{{Short description|Umbrella organization of German beekeepers}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox organization |name = German Beekeepers Association |bgcolor = |fgcolor = |image = |image_border = |image_size = |image_alt = |caption = |map = |map_size = |map_alt = |map_caption = |abbreviation = DIB |formation = 1907 |extinction = |type = |status = |purpose = |headquarters = |location = Wachtberg, Germany |region_served = |membership = 120,700 (as of 2018)<ref name="test">{{Cite web|url=https://deutscherimkerbund.de/158-Geschichte_des_DIB|title=Deutscher Imkerbund e. V. | Geschichte des DIB|website=deutscherimkerbund.de|accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref> |language = |leader_title = President |leader_name = Torsten Ellmann<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deutscherimkerbund.de/150-Adressen_Deutscher_Imkerbund|title=Deutscher Imkerbund e. V. | Adressen Deutscher Imkerbund|website=deutscherimkerbund.de|accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref> |main_organ = |parent_organization = |affiliations = |num_staff = |num_volunteers = |budget = |website = [http://www.deutscherimkerbund.de/ www.deutscherimkerbund.de] |remarks = }}
The '''German Beekeepers Association''' (German: ''Deutscher Imkerbund'', ''DIB'') is the umbrella organization of German beekeepers based in Wachtberg, Germany. It was founded in 1907 for the purpose of promoting beekeeping and marketing of local honey under the trademark Genuine German honey.
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==External links== *{{Official|http://www.deutscherimkerbund.de/ }} *[https://imkerei-ahrens.de/ Professional Beekeeping]
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Category:Beekeeping organizations Category:Organisations based in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:Beekeeping in Germany Category:1907 establishments in Germany Category:Organizations established in 1907 Category:Agricultural organisations based in Germany