Beekeeping Organizations - California State Beekeepers Association
- One of the largest and most important beekeeping organizations - founded in 1889.
- Eastern Apiculture Society
- Perhaps the progressive the the large beekeeping support organizations, EAS supports research, master beekeeper certification, and educational outreach.
- American Beekeeping Federation
- A strong advocate for honey bees and the pollination industry, this national organization was founded in 1943. See the link to their non-profit arm - The eFoundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees under links to foundations.
- Local Beekeeping Organizations/Clubs
- The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
- Located near Tucson, Arizona, this world class museum has long been a major supporter of pollinator education and protection.
- The Xerces Society
- Probably the foremost advocate for invertebrate conservation in the world. The Xerces Society is a major advocate for invertebrate pollinators.
- Häagen-Dazs - Help the Honey Bees
- Home site for the foundation set up by the Hagen Daz ice cream company to help save honeybees. The foundation has directly funded research at Penn State and UC Davis.
- Bee Native
- A non-profit organization of the American Indian Tribal communities. Primarily supports the creation and maintenance of apiaries associated with Native American institutions of high education.
- Project Apis M
- Organization formed by representatives of the commercial beekeeping, sideline beekeeping , and almond growing communities. The organization funds hard research into threats affecting managed honeybee operations.
- National Honey Board
- The National Honey Board promotes honey sales, quality, and production. The board supports production related research.
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