{"id":5331,"date":"2014-01-11T10:29:41","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/?page_id=5331"},"modified":"2025-12-02T08:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:35:37","slug":"bees-and-beekeeping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/mg-home\/gardening-resources\/bees-and-beekeeping\/","title":{"rendered":"Bees and Beekeeping"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beekeeping Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Beekeeping Links\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/garden\/gardening-resources\/bees-and-beekeeping\/beekeeping-links\/\">Apprentice Master Beekeeper Additional Reading<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agdev.anr.udel.edu\/maarec\/\">Mid-Atlantic Apiculture and Extension Consortium<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search.usa.gov\/search?query=beekeeping&amp;affiliate=agriculturalresearchservicears\">USDA Beekeeping Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/badbeekeepingblog.com\/1000-bee-web-links\/\">Beekeeping: The Beekeeper&#8217;s Homepages<\/a>&#8211; includes the largest collection of beekeeping links we&#8217;ve seen!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abfnet.org\"> American Beekeeping Federation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extension.purdue.edu\/extmedia\/4h\/4-h-571-w.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.extension.purdue.edu\/extmedia\/4h\/4-h-571-w.pdf\">4-H Beekeeping Manual (pdf)<\/a> &#8211; Purdue University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bees.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Honey Bees + Pollinators Program<\/a> -Research, Extension, Blogs, and more&#8230;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Bees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(Pollen bees, bumble bees, etc.)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xerces.org\/pollinators-pacific-northwest-region\/\">Pollinator Conservation Resources &#8211; Pacific Northwest Region <\/a>&#8211; Xerxes Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Bumble Bee Links\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/?p=5338\">Bumblebee Links<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Native Bees\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/native-bees\/\">Native Bees<\/a> &#8211; Mason bees and others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/pollinators\/\">Pollination in Home Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(Updated 01\/11\/2024)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout\" >\r\n        \n\n<p><em>Some WSU Extension web sites provide links to external sites for the convenience of users. These external sites are not managed by the WSU Extension. Furthermore, WSU Extension does not review, control or take responsibility for the content of these sites, nor do these sites implicitly or explicitly represent official positions and policies of WSU Extension.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beekeeper Associations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>WASBA list of <a href=\"https:\/\/wasba.org\/resources\/local-organizations\/\">beekeepers&#8217; associations<\/a> in the State.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wasba.org\">Washington State Beekeepers Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwdba.org\/\">Northwest District Beekeepers Assoc.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snoqualmievalleybeekeepers.org\/\">Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Stanwood-Camano-Beekeepers\/191707364192219?ref=hl\"> Stanwood-Camano Beekeeper&#8217;s Assoc.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/skagitvalleybeekeepers.org\/\">Skagit Valley Beekeeper&#8217;s Assoc.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westsoundbees.org\">West Sound Beekeepers Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtbakerbeekeepers.org\/\">Mt. Baker Beekeepers Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Whidbee Island Beekeepers\" href=\"http:\/\/whidbees.wordpress.com\/\">Whidbey Island Beekeepers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orsba.org\">Oregon State Beekeepers&#8217; Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pugetsoundbees.org\/\">Puget Sound Beekeepers&#8217; Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Pierce County Beekeepers Assoc.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcbeekeepers.org\/\">Pierce County Beekeepers&#8217; Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snokingbeekeepers.org\/\">SnoKing Beekeepers Association &#8211;<\/a>Note: This webpage is not compatible with Firefox. 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