San Francisco Bay Area Bee Clubs

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Alameda County, California Alameda County Beekeepers Association
Meetings held each month on the Second Tuesday 7:30pm, Everyone WELCOME.
Location: Rotary Nature Center, at Lake Merritt, 552 Bellevue Ave., Oakland, CA 94610
Snail-Mail to the same Address.
E-Mail to: Stan Umlauft stan@honeybee.com or Sara Willis sara-willis@sbcglobal.net
Annual Membership dues: $15.00, Monthly Newsletters sent.
Contact Persons: Sara Willis (510) 531-9423 or Stan Umlauft (925) 458-3900

Contra Costa County, California Mount Diablo Beekeepers Association
Monthly meetings (except December) on the Second Thursday 7:30pm, Everyone WELCOME.
Location: Heather Farms Garden Center, 1540 Marchbanks Dr., Walnut Creek, CA
Snail-Mail to: 2950 Walnut Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596
E-Mail to: Stan Umlauft stan@honeybee.com
Annual Membership dues: $15.00, Monthly Newsletters sent.
Contact Person: Stan Umlauft (925) 458-3900
Mount Diablo Beekeepers Association's Home page

Marin County, California Marin County Beekeepers Association
Meetings held each month on the First Monday 7:30pm (exept July & August) Everyone WELCOME.
Location: 11 SacramentoAve.. San Anselmo, CA 94960
Snail-Mail to: Marin County Beekeepers Association, 124 Pine St. San Anselmo, CA 94960
Annual Membership dues: $10.00, No Newsletters Published
Contact Person: Mea McNeil Draper mea@onthefarm.com

Sacramento County, California Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association
Meetings held each month on the Third Wednesday 7:00pm Everyone WELCOME.
Location: Belle Cooledge Community Center, 5699 So.Land Park Dr. Sacramento
Snail-Mail to: S.A.B.A. c/o Nancy Stewart 2110 X Street, Sacramento, CA 95818
Annual Membership dues: $10.00, Monthly Newsletters sent.
Contact Person(s): Nancy Stewart (916) 451-2337 or Trini Ortiz (916) 363-2149

San Francisco County, California San Francisco Beekeepers Association
Meetings held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm
Location: The Randall Jr. Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco CA
E-Mail to: Tom Chester tlc1@well.com, or Stephen Thomas wabbit91@earthlink.net
Annual Membership dues: $15.00, Monthly Newsletters sent, or on website.
Contact Person(s): Tom Chester (415) 665-7520 or Stephen Thomas (415) 826-5672
San Francisco Beekeepers Association's Home page at: www.sfbee.org

San Mateo County, California The Beekeeper's Guild of San Mateo County
Meetings held each month on the First Thursday 7:30pm Everyone is WELCOME.
Location: 1st Congregational Church, 751 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Belmont CA
Contact Person(s): Tom Vercoutere (650) 780-9470 eves
E-Mail to: Club Staff info@SanMateoBee.org
Snail-Mail to: Ray Levinson 1905 Spyglass Drive San Bruno, CA 94066-1047
Annual Membership dues: $15.00, or $20 for the family. Monthly Newsletters sent.

Santa Clara County, California Santa Clara Valley Beekeeper's Guild
Meetings monthly on the First Monday 7:30pm(second if Holiday), Everyone WELCOME.
Location: Hope Lutheran Church, 2384 Pacific Dr., Santa Clara, CA
E-Mail to: George Cohn scvbees-pres@lne.com
Snail-Mail c/o Laura Lemay P.O. Box 2358, Los Gatos, CA 95031-2358
Annual Membership dues: $15.00 per family, Monthly Newsletters sent.
Contact Person(s): Bill Signarowitz, President (408) 353-4990,
Bruce Wright, Vice-President at (650) 322-3571, or
Marisa D’Arpino, Secretary/Treasurer at (408) 873-4570 / california_native@kfogmail.com

Santa Clara County, California Gilroy Beekeepers Association
Meetings monthly on the second Tuesday, 7:00pm, Open to the public.
Location: Gilroy Grange Hall, 8191 Swanston Lane., Gilroy, CA
Annual dues: $20.00 individual, or $25 family.
Contact Person: Michael Reddell (408) 930-2325, e-mail: mwr@hotcity.com
Gilroy Beekeepers Association's Home page http://www.hotcity.com/~bees/

Sonoma County, California Sonoma County Beekeepers Association
Meetings held each month on the Second Monday 7:00pm everyone WELCOME.
Location:Wine Country Honey,2971 Guerneville RD,Santa Rosa,CA
Annual Membership dues: $25.00, Monthly Newsletters sent.Phone:707-578-0797
Contact Person(s):Ettamarie Peterson (707) 765-4582
Or: Kathy Cox (707) 823-2804 pastpresident@sonomabees.org
Sonoma County Beekeeper's Web Site http://www.sonomabees.org/

Regional Beekeeping Organizations

California State Beekeepers Association
Contact Person: Susan Bunch, E-Mail: csba1@juno.com
I don't belong, or fit into this politically oriented club of commercial beekeepers.

Western Apicultural Society
Conference held Annually in Western North America
Hobbyist to large commercial you'll feel right at home with friendly fun loving beekeeping folks.
Annual Membership dues: $10.00, lifetime dues:$100.00 Quarterly Announcements sent.
E-Mail to: George Steffensen, george@cdsnet.net or Ron Bennett ooffy@aol.com
Snail mail: Ron Bennett, Editor 11260 Simpson Rd. Monmouth, OR 97361 Phone: (503) 383-2328
Contact Person: Nancy Stewart (916)451-BEES nancystewart@jps.net or Ron Bennett (503) 838-02328

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