NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
SABIO: South African Bee Industry Organisation
Chairman: Mike Miles, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Cell: 082 456 4177 E-mail: mikemiles@sabio.org.za
E-mail: info@sabio.org.za / admin@sabio.org.za
REGIONAL / LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
Eastern Highveld Beekeepers’ Association
Chairman: Capie du Toit, East Rand, Gauteng
Cell: 072 368 0476, E-mail: capie.dutoit@denel.co.za
Knysna Beekeepers Association
Co-ordinator: Eddie Hart, Knysna, Garden Route
Tel: 044 387 1995, E-mail: eddiehart@telkomsa.net
Kwa-Zulu Natal Bee Farmers Association
Co-ordinator: Phil Walker, Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Cell: 084 510 1556, E-mail: gdahoney@sai.co.za
Mpumalanga Beekeeping Interest Group
Co-ordinator: Inge Lotter, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
Cell: 082 821 5011, E-mail: inge.lotter@gmail.com
Northern Cape Bee Group
Co-ordinator: Douglas Bee Farms, Douglas, Northern Cape
Tel: 053 298 1101, E-mail: dbf@vodamail.co.za
Northerns Beekeepers’ Association
Communications: Riekie van den Berg, Pretoria, Gauteng
Cell: 082 972 1889, E-mail: justrie@mweb.co.za
Port Elizabeth Beekeeping Interest Group
Co-ordinator: Lea-Anne, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
E-mail: info@artandcraft.co.za
Southern Cape Bee Industry Association
Co-ordinator: Hannes van Zyl, George, Southern Cape
Cell: 084 582 4380, E-mail: suidkaapbye@gmail.com
Southerns Beekeeping Association
Chairman: Louis van Zyl, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Cell 072 796 8334, E-mail: levanzyl.vanzyl1@gmail.com
Waterberg Bee Group
Co-ordinator: Bertus van Zyl, Vaalwater, Limpopo
Cell: 073 812 7110, E-mail: karoo30@gmail.com
Western Cape Bee Industry Association
Chairman: Tlou Masehela, Cape Town, Western Cape
Tel: 078 285 2553, E-mail: info@wkbv.co.za
Associations arrange Field Days for Members to gain more experience in beekeeping – working on a Top-bar hive.
Social Media Contact Groups
The following discussion groups focusing on beekeeping interests in South Africa can be accessed via the following network links:
Bees-SA e-mail discussion group
Moderator: Robert Post, Tel 021 971 1022 E-mail: crpost@telkomsa.net
Apiculture-SA e-mail discussion group
Co-Ordinator: Dean Lennox, Email: deanlennox@gmail.com
http://groups.google.co.za/group/apiculture-sa
Members of the Knysna Beekeepers Association, a small group of local enthusiasts share their knowledge and experience with other caring beekeepers in this small community. What country beekeeping is all about!!