State apiary inspection program
Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS)
Texas's apiary inspection program, based at Texas A&M University in College Station. It registers beekeepers, issues the permits and certificates needed to sell or move bees, and tests samples for Nosema and varroa.
What you will find
- Beekeeper registration
- Permits for selling queens and bees and for moving colonies
- Nosema and varroa testing (two samples of each per beekeeper per year)
- List of testing labs for disease, pesticide and pollen analysis
Sources
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Associations and research
National beekeeping federation
American Beekeeping Federation (ABF)
National organization that has represented beekeepers of every size, and the people who work with them, for more than 80 years. It holds an annual conference and trade show and runs the American Honey Queen Program and the American Honey Show.
Nationwide
National honey producers association
American Honey Producers Association (AHPA)
National association of US honey producers and beekeepers. It holds an annual conference and trade show and speaks for its members before Congress and federal agencies.
Nationwide
Association of state apiarists
Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA)
Association of the apiary inspectors and state apiarists of the United States and Canada. Its website lists the inspection service of each state and publishes a yearly survey of colony losses.
Nationwide