Professional member of the Rochester Civic Garden Center

George Eastman House

Beekeeping Classes at Cornell University

Information on developing the Standard of Identity for Honey in New York State

Rochester Beekeepers Resources

Clubs/Groups:
*Rochester Beekeepers: RochesterBeekeepers@gmail.com, 4th Monday 7P, Monroe County Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Ave., Rochester
*OntarioFingerLakesBeekeepers: OntarioCountyBeekeepers.org, 2nd Monday, Canandaigua VA
*Western NY Honey Producers: WNYHPA.org, East Aurora
*Finger Lakes Beekeepers: FLBeeClub.com, 3rd Sunday, Ithaca
*Steuben County Honey Bee Assn: SCHBA.info, 2nd Monday, Bath
*Empire State Honey Producers Association: ESHPA.org
Classes:
*Ontario Finger Lakes Beekeepers, Beginners Class 1/11
* Cornell University, Masterbeekeeper.org, Beginners classes 2011
* check with other clubs for their class schedules
Bee Supply Companies:
*BetterBee.com
*Dadant.com
*BrushyMountainBeeFarm.com
*BlueSkyBeeSupply.com
*google search: honey bee supplies
Books/Magazines:
*BeeCulture.com
*AmericanBeeJournal.com
*ABCXYZ of Bee Culture
* The Hive and the Honeybee
*The Backyard Beekeeper
*Beekeeping for Dummies
Misc.:
*Beesource.com, a nation wide beekeepers forum
*Yahoo groups forum- OntarioFingerLakesBees
*Beewho.com
*Honey.com, the National Honey Board
*pollinators.nbii.gov
How to get Honeybees:
*order packages or starter hives (nucs) through a bee club
* bee swarms in the Spring