Ask IFAS · FDACS
Extension papers for a Central Florida hive Florida already wrote the husbandry. UF/IFAS and FDACS publish the papers a keeper in Orange, Seminole, or Osceola County actually needs: how to register, where to sit a box, which month is a starvation month, how to count mites. This page is a reading order. Open the live document for labels, fees, and dates.
This management calendar is not exhaustive. It is meant merely as a reference or starting point for honey bee colony management in Florida.
Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar, UF/IFAS. Read in this order Keeping Bees in Florida . Climate, year-round brood, Varroa, small hive beetles, plants, registration.FDACS Beekeeper Registration . Who registers, hive marking, residential compliance agreement.Good Neighbor Guidelines . Flyway, water, movable frames.Welcome to the Apiary . Smoker, nuc, inspection sheet, first months.Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar . The Central Florida table for this band.Florida Honey Bee Plants . Central Florida bloom table.Papers by job Primary UF/IFAS and FDACS documents these pages cite. Open the live page for the current version. Job Paper Climate and pests Keeping Bees in Florida Month work Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar Bloom Florida Honey Bee Plants Inspection Welcome to the Apiary Mite count Three hundred bees. Divide the mites by three. · How to Quantify Varroa destructor Varroa species The name changed in 2000. The damage did not. · Varroa destructor Swarming Swarm Control for Managed Beehives Swarm traps A bait hive is a PCO job, not a porch project · Swarm Trapping for Pest Control Operators Nosema count A million spores is the number they named · How to quantify Nosema Amoeba count Dysentery on the landing board is not always Nosema · Monitoring for Amoebic Disease Feed if light Feed if the box is light · Benefits of pollen Beetles Small hive beetles like this heat · Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida American foulbrood American foulbrood is a burn rule here · EFB paper that names AFB European foulbrood European foulbrood can be treated. AFB cannot. · Identification and Treatment of European Foulbrood Chalkbrood Chalkbrood is a fungus. There is no bottle. · Chalkbrood Recommendations Wax moth Wax moths eat stored comb. Strong boxes keep them down. · Wax Moth Control Spray The label is the law. Call before the spray. · Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides Pollen Pollen is protein. Nectar is the other job. · The Benefits of Pollen to Honey Bees Robbing Robbing is a dearth job, not a flow job. · Robbing Behavior in Honey Bees Queen A queen is a year job, not a forever job. · The Basics of Queen Management in Beekeeping Operations Nucs A five-frame nuc is a working colony. · Using Nucs in Beekeeping Operations Package A package is three pounds and a can. · Welcome to the Apiary Hive Build a Langstroth stack · Welcome to the Apiary Woodenware Screws, glue, paint. Nails work themselves out. · Preserving Woodenware in Beekeeping Operations Castes Three jobs. The colony is the animal. · The Social Organization of Honey Bees Defense They send hundreds. European stock sends a dozen. · Differences Between European and African Honey Bees Removal The property owner owns the nest. Call a listed operator. · Choosing the Right Pest Control Operator for Honey Bee Removal Eradication A licensed operator kills a nest. A neighbor with a can does not. · Eradication of Swarms and Colonies for Pest Control Operators Viruses There is no bottle for a virus. Keep the mites down. · Common Viruses of Florida Honey Bees Tracheal mites You cannot see tracheal mites. Peel the collar. · How to Dissect Honey Bees to Detect Tracheal Mites Acarapis Bailey showed it was not Isle of Wight disease. · Honey Bee Tracheal Mite Honey labels The jar needs a sentence the state wrote. · Bottling, Labeling, and Selling Honey in Florida Infants Do not put honey on a pacifier · Infant Botulism and Honey Live removal Live removal is a registered beekeeper job. Killing it is pest control. · Best Management Practices for Live Bee Removals in Florida Theft Brand the box. FL0 is the number Florida issued. · Theft, Vandalism, and Other Related Crime in the Beekeeping Industry Living with AHB Most sting victims are pets. They cannot run. · Living with the African Honey Bee Proofing Close the hole before a swarm picks it. · Bee-Proofing for Florida Citizens School grounds Bee-proof the school before a nest takes a wall · African Honey Bee Information for School Administrators European bee The colony is the unit. Swarming is how it reproduces. · European Honey Bee African bee Most attacks start at a nest someone already knew about. · African Honey Bee Siting Good Neighbor Guidelines Register Beekeeper Registration
Also on this desk How to read a paper
Label When a pesticide goes in a hive, the product label is the law. The Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar repeats that sentence. Product names stay on that page.
Band Orlando uses the Central Florida table. North Florida and South Florida are different years.
Date Bee College weekends, club Thursdays, and fee tables move. The live page is the date. Questions Which paper first if the box arrives Saturday? Welcome to the Apiary for how to open it, the Good Neighbor Guidelines for where it sits, FDACS for the firm number on the corner, the Central Florida table for the month you are in.
Where are the club names? On the clubs page , drawn from the UF Honey Bee Lab association list.
Sources UF/IFAS Honey Bee Extension . Door to Bee College, Master Beekeeper, and the association list. UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory . Lab home for extension, events, and beekeeper resources. Hive literacy Four terms and a numbered inspection, then the year.
