Central Florida

OrlandoBee Company

Welcome to the City Bee-autiful. Orlando has used The City Beautiful since 1908; Hex only added one letter. Start with yard habitat: what to plant from the Florida forage table, a shallow water dish with landing stones, and skip the broadcast spray. A hive is optional. Central Florida keeps a long brood year — spring buildup, a summer dearth, fall goldenrod — so the calendar on these pages is the job.

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Hex, a yellow-and-black honey bee in goggles — Hex. Named for six-sided comb.

Yellow pennant. Welcome to the City Bee-autiful. Hex in goggles on the hoist.

Felt pennant on linen. Welcome to the City Bee-autiful, Hex on the point.

Welcome to the City Bee-autiful. Orlando has called itself The City Beautiful since 1908. Hex only added one letter. The pennant is the shop mark, not a caption pasted over the flag.

Native forage, shallow water, and leaving the spray in the bottle. UF/IFAS keeps the plant table for this band. Sow a Florida native wildflower seed mix for pollinators. Get this Keep a shallow dish with landing stones so bees can drink. Get this Pull weeds with a hand weeder instead of a yard spray. Get this A Langstroth hive is optional. Habitat stands without it.