The American Association of Professional Apiculturists, or AAPA, is an organization consisting of professors, state apiarists, scientists, and students who all study and work with honey bees (Apis mellifera).
The goals of the AAPA focus on three major areas: 1) Promoting communication within and between industry, academia, and the beekeeping community; 2) Developing and fostering research on fundamental and applied questions to gain a greater understanding of bee biology in an aim to assist and improve the beekeeping industry; and 3) Create a venue to rapidly share new techniques and current research to advance the field.
AAPA organizes a yearly conference, the American Bee Research Conference (ABRC) which is usually in January, often together with other professional beekeepers (American Beekeeping Federation [ABF], American Honey Producers Association [AHPA], or Apiary Inspectors of America [AIA]).
ABRC 2025: At a Glance
Dates | Thursday, January 9 – Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
Location | Reno Peppermill Resort, alongside the ABF 2025 Conference |
Registration & Abstract deadline | Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 5 pm EST |
For more information and links to register, please visit our ABRC page.
Announcements
2023 Extension Activities Award Report: Ana Heck
Ana Heck, Apiculture Extension Educator at Michigan State University Extension, was the recipient of our 2023 AAPA Extension Activities Award. We’ve published Ana’s report on her program and use of AAPA funds below. Her original report is also archived on our Google Drive. Read more
2024 Exceptional Student and Extension Activity Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 2024 Exceptional Student and Extension Activity Awards from the American Association of Professional Apiculturists (AAPA). Read more
2024 ABRC Travel Award Winners
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 ABRC Postdoc and Student Travel Award from the American Association of Professional Apiculturists (AAPA). Read more
2023 ABRC Travel Award Winners
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 ABRC Postdoc and Student Travel Award from the American Association of Professional Apiculturists (AAPA). Read more
2022 Special Collection in the Journal of Insect Science is Published
The AAPA 2022 Special Issue has now been published in the Journal of Insect Science! Read more
New Officers 2022-2023
During the AAPA business meeting on January 23th 2022, the new AAPA officers were elected. Please join us in welcoming them to their new positions! Margarita López-Uribe, President Margarita is the Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor and Assistant Professor of Entomology, and the extension specialist of pollinator health at Penn State University. Brock Harpur,… Read more