulbrood diseases, Nosema and several honey bee viruses.
Nationwide
Honey marketing and co-opsHoney research and promotion board
National Honey Board
Federal research and promotion program for honey, overseen by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and funded by assessments on honey. It promotes honey and funds research, and runs a honey locator for buyers.
Nationwide
Queens and package beesQueen breeder and nuc producer
Old Sol Apiaries
Oregon queen breeder raising survivor stock selected locally, as well as Caucasian queens, and selling nucs.
Oregon
Queens and package beesQueen and package bee producer
Olivarez Honey Bees
Three-generation family beekeeping operation based in Northern California, with bees on the Big Island of Hawaii. It sells Italian, Carniolan and Saskatraz queens and package bees, shipped by USPS or picked up in Orland.
Orland, Californianationwide
Honey and bee testing labsHoney and pollen DNA lab
Penn State Honey and Pollen Diagnostic Lab
Penn State University lab that identifies the botanical origin of honey and pollen by DNA metabarcoding, and tests for honey made from spotted lanternfly honeydew.
Pennsylvanianationwide
Associations and researchState beekeepers association
Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association (PSBA)
Statewide association with affiliated local beekeeping clubs across Pennsylvania. It runs a Bee Friendly program recognizing towns that encourage beekeeping.
Pennsylvania
US equipment manufacturersPlastic frame and foundation manufacturer
Pierco
Southern California maker of one-piece plastic frames and plastic foundation, waxed once, twice or three times, in deep and medium sizes, made in the USA.
Californianationwide
Associations and researchHoney bee research nonprofit
Project Apis m.
Nonprofit that funds and directs research to improve the health of honey bees while enhancing crop production, with close ties to almond pollination in California.
Nationwide
Useful websitesBeekeeping research website
Scientific Beekeeping
Website of beekeeper and researcher Randy Oliver, with long articles on bee biology, nutrition, varroa and colony management, grounded in the scientific literature and his own field trials.
Nationwide
Honey marketing and co-opsBeekeeper-owned honey cooperative
Sioux Honey Association Co-op
Beekeeper-owned cooperative founded in 1921 by five American beekeepers, with more than 200 member beekeepers. It sells its members' honey under the Sue Bee and Aunt Sue's brands.
Nationwide
Queens and package beesQueen breeder
Strachan Apiaries
Northern California queen producer, certified as a producer partner for New World Carniolan stock.
California
Honey and bee testing labsHoney pollen analysis lab
Texas A&M Palynology Laboratory
University laboratory in the Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M that identifies and counts the pollen in honey to establish its floral source, with optional stable isotope testing for added sugars.
College Station, Texasnationwide
Associations and researchState apiary inspection program
Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS)
Texas's apiary inspection program, based at Texas A&M University in College Station. It registers beekeepers, issues the permits and certificates needed to sell or move bees, and tests samples for Nosema and varroa.
College Station, Texas
Associations and researchState beekeepers association
Texas Beekeepers Association (TBA)
Association of Texas beekeepers that celebrated 145 years at its annual convention in Waco. It brings together local clubs and beekeepers across the state.
Texas
Honey and bee testing labsFederal pesticide residue lab
USDA AMS National Science Laboratory
Laboratory of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service that runs pesticide residue testing, including samples sent by beekeepers.
Nationwide
Honey and bee testing labsFederal bee research lab and disease diagnosis
USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory, Beltsville
USDA Agricultural Research Service lab in Beltsville, Maryland, whose bee disease diagnostic service has examined beekeepers' samples for more than 100 years.
Beltsville, Marylandnationwide
Associations and researchFederal bee breeding research lab
USDA ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory
USDA Agricultural Research Service laboratory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, behind the Russian honey bee project and work on mite-resistant stock such as Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH).
Baton Rouge, Louisiananationwide
Useful websitesOfficial honey statistics
USDA NASS Honey report
Annual report of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service on honey-producing colonies, yield per colony, production and prices, by state.
Nationwide
Queens and package beesVarroa-resistant queen breeder
VP Queen Bees
Breeder of varroa-resistant queens from VSH (Varroa Sensitive Hygiene) and Pol-line stock, working under a material transfer agreement with the USDA.
Nationwide
US equipment manufacturersWoodenware manufacturer
Western Bee Supplies
Montana company that has supplied beekeeping equipment for more than 50 years and makes its own woodenware in several grades.
Polson, Montananationwide
Queens and package beesPackage bee and queen producer
Wilbanks Apiaries
Long-established Georgia producer of package bees and queens, listed under Georgia Grown products.
Georgia
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