For discussions and exchange of information related to Alaska Chapter of Apiarian & Breeders Guild.

Some of the goals of the Guild but not all are;
1. insure the survivability of honey bees in Alaska.
2. To have a group committed to the advanced phases of beekeeping, such as
over-wintering, queen-rearing, hive management, increasing apiary stock, bee health and pest control, including creating a research apiaries owned by the Guild.
3. By participating in #2, to create Alaskan bee stock, to support the
community of beekeepers in this state.
4. To be stewards to those beekeepers interested in year round management of
hives.
5. To learn from each other and advance our communal knowledge of healthy
beekeeping tactics.
6. Share resources that provide a means of breeding bees if needed by members.
7. Develop ways and means of increasing stock in our short season.
8. Teach Alaska beekeepers and potential beekeepers how to be stewards of honeybees.
9. To create and maintain a Web Site for sharing our knowledge and skills with others.
10. Fellowship with fellow beekeepers.

This is a Guild of Beekeepers standing together for the health, welfare, and survivability of Honey bees that we love and admire.

To join this group send an email to the List Owner giving your name and location, and explaining your experience with honey bees and/or desire to be a steward of honey bees in Alaska or any place and provide the email address you wish to be signed up with. Our membership is not restricted to only Alaskans but to anyone with common desires and Gaols. As of January of 2004 this is a new Guild and we are at present forming a formal organization and planning our first meeting and forming affiliate groups in Alaska or in other areas outside our state. In the Future we will form a Guild complete with meetings, dues, news letter by mail and/or on-line, and officers. All who share our commitments are welcome to join and be involved no matter how many hives you keep.