New York State Beekeepers Associations

( correct as of January 2003)

Allegany County Beekeepers Assn

Pres: Harry Whitehead

PO Box 3052, Rushford, NY 14777. Tel. (716) 437-2332 

Members: Small

Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month at 8pm, Cooperative Extension, Belmont.

Annual dues: $3.00

Catskill Mountain Beekeepers www.catskillbees.org

Pres: Mary Kames, 255 Co. Rt. 41, Freehold, NY 12431. Tel. (518) 622-2263 (finishes within a few months of Oct 2002)

Director (and organizer!). Dick Johnson.

850 Mill Street, Windham, NY  12496. Tel. (518) 734-4629

Members: 70

Meetings. 3rd Tuesday of every other month, starting September, at 7.00 pm at ACRA Community Center.

Annual dues: $15

 

Champlain Valley

Pres: Richard Crawford

Box 135, 675 Mason St., Morrisonville, NY 12962. Tel. (518) 561-7167

 

Chautaugua Beekeepers

Sam Radicella,

9251 Mina Cemetery Rd. Sherman, Ny 14781. tel. 716-761-6394, radicell@cecomet.net

Members: 25

Meetings: We meet the first Thursday of every month at 7PM at the Ag blg. next to the Jamestown Airport.

Annual dues: $5

No newsletter, but members are informed about meeting titles by mail.

   

Chemung Valley Beekeepers Association

Pres: Clint Fudge (acting because they didn’t appoint a new one)

1043 Breesport Road, Erin, NY 14838. Tel. (607) 796-2473

Members:~ 20

Meetings: 4th Monday of each month at 4H building, Chemung County Fairgrounds. BUT last meeting was last November!

Annual dues: $10

 

Fingerlakes Beekeepers Association

Pres. Mike Griggs

179 Benjamin Hill Road, Newfield, NY 14867. Tel. (607) 564-0656 Email. mhg3@cornell.edu

Members: 50

Meetings: 3rd Sunday of each month at the Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd. (Rt. 89), Ithaca, at 2 pm.

Annual dues: $10 (includes newsletter)

   

Long Island Beekeepers Association

Pres: Raymond Lackey

1260 Walnut Ave, Bohemia, NY 11716. Tel. (631) 567-1936. Email lackeyr@hazeltine.com                    

Members: 75 families

Meetings: 2rd Wednesday of each month Feb through November, at Holtsville Ecology Site, Buckley Rd, Holtsville, NY at 7.30 pm.

Annual dues: $25 (includes 4 newsletters)

 

Mid York Bkps Assn.

Pres: Lawrence Giglio

11251 Deertrail Road, Deerfield, NY 13502. Tel. (315) 724-8303

Members: 55

Meetings: Once every other month (next one in August) at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Oneida County Airport at 7.30 pm.

Annual dues: $5

 

South Eastern Beekeepers Club (Inc.)

Pres: William Ferris,

38 Hamptonburgh Rd., Campbell Hall, NY 10916.  Tel: (845) 427-5048

Sec: Dennis and Jane Smith, PO Box 121, Cuddebackville, NY 12729, Tel. (845) 745-8970

Members: 80 on mailing list, 25 active

Meetings: 3rd Sat. of each month in winter (summer less regular), at Cooperative Extension, Middleton.

Annual dues: $10

 

Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association

Ms. Anne Frey (Pres.)

4808 Skyline Drive, Delanson, NY 12053.

Members: 112

Meetings: 3rd Monday of odd months (Jan, March etc) , at the Cornell Cooperative Extension  Center at 50 West

High Street in Ballston Spa, at 7.30 pm.

Annual dues: $15

 

Southern Tier Beekeepers Association

Pres: John Truax

16 Lincoln Ave. Endicott, NY 13760. Tel. (607) 748-6571

Members: 10-0 at meetings, 25-30 members

Meetings: Once per month, different day each month. At Cornell Cooperative Ext., Front St., Binghamton

Annual dues: $10

 

Steuben County Beekeepers Association

Pres: Don Matula

31 Cameron Street, Hornell, 14843. Tel. (607) 324-5455

Members: 32

Meetings: 2nd Monday of every month at 17-19 East Steuben St, Bath at 7pm.

Annual dues: $5

 

Sullivan County Beekeepers Association.

Pres. Jim Kile

2011 Ulster Heights Rd., Woodburn, NY 12788. Tel. (845) 647-6759

Members: About 80 (68 paid)

Meetings: 2nd Friday of each month, at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Liberty NY at 7.30 pm.

 

Susquehanna Beekeepers Association

Pres. John Brunner.

RR2 Box 158, Montrose NY 18801-9726

Tel. (570) 278-1774

Vice Pres: Richard Chapin

Lake Chrisann Rd, RR1 Box 102A, Montrose, NY 18801-9726. Tel. (570) 278-1074

Members: 50

Meetings: variable – monthly in spring (this year they were ‘field meetings’), also meet over summer. Meeting with speaker in October (this year on candlemaking), dinner in November.

Annual dues: $15

 

Wayne County Beekeepers

Pres. Charlie Kimbal (or Kinbar?).

 

Wave Hill Beekeepers  (Wave Hill is a public garden and culture center in the Bronx)

Pres. (none)

Coordinator: Laurel Rimmer

675 West 252 St., Bronx, NY 10471. Tel. (718) 549-3200. Email: info@wavehill.org

Members: 16 active

Meetings: 3rd Saturday of each month at Wave Hill (address above) at noon.

Annual dues: 0

 

Western New York Honey Producers

Pres. Bob Harbison

2493 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY 14228. Tel. (716) 691-7382. Email. har@buffnet.net

Contact person: Fred Thompson, secretary, (716) 773-4945, frednruth@juno.com

Members: 200 (mailing list), about 25-40 at meetings Meetings: Annual picnic meeting, 1st Sat. in August. Other general or educational meetings are in February, March, April, and June at E. Aurora in County Extension Office. Workshop at Mike Potozak’s place in Corfu in October, Potluck dinner 2nd Sat in November.

Annual dues: $10

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