There are beekeeping clubs across the state. The TBA encourages all beekeepers to participate in a local association.
Anderson County Beekeepers - meet 3rd Monday of each month except Jan & Dec at 7:00 p.m. in the Clinton Community Center on Hicks Street in Clinton. Scott Chippendale at scottchip@comcast.net or 865-406-0187. Visit www.acbeekeepers.org
Bee Friends - meets the first Thursday of every month, February through October at 6:30 p.m. in the student lounge at Walters State Community College in Tazewell. Visit us on Facebook at Bee Friends - Claiborne Co. Contact: Julianne Behn at 865-617-9013.
Beekeepers of Middle Tennessee -- Meet 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park in Franklin. Contact Jim Garrison at 615-377-7696, jimg@boardroominc.net
Benton County Beekeepers - meet the second Thursday of each month at the Senior Center, 119 Cole Avenue, Camden, TN at 6:00pm. Contact Manual Stewart, president at 731-584-3491 or 731-707-2801, email pricsyd@wmconnect.com.
Blount County Beekeepers - meet 2nd Monday of each month (except Sept & Dec), 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Maryville Library on Cusick Street. Contact Dennis Barry, barrybuilders@hotmail.com, 865-414-2116
Cheatham County Beekeepers - Meet 2nd Saturday of each month, 9:30am at the public library in Ashland City. Contact Paul Carter - (615) 746-5398
Cherokee Beekeepers - Meet the last Thursday of every month at 7:00 at the McMinn County Co-op on Congress Parkway Athens TN. Contact President John Hartman at hiveman54@yahoo.com, 423-506-0063
Clinch Valley Beekeepers Association - 3rd Thursday of each month, 6:30pm at the Treadway Volunteer Fire Department in Treadway, TN. For information, contact Jim Rice, President, at 423-733-1932. or email. Find them on the web at www.clinchvalleybeeclub.org
Columbia Area Beekeepers Association - Meets the 1st Sunday of each month, 2pm, in Convention Building at U.T. Experiment Station, Spring Hill, TN. Contact Jack Wohlfarth, president, at 931-987-0910 or email
Cookeville Beekeepers - meet the first Thursday of each month (unless scheduled otherwise) at 6:30 pm on the Tennessee Tech campus in South Hall building. Contact: Mike Haney, President 931-319-6569
Davy Crockett Beekeepers - meet 4th Monday of each month except December - 7:30 p.m. Farm Bureau Bldg, Greeneville. Contact: Sara Ledford, President (423) 235-6577
Cumberland County Beekeepers - meet 4th Thursday of each month at the First United Methodist Church in Crossville at 7:00 p.m. Enter off Neecham Street. No meetings in November and December. Contact President – Jim Bible at jwbible@gmail.com or 423-667-4051.
Duck River Association - meet on the first Tuesday night of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Bedford County Farm Bureau located on Bethany Lane in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Contact Elaine Holcombe, Secretary/Treasurer (931) 684-082
Elk Valley Beekeepers - Meet 2nd Monday of each month at 406 Joyce Lane in Winchester. Contact David Jacobs, President, at 931-467-3868.
Houston-Stewart County Beekeepers Association - meet
3rd Monday of each month, 6:30 pm at the Farm Bureau office
in Erin, TN. For more information, or contact Jane Latsch at mjmjlat@peoplestel.net or (931)289-2243 or visit:
www.houston-stewartcountybeekeepers.com
Jackson Area Beekeepers - meet 1 st Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Madison County Agricultural Extension Service 309-C North Parkway, Jackson. Contact George Cantrell, gicantrell@charter.net
Knox County Beekeepers - meetings are at the New Harvest Community Building, 4775 New Harvest Lane in Knoxville, the first Monday of each month at 7pm. Contact President Lynda Rizzardi 865-983-4921 beelynda@charter.net
Marshall County Beekeeper's Association- meet the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Chapel Hill Fire Hall at 6:30pm. Contact: Jon Sharp, 931-801-1266, jonsharp07@gmail.com.
Memphis Area Beekeepers - meet second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Agricenter International in Memphis. Contact Charles Force, President, 901-831-1207.
Montgomery County Beekeeping Association
10:00 at the public library on the first Saturday of each
month.
For more information contact Jason Groppel at 931-358-4003
jason.groppel@cmcss.net
Nashville Area Beekeepers - meet on 2nd Sunday of the month at the Ellington Ag Center, Nashville) Paul Campanis at paul@permavations.com
North Tennessee Beekeepers' Association - meet first Thursday of every month, 7:00pm, at Wiseman Elementary, 922 South Broadway in Portland. Contact Kevin Rickert, at 615-888-3684 krickert@nctc.com
Northwest Tennessee Beekeepers Association - meet Second Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM at First United Methodist Church, 105 South Church Street - Dresden, TN. Contact President Terry Brewer - 731-364-3573 or gctbrewer@frontier.com
Ocoee Beekeepers - meet the third Tuesday or each month, 6:30pm, at the Benton Municipal Building. Contact : Chris Averill, toper.1966@hotmail.com, 423-338-4180. Visit them on Facebook.
Overton County - meet 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm, at Overton County Fairgrounds in the Rotary Building. Contact President Bill George, 931-528-5352, wageorge@gmail.com
Roane/Morgan County Beekeepers - meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month (January through October), 7:00 PM at The Advantage Center of Morgan County, 1326 Knoxville Hwy, Wartburg, TN. Contact:President - Robert Horton 865-617-4262 rchorton@highland.net or Secretary- Daniel Stephenson 865-386-7953 roane.morgan.bees@gmail.com
Robertson County Beekeepers Association - meet last Tuesday of each month, 7:00pm, at Robertson County Extension Office. For information contact Robertson County Extension Service at 615-384-7936.
Rutherford County Beekeepers meet the first Monday of each month, 7:00 pm at Lane Agri-Park located at 315 John R. Rice Boulevard in Murfreesboro, TN. For info contact Keith Elrod, President at 615-274-3725 awoodbee@gmail.com
Sevier County Beekeepers - meets the 1st Monday of each month except Jan & Sep at 7:00 p.m. Contact: David Walker walkersbees@yahoo.com (865) 453-1997, 1119 Little Cove Rd, Sevierville, TN 37862
Tennessee Valley Beekeepers (Chattanooga Area) - meet the fourth Monday of each month except December. at the Hamilton County Extension Office in Chattanooga. Ken Dale, KDale@kadway.com, 426-336-5541
Three Rivers Beekeepers Association - Meets third Saturday, 2-4pm, at the Dickson County Library on the Hwy 70 By Pass across from Kroger. For more information, contact Trevor Qualls at 931-670-6862 or trevor.qualls@yahoo.com.
Tri-Cities Beekeepers - meet the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7pm, at the Civic Auditorium in Kingsport. Contact Isaiah Hess, 423-247-6626 or email David Hess at dthess@embarqmail.com.
Washington County Beekeepers -- meet 1st Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Boones Creek Christian Church. Contact John Snavely, 423-323-7368, wastel1@aol.com
Wilson County Beekeepers - Meet the 1st Monday of each month (2nd Mon in Sept, no meeting in Aug), 7pm, at the Ward Agriculture Center in Lebanon. Contact Carey Mitchell - (615) 286-2529 petrabee@hotmail.com. Visit online at www.wilsoncountybeekeepers.org