American Association of Professional Apiculturalists

About This Association

The AAPA (American American Association of Professional Apiculturists) is the culmination of a number of discussions over many years concerning how the professional beekeeping community in the U.S., consisting principally of researchers and extension workers, could develop its own voice in beekeeping matters. Beekeepers themselves were represented at both the national and local level by numerous associations, while the regulatory community had its Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA). For many years, beekeeping professionals and those who taught beekeeping had looked somewhat enviously at the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA), which encompasses teaching (extension), research and regulatory (bee inspection), and takes a direct leadership role in apicultural events in that country. The Canadian Association of Apiculturists (CAA) was originally founded in 1959. At the 1974 Annual Meeting held in Banff, it decided to federally register and professionalize, becoming known as the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA). CAPA works closely with the Canadian Honey Council (CHC), which represents producers and packers throughout Canada.

Publications

Conventions

Annual

Specialties:

1. Animals - Beekeeping

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