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: 270.779.2437, kyjeskies@yahoo.com Contact #2: Harris Overholt, Treasurer, Phone: (270) 622-5286 Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/allencountybeekeepers/home 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: https://www.lickingriverbeekeepers.com Bell County Bell County Backyard Beekeepers Meets: The second Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m., located at 10236 US Hwy 25E (the old Rowland Chevy bldg. on top of Log Mountain). Pineville, KY Contact: Bodie Osborn, 1-606-337-7669 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) 393-6323, tomspille@yahoo.com Contact #2: John Meier, johnnymeier217@gmail.com Web site: www.nkybeekeepers.com 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,
KY 40361, 859-987-1895, atackett@email.uky.edu 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) 922-0509, mike.crawford72@gmail.com Web site: www.nkybeekeepers.com 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) 393-6323, tomspille@yahoo.com Contact #2: John Meier, johnnymeier217@gmail.com Web site: www.nkybeekeepers.com 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) 347-5640, 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) 286-5893, johnblasius@hotmail.com Contact #2: Mail contact information: Little Sandy Bee Keepers 88 Upper Smokey rd. Olive hill, KY 41164
Web site: https://www.facebook.com/thelittlesandybeekeepersclub 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, 270-348-0365 bradley.hodges64@icloud.com Contact #2: Vice President: Patrick Stallons, 270-839-3040, pstallons.dhc@gmail.com 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, 606-387-4258, 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 42303 Contact #1: David Presson, (270) 275-4353 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, 270-678-7924, purebarrenriverhoney@gmail.com Contact #2: Sherry Sanders, secretary, (270) 246-1096 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) 321-3442, ruth@jeffersfamily.com Contact #2: Bluegrass Beekeepers Association Facebook page Web site: bluegrassbeekeepers.com Floyd County Floyd County Beekeepers Association
Meets: first Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm Floyd County Extension office 921 South Lake Drive Prestonsburg, KY Contact #1: Trinity Shepherd, 606-889-1790, trinity.shepherd@ky.gov 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, Email: john.henry@pb.com 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: 859.824-0720, Email: hughesjw@zoomtown.com 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) 519-4772, lakebarkleybees@yahoo.com> Contact #2: Harold Sanford, Vice President (270) 564-7928 Web site: www.facebook.com/lakebarkleybeekeepers 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, 270-879-8654, shopteacher@gmail.com, PO Box 234, Leitchfield, KY 42755 Greenup County Beekeepers Association Meets: the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. EST. Greenup County Extension Office
35 Wurtland Avenue, Wurtland, KY 41144 Contact #1: Richard Timberlake, President, 606-465-4424; Email: rtlake@windstream.net 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) 307-8549 H: (270) 737-7119, davidshockey@windstream.net Web site: http://hardincountybeekeepers.org/ Harlan County Harlan County Beekeepers Association, Meets: 1899-12-30 Harlan County Extension Office 519 South Main Street Harlan, KY Contact #1: Jeremy Williams, Harlan County Agriculture Extension Agent, (606) 573-4464, 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) 249-9431, 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, 606-965-3315, 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
Louisville, KY Contact #1: Betsy Ramey, president, 502-767-7177 Contact #2: Lara Augustine, 502-500-1300 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. http://kyanabees.com/events-2/ 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, 606-864-4167, bonnie.sigmon@uky.edu Web site: www.ca.uky.edu/laurel Letcher County Mountain Beekeepers Association Meets: second Tuesday of the month Letcher County Extension Office 478 Extension Dr Whitesburg, KY Contact #1: Allen Meyers, 606-633-7044, 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) 796-2732, 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, 606-355-7846, bkwhiteky@hughes.net Lyon County Western Kentucky Beekeepers Meets: third Tuesday of the month at 6:00PM Lyon County Extension office
231 West Main Street Eddyville, KY Contact #1: David or Beth Duncan, 270-388-9223 (home) or 270-601-0048 (cell), bdduncan1@bellsouth.net Contact #2: Susan Fox, Cooperative Ext. Office, 270-388-2341; Email, smfox2@email.uky.edu 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, kjkessler3@gmail.com Web site: www.madisoncountybeekeepersassociation.com 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, 606-349-3216, calacy2@uky.edu 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) 298-7742, rmollett@uky.edu 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, 606-584- 4645, bradlydotson@outlook.com Contact #2: Bill Stewart 606-584-8900 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
Contact #1: James Foster, President, 606-376-5428, gagie@accesshsd.net Contact #2: Greg Whitis, McCreary County Agriculture Extension Agent, 606-376-2524, gwhitis@uky.edu 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, 270-828-2549, shird825@bbtel.com 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) 784-3108, jcoss@thehoneyandbeeconnection.com 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 40330 Contact #1: Jessica Bessin, 859-734-4378, jessica.bessin@uky.edu Contact #2: Jan Rafert, President, jwrafert@gmail.com 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, 606-359-0317, william.noble@morgan.kyschools.us Muhlenberg County Paradise Beekeepers Association Meets: Muhlenberg County Extension office 3690 State Route 1380 Central City, KY
Contact #1: Nathan Lovell, 270-338-6006, lovell42305@yahoo.com Contact #2: Curtis Lear, 270-269-7766, curtis_lear@att.net 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, 502-409-0989, gtenglert@gmail.com 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 42347 Contact #1: Chris Renfrow, President, (270) 556-0853, chrisrenfrow1968@gmail.com Contact #2: Kristi Willoughby, Secretary, (270) 775-2446, ohiocountybeekeepers@gmail.com 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., 502-314-8052, ziti07@bellsouth.net 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, 606-437-0472, mossyoak3000@yahoo.com Powell County Powell County Beekeepers Association Meets: first Thursday of the month (but not every month, so contact Lawrence.caudle@uky.edu at 6:30PM Powell County Extension Office 169 Maple Street Stanton, KY Contact #1: Lawrence Caudle, Email: lawrence.caudle@uky.edu, (606) 663-6405
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, 606-871-7743 (Home), 606-416-0041 (Cell) Contact #2: Michael Wooton, Vice-president, 606-423-4048 (Home), 606-271-8609 (Cell), Mikewooton@hotmail.com Web site: www.lakecumberlandbeekeepers.com 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, Email: laura.rogers@kysu.edu 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, Email: dlmorr02@gmail.com Contact #2: Extension Office Horticulture Tech, Walt.Reichert@uky.edu Web site: www.shelby.ca.uky.edu/ 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, drdavis03@scrtc.com Contact #2: Ted Caldwell, secretary/treasurer, socaltlc@aol.com 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 270-847-2383, matt@newbeeuniversity.com
Contact #2: Tom Young, Secretary, 270-779-0771, haraldtheviking@aol.com Web site: www.kentuckybeekeepers.com 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, 859-336-3759, rosiebill@bellsouth.net Whitley County Whitley County Beekeepers Meets: second Thursday of each month, (Mar-Oct), at 6:30 PM Whitley County Extension - Goldbug Office, Williamsburg, KY 40769 4275 U.S. 25W Williamsburg, KY Contact #1: Carl Jackson, 606-521-1922, carl.jackson34@gmail.com Contact #2: Club email: whitleycountykybeekeepers@gmail.com