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GROUPS and BLOGS:

MAGAZINES: One of the benefits of joining our group and also the Florida Beekeepers Association is that there are discounts available on bee magazines subscriptions.  Be sure to ask for the Florida Beekeepers Association's member discount when purchasing subscriptions to the American Bee Journal and Bee Culture magazines.

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LINKS:

EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, BEES, QUEENS, AND/OR APIARIES
Dadant and Sons Mann Lake, Ltd Brushy Mountain Bee Farm
BetterBee, Inc. Jones Bee Company R. Weaver Apiaries
Walter T. Kelley Company B & B Honey Farm BeeCare
 Bee Source -BeeSource.com Bee-Commerce Rossman Apiaries
Purvis Brothers Queens Package Bees & Queens LIST C.F. Koehnen Queens
Florida State Beekeepers Association
Amy's Bee Labels - [ E-MAIL ]
Custom Labels for your Honey
[ DOWNLOAD BROCHURE (pdf) ]
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Deb's Bee Supply
Beekeeping Equipment & Gear
Phone:  (877) 703-DEBS

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LOCAL HONEY PRODUCERS, COMPANIES, FARMS, AND/OR APIARIES
Walker Farms Honey
North Fort Myers, FL
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chbanner.gif (17214 bytes) Harold P. Curtis Honey Co.
LaBelle, FL
BASF Member Name: NOT A MEMBER
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Old Man Riggs Honey Products
Alva, FL
BASF Member Name: Dennis Riggs
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More than Honey
Fort Myers, FL
BASF Member Name: Gene Sipe
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LOCAL BEE REMOVERS & BEE REMOVAL INFORMATION

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  Currently, the state of Florida recommends that all wild (or feral) honey bee colonies found in proximity to people (in walls, birdhouses, trees, etc.) be eradicated by a certified Pest Control Operator.  Just because a colony is calm now doesn't mean that it will always be.  Killing of wild bees has nothing to do with the problem of disappearance of managed bee colonies.   Eradicating one wild honey bee nest in Florida does nothing to hurt honey bee populations overall.           READ MORE about Bee Removal

Bees on your Property?  CLICK HERE
 before you do anything!

 Saving wild bees is unrelated to the disappearance of managed honey bee colonies.

Honey Bee Man

Old Man Riggs Bee Removal
Alva, Florida

Bee Removal Alva. Lehigh, etc.

 

Professional Bee Removal Service
North Fort Myers, FL
Bee Removal Fort Myers, Cape Coral, etc.

OUT-OF-TOWN & OTHER  BEE REMOVERS
Structural Bee Removal - Bee Source

REMOVING BEES, Document (pdf) 

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RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL, ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, INFORMATIVE


EDIS Beekeeping Publications (over 25 publications)


 
National Honey Board Florida State Beekeepers Association

 

The Calusa Nature Center has a great observation hive!

 Bush Bees - Beekeeping Naturally

 

Bush Bees - Beekeeping Fallacies

 

Bush Bees - Beekeeping Basics

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Lazy Beekeeping - Bush Bees

Disease & Pests of Honey Bee

Africanized Bees Talking Points

Tales from the Hive - NOVA online

"A Day in the Bee Yard"

Bees in the Classroom

New York Times story & video about Keith:
American Album
Floridian One to Call When Bees Move In
By JOHN LELAND
Published: April 20, 2008
In a county with one of the nation’s highest foreclosure rates, empty houses have attracted a new type of nonpaying tenant:  bees.

Kids get First Hand Look at a Honey of a Career

BEE DAY at Manatee Park
Fort Myers News-Press

Florida WildFlower Photos

Beekeeping for Dummies BOOK

Land Mine Sniffing Bees - CNN

HELP THE HONEY BEES

OTHER LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Escarosa Beekeepers Association, , CLICK to visit website for more info Apalachee Beekeepers Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Tupelo Beekeeepers Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Palm Beach Beekeepers Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Ridge Beekeepers Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida, CLICK to visit website for more info Tampa Bay Beekeepers Association, CLICK to visit website for more info North Escambia Bee Association, Meets the 4th Monday of each month, Fran's Diner, Molina, FL North East Florida Honey Bee Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Tri-County Beekeepers Association, meets the last Tuesday of the month at Crestview, Florida Agriculture Center, 5479 Old Bethel Rd., (850) 689-5850 at the Okaloosa County Extension office in Crestview. Suncoast Beekeepers Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Alachua County Beekeepers Club, CLICK to visit website for more info Beekeepers of Putnam County, CLICK to visit website for more info Broward County Beekeepers, CLICK to visit website for more info Jacksonville Beekeeper Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Beekeepers of Volusia County, Meets 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM, Volusia County Agricultural Center Auditorium, 3100 E. New York Ave., Deland, FL Coastal Beekeepers Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Dixie County Beekeepers Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Gainesville Area Bee Club, CLICK to visit website for more info Saint Johns County Beekeepers Association, Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month in the Gander Mountain meeting room, 7PM Levy County Beekeepers Association, Meets 1st Thrusday of each month at 4 West Park Ave., Chiefland, FL, 7 PM Nortwest Florida Gulf Coast Beekeeping Association, CLICK to visit website for more info Treasure Coast Beekeepers Association (TCBA), Meeting at 7:00 pm on the 3rd Wednesday of each month (beginning August 17, 2011) The Classroom at the St Lucie County Extension, 8400 Picos Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945 Meetings at 7:00pm on the 2nd Friday of each month at 2641 N Magnolia Avenue in Ocala. From the interstate go west to Fraternal Order of Police building on the right. The Lake Area Beekeepers Club (LABC) meets the 4th Thursday of each month in the Melrose Library located 312 Wynnwood Ave, Melrose, FL32666 at 7pm. Please enter through the back door. Gilchrist County Beekeepers Club, meets the third Saturday of each month at the Bell Feed & Farm 1159 S Paris St, Bell, FL 32619
Map Courtesy of The U.S. Census Bureau
North East Florida Honey Bee Association - NEFHBA

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Apalachee Beekeepers Association
Tallahassee, FL ~ Leon County


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Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association - Orlando, FL

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Tupelo Beekeepers Association
Panama City, FL


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Tampa Bay Beekeepers Association

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The Palm Beach County Beekeepers

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Escarosa Beekeepers Association
Pensacola, FL


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Alachua County Beekeepers Club
North Central, FL


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Broward Beekeepers Association
Dixie County Beekeepers Association
Jacksonville Beekeepers Association
NWF Gulfcoast Beekeepers Association
Beekeepers of Putnam County
Beekeepers of Volusia County Florida
Ridge Beekeepers Association
Polk County
Suncoast Beekeepers Association
Treasure Coast Beekeeper Association
North Escambia Bee Association


Haagen-Dazs Loves Honey Bees

HELP THE HONEY BEES

As part of the "Haagen-Dazs Loves Honey Bees" campaign, they created a new flavor of ice-cream, Vanilla HoneyBee.  They are also donating $250,000 (for bee research) to UC Davis & Pennsylvania State University, formed a 7-member scientific advisory board, and has a great, informative/fun website,  http://helpthehoneybees.com

Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida can use your help.  Please DONATE to support our group's efforts.
 We are a now a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization and your donations are tax deductible!:

 Notice:  You do NOT have to be a member of PayPal (or sign up) to use your credit card to donate, simply look during the donation process for the section "Don't have a PayPal account? and click continue.


This document was created on 1/09/08, rev. 01/26/12

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How do I join Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida (BASF)?  Attend one of our meetings and pay applicable dues to our Treasurer, or you can DOWNLOAD an application for membership, and mail it to our treasurer along with applicable dues.  Currently $10 for current year if you are already a member of the Florida State Beekeepers Association (FSBA).  If you are not a member of FSBA then we can collect membership dues for FSBA as well, in which case the total amount would be $25 ($10 BASF + $15 FSBA).