I need to know this. How many beekeepers are there in California?? I will be volunteering this weekend for the Sacramento County Fair and I want to know this in case someone asks me. I did goggle this and could not come up with any answer.
Thanks for the help
Annette
well if no one knows you're safe to say 1569 :evil:
I don't think anyone could possibly know the answer to that question. Perhaps there is a way to find out how many registered beeks there are. But I'm sure there are some that don't have to register. Not sure of the regulations in California, but here we don't have to register until we go over a certain number of hives.
here are the ones on the our membership map, not sure how many are still active.
CA California (56)
davchr: Fallbrook, CA (north San Diego County)
beeman5: California
Kirk-o: Los Angeles california
Tindog: Los Angeles , Ca
GQMedic: So. Cal
JayHersey: Pasadena, California USA
burnside: sierras
hobbee: Bay Area, CA
Blackbird: Santa Cruz, California USA
jdhamm: San Diego
Steve Retherford: moreno valley, Ca. USA
BethM: High Desert, Southern California, USA
briguy: Siskiyou County California
aznboi0007: Torrance, California
mellifera: N. E. California
pkoski: San Francisco, CA
madcapper: Mojave, California
royboy: esc.calif.usa
thomj38: vallejo,ca
RookieBeek: Camarillo, CA
buzzybody: Newbury Park, CA
Destruckdoz: Bay area, California
donstephens: Lake Arrowhead California
LET-CA: Sacramento, CA
mmhoney: Poway, CA
nonna italiana: SF Bay Area
DeederMc: Tujunga, CA
2rubes: Grass Valley, CA
smittythesurveyor: northern california
jaypee: San Jose CA
klgbloom: Santa Cruz, Ca.
jenjoyce: Napa Valley, California
Darlene: Quincy, California USA
Valarie: Marysville, CA
GABE: Santa Babara,Calif. USA
pallan: Bakersfield, California
Patrick: Los Angeles California
tvequilt: Newbury Park California
jlh: Mariposa, CA -Home of "Yosemite National Park"
Jeff L: Sacto CA
Jeffrey Tooker: Paynes Creek Ca. USA
beebeeking: santa cruz, CA
swami.g: manhattan beach. ca.
zardiw: Palm Springs, Ca
Santec: San Diego County
Berous: Oakland, CA
rdy-b: clayton ca
viking: Angels Camp, California
Everglow: San Diego, CA
Dottie: Delano, CA
annette: Placerville, California
Aleks: Brentwood,CA
Casimir: Blue Canyon, CA
DayValleyDahlias: Aptos, California
sandhya: Pleasant Hill Ca.
maecooper: San Francisco, CA
Well OK.
I always wonder how they estimate the number of beekeepers. I read somewhere there are over 200,000 beekeepers in the United States.
So was just wondering how many were in California.
Thanks for all the responses.
Annette
All the official numbers I've ever seen only count those with more than five hives. So, with only four, I don't count.
Lenny in Sacramento