And save the date for the Fall Conference in Syracuse!
November 6 & 7, 2026
The ESHPA Board has made an awesome decision to reduce the ticket prices for the conference. We know times are tough and many are tightening their belts. Fees have been drastically reduced for members to $30 per day or $50 for both days!! Non-members will be at the old rate of $75 per day or $125 for both days. Make sure to check your membership status before purchasing tickets.
You can register to become a member of ESHPA here. Please choose your membership level; Single, Household, Lifetime or Student
Membership is individual, one membership gets one vote. The exception is the new Household Membership, which gives you two votes for our meetings. ESHPA bylaws require membership to be paid in full 10 days before a General Meeting to vote at that meeting. Thank you for renewing.
Scholarship Donation
In 2023, ESHPA established a scholarship to support students that are residents of NY and enrolled in a NYS school in programs related to agriculture and environmental science. The goal is to have an impact on future generations who through their careers may impact our bees. Your contributions to this effort will increase the size and reach of this scholarship.
4-H Bee Club
This year a 4-H leader in Columbia and Greene Counties has started a club to teach young people between the ages of 8 and 18 beekeeping. ESHPA has supported this effort by making a donation to help jump start this initiative by providing funds for bee suits. Your donations will be added to these efforts to educate the next generation of NY beekeepers.
The New York State Honey Map is now live!
These are the ESHPA members that sell honey throughout the state. We will be advertising this heavily on all our new flyers and advertising and especially at the State Fair when people are ALWAYS asking us where to get honey. Of course people come from all over the state, so this is a great opportunity to pick up some new customers!
If you would like to be listed on the map,
you need to be a current member and fill out the following form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/171wimSdBVKNTZZGwV1mCdkJ3N1aqjXA0Y2uucLdkymE
Did you know we have a calendar of ALL the beekeeping club meetings throughout the state?
Welcome to The Empire State Honey Producers Association, Inc.
Or for short, ESHPA.
ESHPA open to all beekeepers in NYS, from the hobbyist with one hive, to the commercial migratory beekeeper with thousands. This is made clear in the preamble of the bylaws:
To promote and protect the interests of New York State beekeepers, and
To form an association for mutual benefit of New York State honey producers; to promote and assist in efforts to preserve and protect the honey bee; to assist New York State honey producers in promoting, marketing and publicizing honey and hive products and educate the public to the value of honey bee pollination; to aid in presenting a uniform point of view on concerns of New York State honey producers to state and federal agencies and the general public.
To procure uniformity and certainty in customs and usages of trade and commerce, and of those having a common trade, business, financial or professional interest; to promote a more enlarged and friendly intercourse among beekeepers.
ESHPA was originally founded in 1870 as the “New York State Bee-Keepers Association”, with dues of $1 (considered too high by many potential members). Ladies interested in beekeeping could join with just a signature.
Today ESHPA is a 501(c) (5) Federal Tax exempt corporation with a governing board elected by the general membership. Full bylaws are available at ESHPA.org . Regional “North-Eastern” “Southern” “Western” and “Long Island” directors are elected to three-year terms. Officers are elected to two year terms.
The majority of ESHPA members have less than 50 hives according to a voluntary online survey conducted in 2012.
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