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Beekeeping 101 Program at Collier County Extension

by Jessica M. Ryals
August 12, 2024

Beekeeping 101: Getting Starting With Your First Hive in Collier County is a hands-on introductory course designed to help the new beekeeper learn the basics of beekeeping. This program is organized by the UF/IFAS Extension Collier County 4-H ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Bee, Beekeepers, Beekeeping Workshop, Bees, Collier County, Collier County Extension, Honey Bees, Small Farms, SWFL

Selling Honey Under Florida’s “Home Sweet Home Act”: What’s all the Buzz?

by Jennifer Hagen
August 25, 2022

Are you a Florida Beekeeper interested in selling your honey under Florida's cottage food exemption but uncertain of the rules and regulations?As of July 2021, Section 500.80, Florida Statutes, now referred to as the "Home Sweet Home Act," ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Food Safety, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Beekeepers, Bottling Honey, Cottage Food Operations, Cottage Food Operator, Home Sweet Home Act, Honey, Honey Bee, Honey Processors, Jennifer Hagen, Selling Honey In Florida

World Bee Day

by Julio Perez
May 20, 2022

When you read the word “bee,” what comes to mind? Is it an image of a honeybee? If so, you are in the company of most people. Not many would argue the sweet benefits of this insect. However, for me, I picture the clumsy, round bumblebee. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Beekeepers, Bumble Bee, Honeybee, World Bee Day

Selling Honey Under Florida’s Cottage Food Law

by Jennifer Hagen
September 17, 2018

What is the buzz around Florida’s Cottage Food law? Are you a Florida beekeeper and interested in selling your honey under cottage food law, but uncertain of the rules and regulations? Beekeepers are permitted to sell raw honey as a cottage ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Beekeepers, Beekeeping, Bees, Cottage Food Operator, Cottage Foods, Honey, Jennifer Hagen, Lee County, Manufacturing Honey

Is Beekeeping for you?

by Darryl Palmer
September 6, 2018

For the love of Honey Becoming a Beekeeper wasn't something I dreamed about my whole life. Beekeeping was never on my radar. When a friend suggested I consider beekeeping, I don't remember jumping up and down and being thrilled. One thing drove ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beekeepers, Classes, Highlands County, Honey, Honey Bee, PolliNATION

Seminole County Beekeepers Association

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
February 9, 2018

Blog by Eileen Barnes and Hannah Wooten Beekeepers Associations The Seminole County Beekeepers Association, SCBA, was founded by Dennis Langlois in March 2017. The already established Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association, OBBA, helped ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Events, Livestock, Natural Resources
Tags: Apiary, Association, Beekeepers, Bees, Experiential Learning, Volunteers

Panhandle Beekeeping Field Day and Trade Show a Success

by Matthew Orwat
December 6, 2013

On November 1-2, 2013, the NW District Agriculture and Family and Consumer Science (FCS) Agents Program Implementation Teams collaborated to offer classes during the annual Beekeeping Tradeshow held in Chipley, Florida. This third annual ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Beekeepers, Beekeeping, Panhandle Agriculture, Third Annual Beekeeping Tradeshow

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