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Challenges Using Oxalic Acid Against Summer Varroa Mite Infestations for Panhandle Beekeepers

Challenges Using Oxalic Acid Against Summer Varroa Mite Infestations for Panhandle Beekeepers

by Ray Bodrey | Jul 11, 2025

One the greatest threats to the western honey bee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, is a mite species known as Varroa destructor. Unfortunately, the Florida Panhandle is within the range of this hive devastating pest. Oxalic acid treatment has been shown to work well against...
Friday Featured Video:  Bee Colony Swarming and Swarm Management

Friday Featured Video: Bee Colony Swarming and Swarm Management

by Doug Mayo | Feb 7, 2025

This week’s featured video was published by the UF Honeybee Lab to discuss a major concern of beekeepers.  Bee colonies have a natural instinct to swarm or divide to produce new colonies.  Beekeepers generally want to control their bee populations, so they...
Solar Synergies: Combining Renewable Energy and Pollinator Habitat in Florida

Solar Synergies: Combining Renewable Energy and Pollinator Habitat in Florida

by Marcelo Wallau | Oct 4, 2024

Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Forage Team, Florida’s solar energy market continues to expand, with an estimated value of $16.3 billion, with billions more being invested annually, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association report. Finding ways...
Friday Feature:  Honeybee Academy – Is Beekeeping Right for Me? & How much does it cost to get started?

Friday Feature: Honeybee Academy – Is Beekeeping Right for Me? & How much does it cost to get started?

by Doug Mayo | Apr 12, 2024

This week’s featured videos were published by the UF/IFAS Honeybee Lab to address some common questions that people have about getting started as new beekeepers. They have developed a play list called, Honeybee Academy, which begins with a series of videos aimed...
The Importance of Pollination for Seedless Watermelons and How to Enhance it

The Importance of Pollination for Seedless Watermelons and How to Enhance it

by Xavier Martini | Apr 5, 2024

Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS Horticulture Entomologist, Thomson Paris, Postdoctoral Associate, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy Watermelon is a popular crop cultivated in the Suwanee Valley and the Florida Panhandle. One of the key aspects for watermelon...
Pest Alert: Invasive ‘Yellow-Legged Hornet’ Poses Threat to Honey Bees

Pest Alert: Invasive ‘Yellow-Legged Hornet’ Poses Threat to Honey Bees

by Molly Jameson | Feb 9, 2024

  A disconcerting revelation has emerged concerning the Yellow-Legged Hornet,  the so-called “murder hornet’s cousin” in Savannah, Georgia, officially identified as Vespa velutina by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in August 2023,...
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