Links
Associations
- American Beekeeping Federation The national beekeeping organization home page with excellent resources and information. Test Input
- National Honey Board The national organization dedicated to the promotion of honey and honey products
- Northwest District Beekeepers Association Beekeepers information pages for the Snohomish, WA area
- Oregon State Beekeepers Association This is the official website for the Oregon State Beekeepers Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to the field of bees and beekeeping
- Puget Sound Beekeepers Association Beekeepers information pages the Puget Sound area of WA.
- Washington State Beekeepers Association Official home page of the Washington State Beekeepers Association.
- West Sound Beekeepers Association West side of Puget Sound, Kitsap County, WA. Nicely designed and informative web site.
Bee Keepers Web Links
- beehoo.com An Internet beekeeping directory
- Washington State Beekeeping Association Links Comprehensive list of beekeeping resources.
- Beekeepers Web Links
Bee Keeping Publications
- A I Root Bee Culture Bee Culture Magazine
- Dadant and Sons Inc American Bee Journal
- The Beekeeper's Handbook: A Teaching Text The Beekeeper's Handbook: A Teaching Text for Beginner's to Advanced Beekeepers By Diana Sammataro, Alphonse Avitabile. Excellent text book
Equipment Suppliers
- Western Bee Supply Good source for woodenware
- Glory Bee
- Brushy Mountain Bee Supply
- Dadant and Sons Inc Beekeeping supplies
- Mann Lake Beekeeping Supply
- BJ SHerriff excellent quality "bee proof" beekeeping suits
- Newton Apiaries Source for Liquid Smoke, an alternative to traditional smoking technique
General Beekeeping Information
- Bee Source.com This is a good resource for beekeeping, news, alternative methods, forum, and comprehensive listing of package bee and queen suppliers; Also contains Pedro Rodriguez's FGMO information.
Queen Breeding Information
- Glenn Apiaries Informative site for queen breeding information
Research
- Cornell University - Apiary Lab Also working in conjunction with WSU, Professor Nick Calderone is the head of the Dyce Laboratory for Honeybee Research.
- Honeybee Pests and Diseases A reference guide with visual aids to identify and suggest possible treatments for honeybee pests and disease
- USDA -- ARS Bee Research Laboratory Located in Beltsville, Maryland, this facility is engaged in disease research
- WSU Extension Offices Locate the nearest extension office. Many have Beekeeping and Gardening programs, or can help you get in touch with local resources.
- UCDavis Department of Entomology Apiculture Newsletters
- Bee Alert University of Montana research site, includes Bee Cams
- International Bee Research Association
- Silence of the Bees Watch this excellent entire October 2007 PBS Broadcast covering current CCD research. To date the cause remains uncertain. Nosema; nutrition deficiency; Virus; overuse of pesticides are all named as possibilities...
