South Carolina Beekeeping Associations
South Carolina Beekeeping Clubs & Beekeeping Groups

Scroll down for a list of South Carolina beekeeping clubs. For an individual beekeeper or bee removal company in South Carolina, go to the Bee Removal Page and select South Carolina from the drop-box, or see the South Carolina Beekeeper Swarm Page

If you know of any South Carolina beekeeping clubs or South Carolina beekeeping organizations not listed on these pages, or if the South Carolina bee group details listed have changed, please go to the Beekeeping Club Form page and send the updated information for inclusion here.

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New beekeepers are often advised to join a local beekeeping groups. I think this is the single most useful thing they can do. It provides an invaluable source of information, instruction, advice and assistance. It is often said that if you ask three beekeepers a question, you'll get at least four opinions, a beekeeping club is a great place to find, and compare those opinions. Most beekeepers are very enthusiastic about what they do and are more than happy to help people just starting out by passing on their years of hard-won experience. Even after more than 20 years of beekeeping I almost always learn something new and useful at a bee meeting.

Usually beekeeping clubs have equipment such as an extractor which can be borrowed or rented when necessary. Even if the club itself doesn't own any equipment, there is often a member who is prepared to lend you something. Often there will be talks and demonstrations which will help clarify some of the confusing things one reads about.

I remember reading, when I first started, about how to catch a swarm using a cardboard box. I was very puzzled, the instructions said to shake the bees off a branch into a box, then turn it over and place the box on the ground. I assumed, wrongly, that the bees would all fall out, but they really don't. I have explained how to do this and then demonstrated this to people, you can see the look of understanding on their faces when they see that the bees cling onto the underside of the box, and crawl upwards on any vertical surface.

You will encounter 'crusty' know-it all beekeepers, I'm planning to be one myself, don't be put off there are all sorts of people in a bee club and you're bound to find someone who you can get along with.

If there are no South Carolina beekeeping associations in your area I strongly advise you to consider starting one. It's surprising how many people are interested once the word gets around.

Lancaster County Beekeepers Association
Contact Name: Dale Starnes
Phone: 704-506-2944
E-mail: dixiebeesupply@gmail.com
4072 Pageland Hwy.
Lancaster SC 29720
We meet the first Thursday of the month at 7:00PM behind Springs Memorial Hospital. Vistors always welcome. Call for directions.

HORRY COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
L W Rabon
Rt 3, Box 237
Aynor, SC 29511

WESTERN PIEDMONT BKPRS
Larry Williams
501 Youth Center Rd
Belton, SC 29627
Phone 864-338-5470

LOW COUNTRY BKPRS ASSOC
Archie Biering
1081 Holly Ridge Lane
Cottageville, SC 29435
Phone 843-835-5912

EDISTO BKPRS ASSOC
Henry Chassereau
1150 Sash Lane
Ehrhardt, SC 29081
Phone 803-267-5075

CHEROKEE CO BKPRS ASSOC
David Parker
P O Box 700
Gaffney, SC 29342

MID-STATE BKPRS ASSN
Carroll Robinson
1 Cashell Court
Irmo, SC 29063
Phone 803-407-7009
Email thatsgreat@bellsouth.net

LAKELAND BKPRS ASSOC
Ron Richards
1283 Southview Rd.
Laurens, SC 28360
Phone 864-682-5440
Email RERCER@aol.com

PICKENS CO BKPRS ASSOC
Winfred Trotter
926 Breazeale Rd
Liberty, SC 29657
Phone 864-859-3729

CALHOUN AREA BKPRS ASSOC
Charles Davis
112 Courthouse Annex
St. Matthew, SC 29135

SUMTER CO BKPERS ASSOC
F L Newman
1030 State St
Sumter, SC 29150

OCONEE CO BKPRS ASSOC
W. H. Knight
250 Whitmire Church Rd.
Tamassee, SC 29686
Phone 864-638-7321
Email knyte@innova.net

PIEDMONT BKPRS ASSOC
George Paris
525 Few Bridge Rd.
Taylor, SC 29687

PEE DEE BKPRS ASSOC
Eric Mills
861 Andrews Mill Rd.
Timmonsville, SC 29161
Email ccartrette@wmconnect.com

AIKEN BKPRS ASSOC
Wesley Bommer
403 Edisto Lake Rd.
Wagener, SC 29164
Phone 803-564-6487
Email wesgardens@aol.com

SC BKPRS ASSN
Don VanBorsch
407 Old Plantation Dr.
West Columbia, SC 29172

YORK CO BKPRS ASSN
Carroll Moore
197 Arrow Rd.
York, SC 29745

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