Online Beekeeping Class
Beekeeping: Is it for me? Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 6:00pm Have you thought about being a beekeeper in Florida? This online class will provide you the answers you need so you can decide if beekeeping will be a… Read More
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Beekeeping in the Panhandle 8th Annual Workshop, Field Day and Trade Show April 17th & 18th, 2020
****************Postponed**************************** The University of Florida IFAS Extension and the Beekeeping in the Panhandle Working Group has once again teamed up to offer the 8th Annual Beekeeping in the Panhandle Workshop & Tradeshow on Friday & Saturday April 17th… Read More
Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar: February 2020
Recommendations for your Florida apiary in February 2020: This calendar is meant to be a reference point for management and is not comprehensive. Additional resources: Requeening a Beehive Tools for Varroa Management Varroa Sampling Methods (video) The Benefits of Pollen to Honey Bees Preserving Woodenware… Read More
An Overview of the Honeybee Pollination Industry
Did you know that each honeybee produces a mere teaspoon of honey during its lifetime, but they are still one of the major contributors to our food resources? Were you aware that 80% of the food consumed in… Read More
Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar: January 2020
Recommendations for your Florida apiary in January 2020: This calendar is meant to be a reference point for management and is not comprehensive. Additional resources: Tools for Varroa Management Varroa Sampling Methods (video) The Benefits of Pollen to Honey Bees How to Quantify Nosema Spores… Read More
Beekeeping Education in Alachua County – 2019-2020 Series
A quick layout of upcoming beekeeping classes in Alachua County
Florida Beekeeping Calendar: September
Management practices for your apiary in September: This calendar is meant to be a reference point for management and is not comprehensive. Additional resources: Tools for Varroa Management Varroa Sampling Methods (video) How to Quantify Nosema Spores Infection Rate in a Honey Bee Colony Originally… Read More
Florida Beekeeping Calendar: August
Management practices for your apiary in August: This calendar is meant to be a reference point for management and is not comprehensive. Additional resources: Tools for Varroa Management Varroa Sampling Methods (video) Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies Originally published August 2017. Revised and republished… Read More
Swarm management basics
A honey bee colony has two main goals for the year: 1) survive (i.e. build up the number of bees working to find and store enough honey and pollen to live through the next winter) and 2) reproduce… Read More
Beekeeper Management Calendar: June
Recommendations for your apiary in June: This calendar is meant to be a reference point for management and is not comprehensive. Additional resources: Tools for Varroa Management Varroa Sampling Methods (video) Bottling, Labeling, and Selling Honey in Florida Originally published June,… Read More