by Doug Mayo | Jul 20, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by the Gainesville Sun to share the story of the completion of the brand new University of Florida Honey Bee Research & Extension Lab. The UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research Team will be moving into this wonderful new...
by Judy Biss | Jul 13, 2018
The 2017-2018 winter (1 October 2017 – 1 April 2018) was tough for beekeepers. According to data collected by The Bee Informed Partnership and reported in Honey Bee Colony Losses 2017-2018: Preliminary Results, “an estimated 30.7% of managed colonies in the United...
by Judy Biss | Apr 6, 2018
During Calhoun County Florida’s spring break, 160 beekeepers from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and as far away as Iowa, gathered at the Blountstown High School for the 25th Annual UF/IFAS Bee College! Participants at this event learned from local, state,...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 9, 2018
Boost your honey marketing campaign with some educational tools developed by the University of Florida Extension Service. Beekeepers who sell honey direct to consumers have some helpful tools that can be used to help market locally produced honey. This week’s...
by Ray Bodrey | Feb 23, 2018
With Tupelo season approaching in the next couple of months, February and March is a great time for closer observation and management of honey bee hives. For overall management during late winter – early spring, it’s important to continue feeding colonies,...
