Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab

Find Your Nearest Florida Beekeepers Association

In addition to joining the Florida State Beekeepers Association, many counties have local beekeeping clubs. The clubs listed below are arranged alphabetically by county. You can also visit the Florida State Beekeepers Association website or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu .

Alachua

Gainesville Area Beekeepers
https://www.gainesvilleareabeeclub.com/

Baker

Baker County Beekeeping Club
Contact Jim Altmiller sawdstmakr@bellsouth.net

Bay

Tupelo Beekeepers Club
https://tupelobeekeepers.club/

Bradford

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Brevard

South Brevard Beekeepers
https://www.southbrevardbeekeepers.com/

Broward

Broward Beekeepers Association
https://browardbees.org/

Calhoun

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Charlotte

Gulf Coast Beekeepers Association
https://gulfcoastbees.com/

Citrus

Nature Coast Beekeepers

Located in Citrus County

Contact Bernadette Cieslak 513-518-4552

FB page: Nature Coast Beekeepers

Clay

Clay County Beekeeper Association

www.claybees.com

E-mail: claycountybees@gmail.com

Collier

Gulf Coast Beekeepers Association
https://gulfcoastbees.com/

Columbia

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

DeSoto

Contact Mark Negley manegley@gmail.com or Demetrius "Dee" Washington Washingtondemetrius03@gmail.com

Dixie

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Duval

Jacksonville Beekeepers Assocation
https://www.jaxbees.com/

Escambia

Escarosa Beekeepers Association
http://escarosabee.org/

North Escambia Bee Association
https://northescambiabee.com/

Flagler

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Franklin

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Gadsden

APALACHEE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

Website: https://www.apalacheebeekeepers.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/367592968778

Address: 1400 Village Square Blvd., Suite 3, #218, Tallahassee, FL 32312

Gilchrist

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Glades

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Gulf

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Hamilton

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Hardee

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Hendry

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Hernando

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Highlands

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Hillsborough

Tampa Bay Beekeepers Assocation
http://tampabaybeekeepers.com/

Holmes

Central Panhandle Beekeepers Association
https://www.facebook.com/CentralPanhandleBeekeepersAssociation

Indian River

Treasure Coast Beekeepers Assocation
http://www.tcbeekeepers.org/

Jackson

Chipola Beekeepers Association
https://www.facebook.com/ChipolaBeeAssociation/

Jefferson

APALACHEE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

Website: https://www.apalacheebeekeepers.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/367592968778

Address: 1400 Village Square Blvd., Suite 3, #218, Tallahassee, FL 32312

Lafayette

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Lake

Lake County Beekeepers Association
http://lakecountybeekeepers.com/index.html

Lee

Beekeepers Assocation of Southwest Florida
https://www.facebook.com/basfl/about/?ref=page_internal

Leon

APALACHEE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

Website: https://www.apalacheebeekeepers.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/367592968778

Address: 1400 Village Square Blvd., Suite 3, #218, Tallahassee, FL 32312

Levy

Levy Backyard Beekeepers Club
Stephen Starks 386-288-0741 and John Dulaney 362-284-3013

Liberty

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Madison

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Manatee

Suncoast Beekeepers Association
https://www.facebook.com/SuncoastBees

Marion

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Martin

Treasure Coast Beekeepers Assocation
http://www.tcbeekeepers.org/

Miami-Dade

Tropical Beekeepers Association
https://www.facebook.com/TropicalBeekeepersAssociation

Monroe

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Nassau

Nassau County Beekeepers Association

https://www.facebook.com/nassaucountybeekeepersassoc/

Okaloosa

Tri-County Beekeepers
https://www.tri-countybeekeepersassociation.org/

Okeechobee

Treasure Coast Beekeepers Assocation
http://www.tcbeekeepers.org/

Orange

Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association
http://orangeblossombeekeepers.org/

Osceola

Kissimmee Valley Beekeepers Association
http://kissimmeevalleybeekeepersassociation.org/

Palm Beach

Palm Beach County Beekeeper Assocation
https://palmbeachbeekeepers.org/

Pasco

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Pinellas

Pinellas Beekeepers Association
https://pinellasbeekeepers.buzz/

Polk

Ridge Beekeepers Assocation

https://www.ridgebeekeepers.com/

Putnam

Beekeepers of Putnam County
http://www.beekeepersofputnamcountyflorida.org/

St. Johns

St. Johns County Beekeepers Association
https://sjcbeekeepers.org/

St. Lucie

Treasure Coast Beekeepers Assocation
http://www.tcbeekeepers.org/

Santa Rosa

Suncoast Beekeepers Association
https://www.facebook.com/SuncoastBees

Sarasota

Suncoast Beekeepers Association
https://www.facebook.com/SuncoastBees

Seminole

Seminole County Beekeepers Assocation
https://www.seminolecountybeekeepers.org/

Sumter

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Suwannee

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Taylor

Taylor County Beekeepers Association
https://www.facebook.com/tcbeeclub

Union

Union County Beekeepers Club
Contact Cecelia Young youngcea@cedartechnology.com

Volusia

Beekeepers of Volusia County
http://volusiabeekeepers.org/

Wakulla

APALACHEE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

Website: https://www.apalacheebeekeepers.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/367592968778

Address: 1400 Village Square Blvd., Suite 3, #218, Tallahassee, FL 32312

Walton

To find a local beekeeping association in Florida, visit: https://www.flstatebeekeepers.com/ or contact your UF/IFAS county extension office at: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/. If your beekeeping association is not listed here and you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Washington

Central Panhandle Beekeepers Association
https://www.facebook.com/CentralPanhandleBeekeepersAssociation/