Almost every state has its own local beekeeper's association. Most state universities have extension services and research departments that can be a valuable resource. These organizations are wonderful sources of information and guidance. You'll usually find many members who can help you in learning how to have your own hives.

Alabama

• Alabama Beekeepers Association
• AUBURN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY and PLANT PATHOLOGY

Alaska

• South Central Alaska Beekeepers Association

Arkansas

• Arkansas Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Arizona

• Beekeepers Association of Central Arizona

• THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

California

• California State Beekeepers Association
• Alameda County Beekeepers Association
  
• American Beekeeping Federation
  
• Beekeepers Association of Southern California
• Beekeepers’ Guild of San Mateo County
• California State Beekeepers Association
• Central Valley Beekeepers
• Gilroy Beekeepers Association
• High Desert Beekeepers Association (Joshua Tree)
• Honey Love Urban Beekeepers
• Humboldt County Beekeepers Association
• Klamath Basin Beekeepers Association
• Long Beach Beekeepers Club
• Los Angeles County Beekeepers
• Marin County Beekeepers Club
• Mount Diablo Beekeepers Association
• Nevada County Beekeepers Association
• Orange County Beekeepers Association (website) Orange County Beekeepers Association (Facebook page)
• Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association
• San Diego Beekeeping Society
• San Francisco Beekeepers Association
• Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild
• Sierra Foothill Beekeepers Association
• Sonoma County Beekeepers Association
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKLEY DIVISION OF INSECT BIOLOGY
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS BEE BRIEFS
  DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, Email DR. ERIC MUSSEN, DR. ERIC MUSSEN’S NEWSLETTERS
  THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL APICULTURISTS
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
• Ventura County Beekeeping Club

Colorado

• Colorado State Beekeepers Association

• COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF BIOAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and PEST MANAGEMENT

Connecticut

• Connecticut Beekeepers Association

• Back Yard Beekeepers Association - A Club for the Hobbyist Beekeeper, Based in Southwestern Connecticut

• Eastern Connecticut Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES

Delaware

• Delaware Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY and WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

  Email: DR DEBORAH A DELANEY

  MID-ATLANTIC APICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CONSORTIUM

Florida

• Florida Beekeepers Association

• Florida State Beekeepers

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY and NEMATOLOGY

• University of Florida Honey Bee Research And Extension Lab

• University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory Blogs

• FLORIDA A and M UNIVERSITY ENTOMOLOGY and STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL PROGRAM

Georgia

• See this page for Georgia state and local beekeepers associations and resources

Guam

Hawaii

• Hawaii Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA DEPARTMENT OF PLANT and ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SCIENCES

Idaho

• Idaho Treasure Valley Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF PLANT, SOIL and ENTOMOLOGY SCIENCES

Illinois

• Illinois State Beekeepers Association

• Illinois Stateline Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Indiana

• Indiana Beekeepers Association

• PURDUE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Iowa

• Iowa Honey Producers Association

• Iowa Stateline Beekeepers Association

• IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Kansas

• Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers’ Association

• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Kentucky

• Kentucky State Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Louisiana

• Louisiana Beekeepers Association

• LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Maine

• Maine Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Maryland

• Maryland State Beekeepers Association, Inc.

• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

  DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

  MID-ATLANTIC APICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CONSORTIUM

• Anne Arundel Beekeepers Association, www.aabees.org
  
• Howard County Beekeepers Association, www.hcbamd.org
  
• Montgomery County Beekeepers Association, www.montgomerycountybeekeepers.com
  
• Prince George's (Bowie-Upper Marlboro Beekeepers) Association, www.bumbabees.com

 

Massachusetts

• Massauchusetts Beekeepers Association

• Worcester County Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Michigan

• Michigan Beekeepers’ Association

• Southeastern Michigan Beekeepers Association

• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

  MSU ENTOMOLOGY

Minnesota

• Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF ENT

Mississippi

• Mississippi Beekeepers Association

• MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY BEEKEEPING TIPS-DESCRIPTION: NOTES AND NEWS ON BEEKEEPING

  CLARENCE COLLISON-ENTOMOLOGY and PLANT PATHOLOGY

  DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY and PLANT PATHOLOGY

Missouri

• Missouri State Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Montana

Montana Department of Agriculture Apiary Program

• MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYYYY

  BEE ALERT

  DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Nebraska

• Nebraska Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Nevada

• Nevada Beekeepers Association - President Rob Slay Email
• Northern Nevada Beekeepers Association

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Beekeeper’ Association

New Jersey

• New Jersey Beekeepers Associationnn

• RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, COOK COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

• MID-ATLANTIC APICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CONSORTIUMRTIUM

New Mexico

• New Mexico Beekeepers Association - Facebook

• NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, PLANT PATHOLOGY and WEED SCIENCE

New York

• Empire State Honey Producers Association

• Long Island Beekeepers Association

• New York City Beekeepers Association

• Other New York State Bee Groups

• CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE and LIFE SCIENCES

  MASTER BEEKEEPER

North Carolina

• North Carolina State Beekeepers Association

• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

North Dakota

• North Dakota Apiary Division

• NORTH DAKATO STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Ohio

• Ohio State Beekeepers Association

• OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYY

  BEE AND POLLINATION

  DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

  DR. JAMES E. TEW

  HONEY BEE LABORATORY

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma State Beekeepers Association

• OKLAHOMA STATe UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY and PLANT PATHOLOGY

Oregon

• Oregon State Beekeepers Association

• OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association

• PENN STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

• MID-ATLANTIC APICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CONSORTIUM

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND DEDEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES

South Carolina

• South Carolina Beekeepers Association

• CLEMSON UNIVERSITY-SOUTH CAROLINA BEE INFORMATION

• DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, SOILS and PLANT SCIENCES

South Dakota

• SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE

Tennessee

• Tennessee Beekeepers Association

• THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY and PLANT PATHOLOGY

Texas

• Texas Beekeepers Association

• TEXAS AandM UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

  TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PLANT and SOIL SCIENCE

Utah

• Utah Beekeeper's Association website

• UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

Vermont

• Vermont Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Virginia

• Virginia Beekeepers Association
• VIRGINIA TECH DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
  THE SMALL HIVE BEETLE-DESCRIPTION: ALL ABOUT THE NEW HONEYBEE PEST
• Northern Virginia Beekeepers Association, www.novabees.org
• Loudoun Beekeepers Association, www.loudounbee.org
• Prince William Regional Beekeepers Association, www.pwrbeekeepers.com

Washington

• Washington State Beekeepers Association

• WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

  APIS.WSU.EDU

  DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

  DR. STEVE SHEPPARD

West Virginia

• West Virginia Beekeepers Association

• WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PLANT and SOIL SCIENCE

  MID-ATLANTIC APICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CONSORTIUM

  PROTECTING HONEYBEES FROM PESTICIDE POISONING

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Honey Producers Association
• Stateline Beekeepers Association

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Wyoming

• UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES

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Canada

Alberta

• UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

British Columbia

• BRITISH COLUMBIA-SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Manitoba

• UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

  DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

  OMOLOGY

Ontario

• UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

Quebec

Montreal

• McGill Apicultural Association (SP0101)
  

• DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES