The DMV Beekeeping Community includes a wide range of organizations!

Beekeeping Associations/Clubs:

• Anne Arundel Beekeepers Association
• BUMBA: The Bowie-Upper Marlboro Beekeepers Association (Prince Georges County)
• Howard County Beekeepers
• Maryland State Beekeepers Association
• Montgomery County Beekeepers
• Northern Virginia Beekeepers Association
• Virginia State Beekeepers

Supplies and Equipment (local then nationwide):

• Honeysmith Bees and Gardens (MD)
• Lorobbees Oxalic Acid Vaporizers/Varroa Control (MD)
• Western Maryland Apiaries (MD)
• Forest Hill Bee Supply (PA)
• The Bee Store (VA)
• Betterbee (National)
• Dadant (National)
• HillCo (National)
• Mann Lake Ltd (National)
• Rossman Apiaries (National)

Advocacy Groups:

• National Pollinator Partnership
• Bee City USA
• The Bee Cause Project (school grants)
• Xerces: Invertebrate Conservation and Educational Resources

Universities and Researchers:

• Honey Bee Health Coalition
• Project Apis m.
• University of Delaware Bee Team
• University of Delaware Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium
• University of Maryland Extension
• UMBC/Lamas Lab
• UMD/vanEngelsdorp Lab
• Pennsylvania State Extension

Local and Federal Government:

• DC Department of Energy and the Environment/Beekeeping
• Maryland State Apiary Inspectors
• Virginia Bee Apiary Inspection
• United States Department of Agriculture

Please reach out for help in finding other contacts that can help you in your beekeeping journey!