by Evan Anderson | Nov 13, 2015
As temperatures in North Florida grow colder, honey bees will need some special attention. There are a number of management considerations local beekeepers need to be aware of. Weather and Temperature During the winter, honeybees are less able to gather enough food to...
by Judy Biss | Aug 21, 2015
The Bee Informed Partnership, in collaboration with the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), conducted their ninth annual national survey of honey bee colony losses. Over 6,000 beekeepers completed the survey...
by Roy Carter | May 29, 2015
If life were simple, one of its advantages would be that an apiary could be established and the beehives would never have to be moved. But life isn’t simple, and beekeepers need to move their bees for various reasons. They may need to be moved to make a special honey...
by Doug Mayo | May 8, 2015
The University of Florida IFAS Extension offers a database of fact sheets available for free download on the Internet called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) that has many publications of interest to farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida. Each fact sheet...
by Judy Biss | Apr 10, 2015
Introduction and Background I am willing to bet that a great percentage of people in the US rarely give honeybees and other pollinators a second thought as to their importance to our nation’s food supply. I am also willing to bet that an even smaller percentage...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 27, 2015
USDA released their annual Honey Production Report last Friday, March 20, 2015. 2014 was a good year for US beekeepers with both record high prices and also an increase in total production. The following is a summary of what their survey data showed and some...
