Local Beekeepers' Associations
The local beekeeping associations are a great source of hands-on advice and support. Check this list for the association closest to you and show up at one of their meetings. All are welcome. Contact or email to confirm meeting dates and locations.
Algoma Beekeepers' Association
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Contact:
Mary Eaton
Telephone:
705 248-2021
Algoma Beekeepers'Association established in May 2014.
Contact Mary Eaton for meeting information.
Bee Natural Caretakers' Association
Mulmur, ON (just south of Creemore, ON)
Contact:
Debbie Gray, President
Website:
Meetings held the first Sunday of every month between 1 – 3 PM. We meet September - November, then February - June. Meetings will be held at the Dufferin County Museum (Hwy 89 and Airport Road.) In July and August, we organize Summer Hive Tours for members only, to visit selected bee yards to learn from one another.
OBA Board Liaison: Emily Mills
Beekeepers' Association of Regional Niagara
St. Catharines, ON
Contact:
George Dubanow, President
Telephone:
905-934-4913
Email:
Meetings are held at the Niagara Regional Police Station Community Room, 5 Lincoln St., Welland.
OBA Board Liaison: Dennis Edell
Brampton Beekeepers' Association
Brampton, ON
Website:
Meetings are held every 3rd Tuesday of the month except July, August & December. Informal meeting- 7:30- 9:00 pm at Starbucks, 80 Resolution Drive, Unit D103, Brampton, ON L6W 0A7. This is in the Lowes Plaza on the corner of Kennedy and Steeles.
Board Liaison: André Flys
Central Ontario Beekeepers' Association
Castleton, ON
Contact:
Ian Hartford, President
Telephone:
905 349-1021
Email:
Check the website for meeting dates and locations.
OBA Board Liaison: Emily Mills
Cloverbelt Beekeepers' Association
Dryden, ON
Contact:
Tim Eady, Interim President
Telephone:
807 755-2117
Email:
OBA Board Liaison: OBA Tech-Transfer Program
Dufferin County Beekeepers' Association
Orangeville, ON
Contact:
Derek Rice, President
Email:
Meetings held the third Tuesday of every month @ 7:00 pm, in the boardroom of Holmes Agro Ltd, 473088 County Rd 11, Orangeville.
Email Derek Rice for meeting information.
OBA Board Liaison: Glen Ackroyd
Durham Region Beekeepers' Association
Sunderland, ON
Contact:
Toni Beckmann, Past President
Telephone:
905 852-0733
The Durham Region group meets at the Greenbank Centennial Hall, 19965 H.W. 7 /12 in Greenbank, Ontario last Monday of the month, meeting 7 times a year.
New members are always welcomed!
OBA Board Liaison: Emily Mills
Eastern Ontario Beekeepers' Association
Metcalfe, ON
Contact:
Craig McCaffrey, President
Telephone:
613 692-4020
Email:
Website:
Check out the website for upcoming events.
OBA Board Liaison: Paul Lacelle
Golden Horseshoe Beekeepers' Association
Brantford, ON
Contact:
Steve Sinasac, President
Telephone:
905-692-5787
Email:
Meetings held the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm from January to November (no December meeting), in Marritt Hall at the Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Road, Jerseyville, Ontario.
OBA Board Liaison: Albert Devries
Grand River Beekeepers' Association
Branchton, ON
Contact:
Vince Nevidon, President
Telephone:
519-740-1416
Email:
Meetings held the 4th Wednesday of the month, except for July, August, December and January at the Christian Fellowship Church, 315 Northlake Dr, Waterloo at 7:30 pm in the basement.
OBA Board Liaison: Jim Wilson
Grey Bruce Beekeepers' Association
Haldimand-Norfolk Beekeepers' Association
Simcoe, ON
Contact:
David Bowen, President
Telephone:
519-428-5386
Please call and enquire location, date and time of our next meeting.
New members welcome!
OBA Board Liaison: Albert Devries
Huronia Beekeepers' Association
Edgar, ON
Contact:
Gord Slemin, President
Telephone:
705-727-9817
Email:
Website:
Meetings held the second Thursday of every month @ 7:30 pm, Edgar Community Hall,1167 Old Barrie Rd., Shanty Bay, ON L0L 2L0.
Check the website for upcoming events.
We welcome new members!
OBA Board Liaison: André Flys
Lanark County Beekeepers' Association
Lanark, ON
Contact:
Shelley Neilson, Vice President
Telephone:
613 259-9920
The club meets 4 times per year. Meetings are held at the Ferguson Falls Community Hall, County Road 15, except for the Summer "field day" meeting which is usually held at a member's bee-yard.
Please contact Shelley Neilson for more information.
OBA Board Liaison: Paul Lacelle
Limestone Beekeepers' Guild
Battersea, ON
Contact:
Alexandra Pedersen, Communications Officer
Telephone:
613 583-4602
Website:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/limestonebeekeepers/
Meetings are held the basement hall of Kingston Christian Fellowship Centre at 2621 Hwy 38 Westbrook, ON K7P 2Y7 about 4.5 km north of the 401. Entrance through the main doors facing Highway #38, on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30pm.
Check the website for upcoming events.
Limestone Beekeepers' Guild serves the Kingston & Frontenac County areas.
We welcome new members!
OBA Board Liaison: Emily Mills
Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin Beekeepers' Association
Muskoka-Parry Sound Beekeepers' Association
Huntsville, ON
Contact:
Robert Key, President
Telephone:
705 783-3320
Email:
OBA Board Liaison: OBA Tech-Transfer Program
Ottawa Community Beekeepers
Ottawa, ON
Contact:
Helene Hutchings
Email:
Website:
Please check website for meeting times and location.
OBA Board Liaison: Paul Lacelle
Quinte Beekeepers' Association
Rainy River Beekeepers' Association
Stratton, ON
Contact:
Richard Neilson, President
Telephone:
807-487-2387
Facsimile:
807-483-1217
OBA Board Liaison: OBA Tech-Transfer Program
Southwestern Ontario Beekeepers' Association
Chatham, ON
Contact:
Mike Dodok, President
Telephone:
519-351-8338
Email:
OBA Board Liaison: Steve Bryans
Sudbury & District Beekeepers' Association
Sudbury, ON
Contact:
Paul Adam, President
Telephone:
705-920-2868
Email:
Website:
Check the website for upcoming events.
OBA Board Liaison: OBA Tech-Transfer Program
Thunder Bay Beekeepers' Association
Contact:
Bruce Brown, President
Email:
Website:
Check the website for upcoming events.
OBA Board Liaison: OBA Tech-Transfer Program
Toronto District Beekeepers' Association
Richmond Hill, ON
Contact:
Paul de van der Schueren and James Murray, co-presidents
Telephone:
C: 416 846-5105
Email:
Website:
Check the website for upcoming events.
OBA Board Liaison: André Flys
Upper Ottawa Valley Beekeepers' Association
Urban Toronto Beekeepers' Association
Toronto, Ontario
Contact:
Fran Freeman
Telephone:
416 534-6047
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/urbantorontobeekeepers/
Meetings in the fall of 2017 will be held in the Faculty of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Anthropology Building, 19 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S2.
Please consider joining us...all are welcome.
OBA Board Liaison: Dennis Edell
Wellington County Beekeepers' Association
Guelph Region
Contact:
David and Egan Baird
Telephone:
519-787-2530
Email:
Meetings held the second Monday in the months of September - November, January - June, at 7:30pm at The Guelph Curling Club, 816 Woolwich Street West, just north of Woodlawn Street West, Guelph, ON.
Alternate e-mail: eganbaird@gmail.com
OBA Board Liaison: Jim Coneybeare
