About W.A.S.
The Western Apicultural Society is a non-profit, educational, beekeeping-oriented organization founded in 1978 for the benefit and enjoyment of all beekeepers in western North
America.
Purpose: "To provide a central organization located in the Pacific North
West for the education of beekeepers and all members of the public concerning
matters relating to the field of Apiculture.
Membership in W.A.S is encouraged from anywhere in the world.
However, the organization was designed specifically to meet the educational
needs of beekeepers from the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming; the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the
Yukon; and the states of northern Mexico.
