Kentucky Beekeeper Associations by County

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1 Kentucky Beekeeper Associations by County Allen County Allen County Beekeepers Association Meets: second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM Allen County Extension Office 200 East Main St. Scottsville, KY Contact #1: Dr. John Jeskie, President: , Contact #2: Harris Overholt, Treasurer, Phone: (270) Web site: Bath County Licking River Beekeepers Association Meets: third Monday of the month at 6:30 PM Bath County Extension office 2914 E Hwy 60 Owingsville, KY Contact #1: Kevin Hale, President, President, khale@haleshoney.com Contact #2: Like us on Facebook or find us at our blog Web site: Bell County Bell County Backyard Beekeepers Meets: The second Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m., located at US Hwy 25E (the old Rowland Chevy bldg. on top of Log Mountain). Pineville, KY Contact: Bodie Osborn, Boone County Northern Kentucky Beekeepers Association Meets: first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM (meeting site is alternated with Campbell County) Boone County Extension Office 6028 Camp Ernst Road Burlington, KY Contact #1: Tom Spille, President, (859) , tomspille@yahoo.com Contact #2: John Meier, johnnymeier217@gmail.com Web site: Bourbon County Beekeepers in Bourbon County, Paris, KY Meets: County Extension agent periodically conducts meetings for beekeepers Bourbon County Extension Office 603 Millersburg Road Paris, KY Contact #1: Ray Tackett, Bourbon County Extension Agent, 284 Second Street Paris,

2 KY 40361, , Boyd County Northeast Kentucky Beekeepers Meets: second Monday of the month, at 6:00PM Boyd County Fairgrounds 1760 Addington Rd. Ashland, KY Contact #1: Mike Crawford, president, (606) , Web site: Butler County Green River Swarm Catchers Association Meets: third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 PM Butler County Extension Office 112 E GL Smith Street Morgantown, KY Contact #1: Ryan Pendley, President, Pendleyfarms@gmail.com Campbell County Northern Kentucky Beekeepers Association Meets: first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM (meeting site is alternated) Campbell County Extension Office 3500 Alexandria Pike Highland Heights, KY Contact #1: Tom Spille, President, (859) , tomspille@yahoo.com Contact #2: John Meier, johnnymeier217@gmail.com Web site: Carroll County Three Rivers Beekeepers Association Meets: For meeting dates and time, contact the association president Carroll County Extension office 500 Floyd Dr Carrollton, KY Contact #1: Donna Marshall, President, (502) , BNMarsha@bellsouth.net Carter County Little Sandy Beekeepers Association Meets: first Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM Carter County Extension Education Building 94 Fairground Drive Grayson, Ky Contact #1: John Blasius, President, (606) , johnblasius@hotmail.com Contact #2: Mail contact information: Little Sandy Bee Keepers 88 Upper Smokey rd. Olive hill, KY 41164

3 Web site: Christian County Pennyrile Beekeepers Association Meets: second Monday of the month at 6:00 PM Christian County Cooperative Extension Education Center 2850 Pembroke Road Hopkinsville, KY Contact #1: President: Brad Hodges, Contact #2: Vice President: Patrick Stallons, , Clinton County Clinton County Beekeepers Association Meets: second Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM Clinton County Extension Office 2601 N Highway 127 Albany, KY Contact #1: Val Lulaks, , plulaks@windstream.net Daviess County Green Valley Beekeeping Association Meets: first Monday of the month at 7:00 PM Daviess County Extension Service 4800A New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY Contact #1: David Presson, (270) Edmonson County Mammoth Cave Beekeepers Association Meets: first Tuesday evening of each month beginning at 6:30 PM Edmonson County Public Library 280 Ferguson Street Brownsville, KY Contact #1: John Benham, president, , purebarrenriverhoney@gmail.com Contact #2: Sherry Sanders, secretary, (270) Fayette County Bluegrass Beekeepers Association Meets: second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM (except Jan & Aug) Fayette County Extension Office 1140 Harry Sykes Way Lexington, KY Contact #1: Ruth Jeffers, President, (859) , ruth@jeffersfamily.com Contact #2: Bluegrass Beekeepers Association Facebook page Web site: bluegrassbeekeepers.com Floyd County Floyd County Beekeepers Association

4 Meets: first Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm Floyd County Extension office 921 South Lake Drive Prestonsburg, KY Contact #1: Trinity Shepherd, , Franklin County Capital City Beekeepers Association Meets: fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM Franklin County Cooperative Extension Franklin County Cooperative Extension Service Bldg. 101 Lakeview Ct Frankfort, KY Contact #1: Wes Henry, Grant County Kentucky Backyard Beekeepers Association Meets: second Monday of the month Grant County Extension Office 105 Baton Rouge Road Williamstown, KY Contact #1: John Hughes, President, Phone: , Graves County Lake Barkley Beekeepers Association Meets: first Monday of the month at 6:30PM (begins with potluck dinner) Calvary United Methodist Church 2029 State Route 303 Mayfield, KY Contact #1: Chuck Collins, President (270) , Contact #2: Harold Sanford, Vice President (270) Web site: Grayson County Grayson County Beekeepers Association Meets: LAST Thursday of the month, except November and December. Meeting times are at 6:30 p.m. CT Grayson County Extension Office 123 Commerce Drive Leitchfield, KY Contact #1: Joe Taylor, President, , PO Box 234, Leitchfield, KY Greenup County Beekeepers Association Meets: the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. EST. Greenup County Extension Office

5 35 Wurtland Avenue, Wurtland, KY Contact #1: Richard Timberlake, President, ; Hardin County Hardin County Beekeepers Association Meets: 3rd Thursday at 7 pm (no meeting in Nov. and Dec.) Hardin County Extension Office 201 Peterson Drive Elizabethtown, KY Contact #1: David Shockey, President, C: (270) H: (270) , davidshockey@windstream.net Web site: Harlan County Harlan County Beekeepers Association, Meets: Harlan County Extension Office 519 South Main Street Harlan, KY Contact #1: Jeremy Williams, Harlan County Agriculture Extension Agent, (606) , jnwillia@uky.edu Henderson County Audubon Beekeepers Association Meets: second Monday of the month at 7:00PM Henderson County Extension's Expo and Education Center 3341 Zion Road Henderson, KY Contact #1: Larry Stone, (270) , larryrita72@att.net Web site: audubonbeekeepersassociation.com Jackson County Dark Honey Producers Meets: Conducts spring and fall meetings Jackson County Extension Office 1408 Main Street South McKee, KY Contact #1: Philip Curd, President, , prcurd@prtcnet.org Contact #2: Jeff Henderson, jhenders@uky.edu Jefferson County Kentuckiana Beekeepers Association Meets: first Sunday of the month at 6:00 PM for Jan, Feb, Mar, Aug, Oct, Nov, and Dec The Nature Center 3745 Illinois Avenue

6 Louisville, KY Contact #1: Betsy Ramey, president, Contact #2: Lara Augustine, Web site: Field days on various Sundays at 5:00 p.m. the other months. Please check their schedule on their website for accurate calendar information and locations of field days. Laurel County Southeast Beekeepers Association Meets: third Thursday of each month (Mar - Oct) at 6:00 PM Laurel County Extension Office 200 County Extension Road London, KY Contact #1: Bonnie Sigmon, Laurel County Horticulture Agent, , bonnie.sigmon@uky.edu Web site: Letcher County Mountain Beekeepers Association Meets: second Tuesday of the month Letcher County Extension Office 478 Extension Dr Whitesburg, KY Contact #1: Allen Meyers, , allenandruby@tvscable.com Lewis County Meetings for Beekeepers in Lewis County Meets: County Extension agent periodically conducts meetings Lewis County Extension Office 284 Second Street Vanceburg, KY Contact #1: Philip Konopka, Lewis County Agriculture Extension Agent, (606) , philip.konopka@uky.edu Lincoln County Lincoln County Beekeepers, Inc Meets: second Monday of the month Lincoln County extension office 104 Metker Trail Stanford, KY Contact #1: Katherine White, , bkwhiteky@hughes.net Lyon County Western Kentucky Beekeepers Meets: third Tuesday of the month at 6:00PM Lyon County Extension office

7 231 West Main Street Eddyville, KY Contact #1: David or Beth Duncan, (home) or (cell), Contact #2: Susan Fox, Cooperative Ext. Office, ; , Madison County Madison County Beekeepers Association Meets: fourth Monday of the month at 6:00PM Madison County Extension office 230 Duncannon Lane Richmond, KY Contact #1: Kent Kessler, Web site: Webpage under construction Magoffin County Magoffin County Beekeepers Association Meets: fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 PM Magoffin County Extension Office 15 Rockhouse Fork Rd Salyersville, KY Contact #1: Courtney Jenkins, , Martin County Martin County Beekeepers Association Meets: first Monday of each month at 5:30 pm Martin County Extension Office Middlefork Road Inez, KY Contact #1: Roger Mollette, Martin County Extension Service, (606) , Mason County Buffalo Trace Beekeepers Association Meets: second Thursday of every month at 7:00PM Mason County Extension 800 U.S. 62 Business Maysville, KY Contact #1: Bradley Dotson, President, , Contact #2: Bill Stewart McCreary County Big South Fork Beekeepers Association Meets: second Friday of the month at 7:00 pm McCreary County Extension Office 250 College Street Whitley City, KY

8 Contact #1: James Foster, President, , Contact #2: Greg Whitis, McCreary County Agriculture Extension Agent, , Meade County Meade County Beekeepers Association Meets: third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM (subject to change) Meade County Extension Office 1041 Old Ekron Road Brandenburg, KY Contact #1: Shird Robinson, president, , Menifee County Cave Run Beekeepers Association Meets: first Thursday of the month at 6:30pm (except Jan) Menifee County Extension Office 140 Main Street Frenchburg, KY Contact #1: Jim Coss, president, (606) , Mercer County Fort Harrod Beekeeping Club Meets: Last Monday of each month, no meeting in Dec. Mercer County Extension Office 1007 Lexington Road Harrodsburg, KY Contact #1: Jessica Bessin, , Contact #2: Jan Rafert, President, Morgan County Mountain Beekeepers - Morgan County Meets: 1st of Monday of each month, 6:30 pm Morgan County Extension Service Conference Room 1002 Prestonsburg Street West Liberty, KY Contact #1: Will Noble, Secretary, , william.noble@morgan.kyschools.us Muhlenberg County Paradise Beekeepers Association Meets: Muhlenberg County Extension office 3690 State Route 1380 Central City, KY

9 Contact #1: Nathan Lovell, , Contact #2: Curtis Lear, , Nelson County Nelson County Beekeepers Association Meets: Third Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM. Nelson County Extension Office 317 S. Third St Bardstown, KY Contact #1: Gene Englert, president, , Ohio County Ohio County Beekeepers Association Meets: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM Ohio County Extension Office 1337 Clay Street Hartford, KY Contact #1: Chris Renfrow, President, (270) , Contact #2: Kristi Willoughby, Secretary, (270) , Oldham County Oldham County Beekeepers Association Meets: second Friday of the month (except for scheduled field days) at 7:30 PM Oldham County Extension Office 1815 North Highway 393 LaGrange, KY Contact #1: Terry McDonald, Pres., , Pike County Pike County Beekeepers Association Meets: the first Monday of every month at 6:00 p.m. (EST) Pike County Extension Office 148 Trivette Dr Pikeville, KY Contact #1: Neil Hunt, president, , Powell County Powell County Beekeepers Association Meets: first Thursday of the month (but not every month, so contact at 6:30PM Powell County Extension Office 169 Maple Street Stanton, KY Contact #1: Lawrence Caudle, (606)

10 Pulaski County Lake Cumberland Beekeepers Meets: third Monday of the month at 7:00 PM Pulaski County Extension Office 29 Parkway Drive Somerset KY Contact #1: Ginger Renaker, president, (Home), (Cell) Contact #2: Michael Wooton, Vice-president, (Home), (Cell), Web site: Russell County Russell County Bee Club Meets: first Monday of the month, at 6:00PM Central Time (usually) Russell County Extension Office 2688 S. Hwy 127 Russell Springs, KY Contact #1: Laura Rogers, Shelby County Shelby County Beekeepers Association Meets: fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00PM Shelby County Extension office 1117 Frankfort Rd Shelbyville, KY Contact #1: President Lynn Morris, Contact #2: Extension Office Horticulture Tech, Web site: Click on the honeybee or calendar of events Taylor County Green River Beekeeping Association Meets: third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM Taylor County Extension Office 1143 South Columbia Avenue Campbellsville, KY Contact #1: Dave Davis, president, Contact #2: Ted Caldwell, secretary/treasurer, Warren County Warren County Beekeepers Association Meets: fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM Warren County Extension Office 3132 Nashville Road Bowling Green, KY Contact #1: Matt Doucette, President ,

11 Contact #2: Tom Young, Secretary, , Web site: Washington County Lincoln Trails Beekeepers Association Meets: first Monday of the month at 6:30PM Washington County Extension Office 211 Progress Ave Springfield, KY Contact #1: Bill Carrico, , Whitley County Whitley County Beekeepers Meets: second Thursday of each month, (Mar-Oct), at 6:30 PM Whitley County Extension - Goldbug Office, Williamsburg, KY U.S. 25W Williamsburg, KY Contact #1: Carl Jackson, , carl.jackson34@gmail.com Contact #2: Club whitleycountykybeekeepers@gmail.com

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