Colorado State Beekeepers Association THE go to site for information about beekeeping in Colorado, events, classes, local beekeeping clubs, bee related businesses, bee forage, legislation, how to report a suspected pesticide kill, where to get bees and supplies. Annual summer and winter meetings are not to be missed! (I'm a past Board member)
Mile Hive Bee Club Denver, CO. Meets monthly with speakers and discussions of seasonal topics. The best bee club in Colorado! (I'm a founder and past President)
Boulder County Beekeepers Association meets every other month normally, email listserv, online forum (I'm a past President)
Bees and Supplies - Local
BlessidBee Lakewood, CO Full line of beekeeping supplies, package bees, nucs, queens. Great resource!
Highland Bees Longmont, CO, Artisanal Boulder County honey, nucs, queens
CoPoCo Fort Collins, CO, Full line of beekeeping supplies, package bees, nucs.
Harlequin's Gardens Boulder, CO, Best selection of pesticide free Colorado native and adapted plants anywhere. Start your pollinator garden here.
Mann Lake Large supplier of beekeeping supplies.
Dadant Large supplier of beekeeping supplies.
Amazon Please stay away from Amazon for bee supplies. Most are poorly made, off-kilter in some way.
DO NOT BUY USED BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT!
Reliable Evidence-Based Information
Scientific Beekeeping Randy Oliver's site documenting and discussing his scientific research on practical beekeeping issues, also writes for ABJ
University Bee Labs (Colorado does not have a bee lab. Time to change that?)
Bee Culture The other informative monthly trade journal, more casual, a little less reliable
American Beekeeping Federation Addresses beekeeping issues on a national scale, webinars, lobbying, hosts annual meeting, often with American Bee Research Conference
International Bee Research Assn. Wales, Established by Eva Crane, promotes the value of bees by providing information on bee science and beekeeping worldwide, several journals including Bee World, Journal of Apicultural Research, Journal of ApiProduct and ApiMedical Science. JAR is a peer-reviewed rigorous scientific journal.
Bees for Development Promotes sustainable beekeeping as a means of alleviating poverty and promoting biodiversity
DriftWatch Registry for hives, specialty crops to communicate and coordinate pesticide applications.
Honey Bee Health Coalition Addresses specific issues confronting honey bees, best photos of EFB, excellent resources for varroa info.
Tools for Varroa Management downloadable pdf
Incident Reporting Guide for suspected pesticide kills
USDA/ARS Logan Pollinating Insects Lab Bumblebees, mason bees, leafcutters and more.
Harlequin's Gardens Boulder, CO, Best selection of pesticide free Colorado native and adapted plants anywhere. Start your pollinator garden here!
Crown Bees Mason and leafcutter bee information, clean culture rearing supplies, monthly BeeMail newsletter.